MEASAT Satellite Systems

MEASAT Satellite Systems Sdn. Bhd.. (formerly Binariang Satellite Systems ) is a Malaysian communications satellite operator.

The company offers pay-TV and other communications services in the Asian region and operates for a number of communications satellites that will be launched under the name Measat.

History

In 1992 it was decided in Malaysia to expand the domestic communication infrastructure, including the Binariang Sdn. Bhd.. one was awarded the contract. The project went under the name Malaysia East Asia Satellite or MEASAT short. In May 1994 Binaring signed a contract with Boeing to build the satellites, a ground station on Langkawi and the training of Malaysian control team. In January 1995, Boeing was granted the option for a second satellite. The efforts began in 1996 results, as the communications satellite MEASAT -1 and MEASAT -2 from Europe's Spaceport Guiana Space Centre in Kourou was started. They provided a regional C-band and Ku -band coverage in parts of Southeast Asia and were the basis for the development of local satellite TV providers. The satellites daughter of Binariang became independent in 1998 and was later in MEASAT Global Bhd. MEASAT Satellite Systems Sdn holding or. Bhd.. renamed, which now operates worldwide. The MEASAT fleet currently consists of the satellite MEASAT -3a, MEASAT -3, MEASAT -2 and AFRICASAT -1, which in more than 145 countries and thus for 80 % of the world population in the Asia -Pacific region, the Middle East, Africa, Europe, and Australia is to receive. For 2012, the start of Africasat -1a is planned.

Satellite

MEASAT -1

MEASAT -1 ( January 2008 Africasat -1 or Afrisat 1) is a spin- stabilized satellite -based Boeing 376HP satellite bus. He was taken on January 13, 1996 by an Ariane - 44L H10- 3, together with PAS 3R in a geostationary orbit at the position of 91.5 degrees East. He sends with twelve C- band transponders with 12 Watt TWTA and five Ku- band transponders with 112 watts of power with a bandwidth of 36 or 54 MHz (EIRP: 41.5 dBW or 59 dBW ). The life of twelve years were planned. The initial mass of the satellite is 1450 kg ( 886 kg in orbit ).

MEASAT -2

MEASAT -2 ( since early 2010 Africasat -2 ) is a spin- stabilized satellite -based Boeing 376HP satellite bus. He was taken on November 13, 1996 by an Ariane - 44L H10- 3, together with Arabsat 2B in a geostationary orbit at the position 148 ° East and supplies the eastern and southern Asia, Hawaii and eastern Australia. He sends six C- band transponders with 12 Watt TWTA and eleven Ku- band transponders at 62 watts ( eight pieces) and 95 watts (the remaining three) power with a bandwidth of 72 or 48 MHz (EIRP: 41 dBW and 59 dBW ). The initial mass of the satellite was 1450 kg ( 886 kg in orbit ).

MEASAT -3

MEASAT -3 is a three-axis stabilized satellite -based Boeing 601HP satellite bus. He was taken on December 11, 2006 by a Proton rocket BreezeM in a geostationary orbit at the position 91.5 ° East and supplies Asia, Australia, the Middle East, Eastern Europe and East Africa. He sends with 24 C- band transponders with 65 watt TWTA and 24 Ku- band transponders with 120 watts of power with a bandwidth of 36 MHz ( EIRP: 42 dBW or 59 dBW ). The satellite has four 4 XIPS -13 xenon ion engines. The initial mass of the satellite was 4765 kg ( 3220 kg in orbit ). The life of 15 years are planned. The energy supply comes from gallium arsenide solar panels with a span of 26.2 m nor does the well at the end of the lifetime of the satellite 9.8 kW electrical power.

MEASAT -3A

MEASAT -3A is a three-axis stabilized satellite based on the orbital -STAR -2 satellite bus Orbital Sciences Corporation. He was also 91.5 ° East brought on 21 June 2009 by a Zenit- 3 SLB in a geostationary orbit, in the position. The spacecraft separated, six minutes and 24 seconds after the launch of the rocket. It supplies Asia, Australia, the Middle East and the East of Africa. He sends with twelve C- band transponders with 60 watt TWTA and with twelve Ku- band transponders with 120 watts of power with a bandwidth of 36 MHz ( EIRP: 42 dBW or 55-59 dBW ). The transmission takes place via two antennas of 2.3 meters in diameter (for C - and Ku- band) and an mounted on the satellite body antenna with 1.2 m diameter (C- band). The power supply is provided by two gallium arsenide solar panels, which provide up to 3.6 kW of power for the payload available. The initial mass of the satellite was 2417 kg. The life of 15 years are planned.

MEASAT -3B

The satellite MEASAT - 3B was built by EADS Astrium based on the Satellitenbuses Euro Star 3000. He has a launch mass of 5800 kg, and an electric power of 16 kW. Its capacity is by a factor 20 to 30 higher than its predecessors. The launch from Guiana Space Centre is scheduled for mid- May 2014.

MEASAT -3C

MEASAT -3C is the term for leased Ku- and S -band transponders on board the Australian Jabiru-1 satellite, whose launch is scheduled for mid-2015.