A: MEASAT-1 is Malaysia's first communications satellite launched in 1996 to provide telecommunications services including television broadcasting, telephone services, and data communications across Southeast Asia.

Q: When was MEASAT-1 launched and by what rocket?

A: MEASAT-1 was launched on January 12, 1996 at 23:10:00 from ELA-2 using an Ariane 44L rocket (V-82).

Q: What technical specifications define MEASAT-1?

A: MEASAT-1 has a mass of 1450 kg, utilizes a Boeing 376 spacecraft bus, and is powered by spacecraft solar arrays and nickel-hydrogen batteries. It operates in geostationary orbit to provide continuous coverage of its service area.

Q: Who manufactured MEASAT-1 and what company operates it?

A: MEASAT-1 was manufactured by Hughes Aircraft Company and is operated by MEASAT Satellite Systems, which manages Malaysia's satellite communications infrastructure.

Q: How does MEASAT-1 relate to other satellites in the MEASAT system?

A: MEASAT-1 was the first satellite in Malaysia's MEAT system and was later followed by MEASAT-2, expanding the country's telecommunications capabilities in space.

MEASAT-1

Malaysian communications satellite

Vehicle communications_satellite Q16943274

Facts

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Instance of: communications satellite
Country: Malaysia^[2]
Followed by: MEASAT-2^[4]
Launch date: 1996-01-12
Launch vehicle: Ariane 44L
Manufacturer: Hughes Aircraft Company^[5]
Mass: 1,450 kg^[14]
Operator: MEASAT Satellite Systems^[3]
Powered by: spacecraft solar array, nickel–hydrogen battery^[7]^[8]
Satellite of: geostationary orbit
Significant event: rocket launch^[12]
Space launch vehicle: Ariane 44L^[6]
Spacecraft bus: Boeing 376^[11]
Start point: ELA-2^[13]
Type of orbit: geostationary orbit^[9]
UTC date of spacecraft launch: January 12, 1996^[10]

🏷️ Also known as

en AFRICASAT-1 en MEASAT-1 hu Measat–1 ja ミーサット-1 pt Africasat 1

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COSPAR ID: 1996-002B
Google Knowledge Graph ID: /g/1s061mxd5
NSSDCA ID: 1996-002B
SCN: 23765
Wolfram Language entity code: Entity["Satellite", "23765"]

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nickel–hydrogen battery, spacecraft solar array

Country 1

Malaysia

Followed by 1

MEASAT-2

Followed by (predecessor) 1

MEASAT-2

Instance of 1

communications satellite

Manufacturer 1

Hughes Aircraft Company

Operator 1

MEASAT Satellite Systems

Significant event 1

rocket launch

Space launch vehicle 1

Ariane 44L

Spacecraft bus 1

Boeing 376

Start point 1

ELA-2

Type of orbit 1

geostationary orbit

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Summary

MEASAT-1 is a communications satellite^[1].

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[2] ↑ MEASAT-1 — country (P17): Malaysia. wikidata.org.
[3] ↑ MEASAT-1 — operator (P137): MEASAT Satellite Systems. space.skyrocket.de. space.skyrocket.de. Provenance: wikidata.org.
[4] ↑ MEASAT-1 — followed by (P156): MEASAT-2. wikidata.org.
[5] ↑ MEASAT-1 — manufacturer (P176): Hughes Aircraft Company. space.skyrocket.de. space.skyrocket.de. Provenance: wikidata.org.
[6] ↑ MEASAT-1 — space launch vehicle (P375): Ariane 44L. Jonathan's Space Report. wikidata.org.
[7] ↑ MEASAT-1 — powered by (P516): spacecraft solar array. space.skyrocket.de. space.skyrocket.de. Provenance: wikidata.org.
[8] ↑ MEASAT-1 — powered by (P516): nickel–hydrogen battery. space.skyrocket.de. space.skyrocket.de. Provenance: wikidata.org.
[9] ↑ MEASAT-1 — type of orbit (P522): geostationary orbit. space.skyrocket.de. space.skyrocket.de. Provenance: wikidata.org.
[10] ↑ MEASAT-1 — UTC date of spacecraft launch (P619): January 12, 1996. Jonathan's Space Report. wikidata.org.
[11] ↑ MEASAT-1 — spacecraft bus (P707): Boeing 376. space.skyrocket.de. space.skyrocket.de. Provenance: wikidata.org.
[12] ↑ MEASAT-1 — significant event (P793): rocket launch. Jonathan's Space Report. wikidata.org.
[13] ↑ MEASAT-1 — start point (P1427): ELA-2. Jonathan's Space Report. wikidata.org.
[14] ↑ MEASAT-1 — mass (P2067): 1450 kg. space.skyrocket.de. space.skyrocket.de. Provenance: wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

[1] ↑ MEASAT-1 is an instance of communications satellite (Q149918) [P31, primary]. Wikidata. wikidata.org.

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