MEASAT 3d [Airbus DS]
Official name MEASAT 3D
Alternative name Measat 3D
Cospar ID 2022-067B
Norad ID 52904
Launch date 2022-06-22
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) 1436.15
Inclination (deg) 0.03
Perigee (km) 35780
Apogee (km) 35795
Eccentricity 0.000209570380719525
Mean motion (revs. per day) 1.00268077847022
Semi-Major axis (km) 42165.635
Raan (deg) 324.4296
Arg of perigee (deg) 50.6558
Shape Box + 2 Pan
Mass (kg) 5648
Height (m) 4.3
Width (m) 3.4
Depth (m) 3.4
Span (m^2) 40
Lifetime 18 years
Contractors Airbus Defence and Space
Equipment C- and Ku-band transponders, high-throughput Ka-band payload, L-band KASS navigation paylaod
Propulsion ?
Configuration Eurostar-3000
Power 2 deployable solar arrays, batteries

MEASAT Global Berhad has selected Airbus in May 2019 to build MEASAT 3d, a new communication satellite to replace both MEASAT 3 and MEASAT 3a.

MEASAT-3b will be based on Airbus? Eurostar-3000 platform. Planned for more than 15 years of operation, MEASAT-3d is designed to have an electrical power of 12 kW.

It will carry C- and Ku-band payloads for direct-to-home (DTH) services and a high-throughput Ka-band payload with multiple user spot beams optimized to deliver high speed broadband communications over Malaysia for internet connectivity. It will also carry an L-band navigation payload for South Korean KT-SAT as part of the Korea Augmentation Satellite System (KASS).

MEASAT-3d will be colocated at 91.5° East with MEASAT 3a and MEASAT 3b.

Satellite COSPAR Date LS Launch Vehicle Remarks
MEASAT 3D 2022-067B 2022-06-22 FRGUI Ariane-5ECA+ with GSAT 24