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RE: MEASAT-3b Satellite

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[Ariane 5] Processing Highlights from 75th Ariane 5 Mission with MEASAT-3b & Optus 10

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MEASAT Global Bhd (MEASAT) today announced that the MEASAT-3b launch, earlier scheduled for June 6 has been postponed.
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Asia's leading satellite operator, MEASAT Global (MEASAT), has chosen Arianespace to launch the MEASAT-3b satellite.

MEASAT-3b will be boosted into geostationary transfer orbit by an Ariane 5 launch vehicle from the Guiana Space Centre, Europe's Spaceport in French Guiana, during the fourth quarter of 2013.
MEASAT-3b, being built by Astrium using a Eurostar E3000 platform, has been designed to provide 48 Ku-band transponders to support direct-to-home (DTH) broadcast services for Malaysia, India and Indonesia. Positioned at 91.5 degrees East, MEASAT-3b will be co-located with the MEASAT-3 and MEASAT-3a satellites to enhance Asia's key DTH neighbourhood. The satellite will weigh approximately 5,800 kg at launch, and offers a design life of approximately 15 years.
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MEASAT Global Buys New Satellite

MEASAT Global Bhd has entered into a contract with Astrium SAS for the procurement of the MEASAT-3b satellite that will cater to existing customers and for expansion into new markets.
MEASAT-3b will have a contractual life of 15 years and the whole programme is expected to cost about RM1 billion, the company said in a statement here on Tuesday.
It is expected to be launched end 2013.
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