Sea LaunchZenit 3SLB45/1, Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
Measat 3A
Launched
June 21, 2009
Summary
Measat 3A launched on a Sea Launch Zenit 3SLB from 45/1, Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan on June 21, 2009. It was Sea Launch's 33rd launch, 3rd this year and humanity's 4,988th orbital launch attempt. It was the 3rd Zenit 3SLB flight and the 2nd this year. The payload was bound for Geostationary Orbit (Direct-GEO). Measat 3A, one of 2 catalogued objects, reached a 223 × 35,749 km orbit inclined 48.9°. 2 objects from this launch are catalogued, one of them a payload.
- Watch
- No webcast on record.
- Vehicle
- Zenit 3SLB · Sea Launch
- Booster
- No booster details on record.
- Mission
- Communications · Geostationary Orbit (Direct-GEO)
- Milestone
- 3rd Zenit 3SLB flight · 2nd this yearSea Launch's 33rd launch3rd this yearhumanity's 4,988th orbital launch attempt34th orbital launch attempt this year
Flight preview
Orbit: as tracked
Measat 3A · NORAD 35362 · 2009-032 · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 2 objects
Show the numbers for orbit elements
- Object
- OBJECT A
- Object ID
- 2009-032A
- Epoch
- 2009-06-21 23:10:41 UTC
- Mean motion
- 2.28385836 rev/day
- Eccentricity
- 0.7292886
- Inclination
- 48.9456°
- Ascending node
- 247.0559°
- Arg. of perigee
- 2.2641°
- Mean anomaly
- 359.8862°
- Element set
- 999
- Rev at epoch
- 0
- B*
- 0
Perigee, apogee and period are Kepler figures from the catalogued mean elements, not a propagated state. Published orbit: Direct-GEO. Ascent drawn from padside's representative profile.
Catalogued objects
2 catalogued: 1 payload, 1 rocket stage; 2 still in orbit
- Measat 3A · NORAD 35362 · in orbit
Blok DM-SLB No. 3L · in orbit
Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org
About this launch
Malaysian geostationary communications satellite
Pad
45/1, Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
38th launch from 45/1, 2nd this year · 1,317th from Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
47 launches from this pad · 1,565 from Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
115 days after the previous launch from this pad
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Questions
When did Measat 3A launch?
Measat 3A launched on June 21, 2009. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.
Where can I watch Measat 3A?
No webcast is on record for this launch.
What rocket launched Measat 3A?
Zenit 3SLB, flown by Sea Launch. Zenit 3SLB spec sheet
Where did Measat 3A launch from?
45/1, Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan.
What orbit did Measat 3A reach?
Measat 3A, one of 2 catalogued objects, reached a 223 × 35,749 km orbit inclined 48.9°.
How many satellites did Measat 3A launch?
1 payload from this launch is catalogued, still in orbit (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).