MALAYSIA SATELLITE

Malaysia also has its own satellite into space that TiungSAT, Measat and Razaksat
 

1. TiungSAT

Launched on 26 September 2000 with a reputation as the country's first micro-satellite into space departing from Baikanor, Kazakhstan. 

First micro satellite development streamlined local agencies, Astronautic Technology (M) Sdn. Limited.

Just TiungSAT-1 is located at a fixed orbit, the control system of the Earth ATSB Control Station located at the National University of Malaysia will continue to send and receive communication signals to communicate with TiungSAT-1.

TiungSAT-1 weighs 50kg and dimensions 690 x 366 x 366 mm operating in Low Earth orbit at an altitude of 650km above the earth with a tilt of 65 degrees.

Three main mission is the responsibility of TiungSAT-1 earth observation, scientific experiments 'Cosmic-Ray Energy Disposition Experiment' (CEDEX) and communication applications.

It is equipped with a camera system 'Multi Spectral Earth Imaging with 72m resolution and camera system' Meteorological Earth Imaging with a resolution of 1.2 km for earth observation activities.

2. MEASAT

Malaysia East Asia Satellite or short MEASAT is Malaysia's first private satellite operated by MEASAT Satellite Systems Sdn Bhd, formerly known as Binariang Sdn. Limited.

MEASAT system is providing direct-to-home (DTH-Direct-to-home) Malaysia's first and basic communications services that extends from India to Hawaii and from Japan to Eastern Australia.

The DTH service is the transmission of television programs and education to home users use a small antenna.

Basic communications services also include telephony, television, data dissemination and networking.

Both MEASAT constructed in El Segundo, California, by Hughes Space and Communications Company (HSC), which now becomes a Satellite Development Center.

The first satellite was launched using Ariane rocket on January 12, 1996, from Kourou, French Guiana, while the second satellite launch was done on 13 November 1996.

HSC is responsible for providing the equipment for satellite monitoring station on the island of Langkawi, Malaysia and Malaysia to train engineers to control and operate the satellite.

3. Razaksat

At present, the agency in Malaysia requires a lot of satellite images depends on the data, images and information obtained from foreign satellite.

Razaksat is Malaysia's second small satellite capable of providing image data more specific and often to users in Malaysia and countries in the neighborhood of the equator.

These satellites carry a payload of electro-optical and camera aperture size Medium (Medium-Sized Aperture), better known as March

It kind of camera 'pushbroom' consisting of five pairs of linear detectors (one detector pairs pankromatik and four multi-spectral detector pairs).

The satellite is operated through a segment of its land in Malaysia consists of a Mission Control Station (MCS) and Image Receiving Station and Processing (IRPS).

MCS will be used to control and execute the mission Razaksat, including production orders and receiving satellite information while the IRPS is used to receive and analyze images Razaksat before they reach consumers.