Earth receives first signal from Measat-3d satellite


KUALA LUMPUR: The first Measat-3d telemetry signal was received exactly at 6.41am on Thursday (June 23), marking the complete successful launch of the satellite.

The historic achievement was announced at Dewan Merdeka, World Trade Centre (WTC) here, where Prime Minister Datuk Seri Ismail Sabri Yaakob and 600 other guests had watched the live streaming of the launch of the satellite from the Guiana Space Center in French Guiana, South America earlier.

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