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NORAD 40147

MEASAT 3B

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Its orbit in 3D

Goes round Earth once every 23.9 hours, on an orbit tilted 0.1° from the equator, between 35,782 and 35,795 km up. Earth is drawn to scale.

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About MEASAT 3B

MEASAT 3B is a satellite from MALA, launched on Sep 11, 2014 from French Guiana.

It sits in geostationary orbit about 35,800 km above the equator near 92°E, turning with Earth so it stays over the same spot.

The map shows where it is right now; the pass list tells you when it next comes over your location.

MEASAT-3b · Malaysian communications satellite

Operated by
MEASAT Satellite Systems
Built by
Space Systems
Mass
5,897 kg

Wikipedia article ↗ · Names and facts: Wikidata (CC0).

Orbit height over the past year

Over the last 23 days its lowest point went from 35,785 km to 35,786 km. Sudden rises are engine burns that lift the orbit; slow declines are drag from the thin upper atmosphere.

Lowest point (perigee)Highest point (apogee)
35,78235,78435,78635,78835,79035,792

From Space-Track element sets, one point a day.