MEASAT 3b [Astrium]
Official name OPTUS 10
Alternative name Optus 10
Cospar ID 2014-054A
Norad ID 40146
Launch date 2014-09-11
Launch site FRGUI
Launch vehicle Ariane-5ECA
Country/Organization Malaysia
Type application Communication
Operator MEASAT Satellite Systems Sdn. Bhd.
RCS size LARGE
Decay date ON ORBIT
Period (min) 1436.12
Inclination (deg) 0.09
Perigee (km) 35777
Apogee (km) 35797
Eccentricity 0.000279431078324531
Mean motion (revs. per day) 1.00270172408991
Semi-Major axis (km) 42165.135
Raan (deg) 74.5114
Arg of perigee (deg) 345.3147
Shape Box + 2 Pan
Mass (kg) 3270
Height (m) 5.1
Width (m) 3.1
Depth (m) 3.1
Span (m^2) 24.7
Lifetime 15 years
Contractors EADS Astrium → Airbus Defence and Space
Equipment 48 Ku-band transponders
Propulsion ?
Configuration Eurostar-3000
Power 2 deployable solar arrays, batteries

MEASAT Global Berhad has selected Astrium in June 2011 to build MEASAT 3b, a new satellite to augment its core Ku-band business in Malaysia, India and Indonesia. Planned to be launched in 2013 and positioned at 91.5°E, co-located with MEASAT-3 and MEASAT-3a, the powerful MEASAT-3b satellite will more than double the current Ku-band capacity operated by MEASAT. The agreement was executed by a MEASAT subsidiary.

MEASAT-3b will be based on Astrium?s Eurostar-3000 platform and will be able to provide 48 Ku-band transponders simultaneously, providing MEASAT with large capacity and flexibility over three distinct geographical locations ? Malaysia, Indonesia and India. The satellite has also been designed to support a fourth market.

MEASAT-3b is designed to have a launch mass of 5.8 tons, an electrical power of 16 kW, and is planned for more than 15 years of operation.

Australian operator NewSat Ltd. announced in February 2012, that an undisclosed number of Ku-band transponders will be marketed as Jabiru 2.

Satellite COSPAR Date LS Launch Vehicle Remarks
OPTUS 10 2014-054A 2014-09-11 FRGUI Ariane-5ECA with Optus 10