Malaysia's Measat-3b satellite successfully launched into space


Officials and visitors watching the big screen at the National Science Centre on the launch of Measat-3b.

KUALA LUMPUR: After three brief delays, the Measat-3b satellite was successfully launched into space at 6.05am (Malaysian time) on Friday, some 45 minutes behind schedule. 

The Measat-3b was boosted into geostationary transfer orbit by an Ariane 5 launch vehicle from the Guiana Space Centre, Europe’s Spaceport in Kourau, French Guiana.

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