Measat-3d is a communications satellite built by Airbus Defence and Space and is bound for geostationary orbit.
MEASAT-3d will be co-located with MEASAT-3a and MEASAT-3b at the 91.5°E geostationary orbital slot.
Mission VA257 is the first Ariane 5 flight of the year that will place two geostationary telecommunication satellites into orbit, MEASAT-3d and GSAT-24.
Measat-3d is scheduled to launch on 2022-06-22.
The Measat-3d satellite that Airbus is building in France will likely need to travel by boat to launch on an Ariane 5 rocket from French Guiana 2022.
Measat is finalizing a launch date for replacement satellite Measat-3d, which is built by Airbus Defence and Space, for early 2022.
Measat designated Airbus Defence and Space as the builder of Measat-3d for a planned 2021 launch.
Measat-3d is due to effectively replace the aging satellite Measat-3a, which launched in 2009.
Measat-3d is also due to replace Measat-3a, which launched in 2009.
In May 2019 Measat planned for Airbus Defence and Space to build Measat-3d as a Measat-3 replacement scheduled for a 2021 launch.
Arianespace’s backlog currently includes 20 Airbus Defence and Space built satellites including CERES (x3), SYRACUSE 4B (COMSAT NG 2), EUTELSAT QUANTUM, METOP-SG A1, METOP-SG B1, THEOS-2, CSO 3, Pléiades Neo (x3), JUICE, Measat-3d, Biomass, EarthCARE, and CO3D (x4).
Airbus Defence and Space is building the Measat-3d communications satellite scheduled to launch in 2021.
Measat-3d will provide coverage over Africa, the Middle East, and Asia, including Malaysia.
Measat selected Arianespace to launch its next satellite, Measat-3d, on an Ariane 5 rocket.
Measat signed a customer to use the entire Ku-band payload on Measat-3d for the satellite’s lifetime.
Measat ordered the Measat-3d satellite in May from Airbus Defence and Space.
Measat-3d’s Ka-band payload provides 30 gigabits-per-second of capacity supporting consumer broadband, business and government connectivity, and cellular backhaul.
Airbus is building six of the eight geostationary satellites ordered in 2019, including four built solely by Airbus (the Inmarsat-7s and Measat-3d) and two co-built with Thales Alenia Space (SpainSat NG 1 and 2).
Measat-3d will serve the growth requirements of 0.004 kg and 0.005 kg mobile networks in Malaysia while providing redundancy and additional distribution capacity for HD, 4K, and 8K video in the Asia-Pacific region.
Measat plans to have Measat-3d in orbit in 2021 and to operate the satellite for more than 15 years.