overview

Launch date
June 22, 2022
Payload(s)
MEASAT-3d, GSAT-24
Customer(s)
MEASAT, NewSpace India Limited (NSIL)
Prime contractor(s)
Airbus Defence and Space, Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO)
Launch vehicle
Ariane 5
Launch site
Spaceport, French Guiana (Guiana Space Center)
Orbit
Geostationary transfer orbit (GTO)
Status
Success

mission
description

Arianespace’s second launch of 2022 with the first Ariane 5 of the year will place its satellite passengers into geostationary transfer orbit. The launcher will be carrying a total payload of approximately 10,863 kg.

The launch will be performed in Kourou, French Guiana.

Between 05:03 pm and 06:43 pm
Washington, D.C.
Between 06:03 pm and 07:43 pm
Kourou
Between 09:03 pm and 10:43 pm
Universal time (UTC)
Between 11:03 pm and 00:43 am
Paris
Between 06:03 am and 07:43 am
Tokyo (Jun. 23)

Payloads

MEASAT-3d

MEASAT-3d is a multi-mission telecommunications satellite built by Airbus Defence and Space for MEASAT, the leading Malaysian satellite operator. This new satellite will significantly enhance broadband speeds of up to 100 Mbps in areas with limited or no terrestrial network throughout Malaysia while continuing to provide redundancy and additional capacity for video distribution in HD, 4K, and ultimately 8K in the Asia-Pacific region.

Planned for more than 18 years of operation, MEASAT-3d is designed to have 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 optimised to deliver high speed broadband communications over Malaysia for internet connectivity.  Apart from this, the satellite will also host a Q/V band payload, the first of its kind in the Asia-Pacific region, which allows MEASAT to study propagation effects in high rainfall regions like Malaysia, to enable the design of its next generation satellites.

MEASAT-3d will be co-located with MEASAT-3a and MEASAT-3b at the 91.5°E orbital slot. 

 

  • MEASAT-3d will be the fourth satellite launched by Arianespace for MEASAT.
  • It will be the 137th Airbus Defence and Space satellite to be launched by Arianespace.
GSAT-24

GSAT-24 is a Ku-band 4-tonne class communications satellite built for NSIL by ISRO. This satellite will provide high-quality television, telecommunications and broadcasting services and will meet the DTH needs  of Indian customers. GSAT-24 is configured on ISRO’s proven I-3k Bus with a mission life of 15 years.

Satellite capacity on-board GSAT-24 has been leased by NSIL to M/s Tata Play, a leader in Direct-To-Home (DTH) services. Thanks to this satellite, M/s Tata Play will be able to offer better and reliable services  to its customers.

 

  • GSAT-24 will be the twenty-fifth indian satellite launched by Arianespace and the eleventh of the GSAT series.
  • The relationship between ISRO and Arianespace dates back to 1981 with the launch of APPLE satellite on Ariane 1.