Measat-3a – Orbital MEASAT-3a User Manual
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MEASAT-3a
Mission Partners
MEASAT Satellite Systems
One of Southeast Asia’s leading satellite communications providers
Orbital Sciences Corporation
Prime contractor for MEASAT-3a
Land Launch
Launch provider
Specifications
Spacecraft
Launch Mass:
2,417 kg (4,448 lb.)
Solar Arrays:
Three panels per array, UTJ Gallium
Arsenide cells
Stabilization:
3-axis stabilized
Propulsion:
Monopropellant (hydrazine) on-orbit system
Batteries:
Two 4248 W-Hr
Mission Life:
15 years
Orbit: 91.5
°
East Longitude
Payload
C-band
Repeater:
12 active transponders with 15-for-12
linearized 60 W TWTAs
TWTA Power:
60 W RF
Antenna:
2.3 m dual grid shaped deployable reflector;
1.2 m deck-mounted
Ku-band
Repeater:
12 active transponders with 15-for-12
linearized TWTAs
TWTA Power:
120 W RF
Antenna:
2.3 m dual grid shaped deployable reflector
Launch
Launch Vehicle:
Zenit
Site:
Baikonur, Kazakhstan
Date:
June 21, 2009
INS Contours
GWI Contours
Coverage Contour Maps
MLA Contours