Key statistics
Satellite MEASAT 3 at a glance.
Uptime
6945
Days in orbit
Revolutions
≈ 1.0
Per day
Orbit
GEO
Geostationary Orbit
Inclination
4.3
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Satellite identification and parameters
Extended collection of information and parameters for MEASAT 3.
Object identification
Identified? True
Debris? False
Object name: MEASAT 3
International designator: 2006-056A
Object number (NORAD): 29648
Object ID (CCSDS): 29648
Country: MALAYSIA (MALA)
Current information (Y/N): Y
RCS size: LARGE
Orbital parameters
Period: 1443.575 minutes
Inclination: 4.2568 deg
SMA: 42310.983 km
Apoapsis: 35961.703 km
Periapsis: 35903.993 km
RAAN: 78.4756 deg
Eccentricy: 0.00068197
Argument of periapsis: 194.7751 deg
Mean anomaly: 315.0436 deg
Mean motion: 0.9975234 rev/day
Mean motion (dot): -0.00000234 rev/day2
B* drag term: 0.0 1/REarth
Two-line elements (TLE)
Creation date: Dec. 16, 2025, 2:19 a.m.
Reference frame: TEME
Reference center: EARTH
Epoch: Dec. 15, 2025, 11:32 a.m. UTC
TLE line 0: 0 MEASAT 3
TLE line 1: 1 29648U 06056A 25349.48068699 -.00000234 00000-0 00000-0 0 9999
TLE line 2: 2 29648 4.2568 78.4756 0006820 194.7751 315.0436 0.99752340 48556
Live tracking on map
Real-time ground track for satellite MEASAT 3.
In-orbit conjunctions
There are no conjunctions computed for MEASAT 3, at the moment. Check back to stay up to date, as we update our databases every day.
Go to all conjunctionsAssociated space launch
Malaysian geostationary communications satellite
MEASAT 3 was lifted into orbit during the mission ‘Proton-M Briz-M | Measat 3’, on board a Proton-M Briz-M space rocket.
The launch took place on Dec. 11, 2006, 11:28 p.m. from 200/39 (200L).
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Proton-M Briz-M | Measat 3
Agency: N/A
Status: Launch Successful
Launch date: Dec. 11, 2006, 11:28 p.m. UTC
Rocket: Proton-M Briz-M
Launch pad: 200/39 (200L)
Location: Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
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