Boeing Co. has shipped the Measat-3 communications satellite to the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan for a scheduled Dec. 11 launch aboard an International Launch Services (ILS) Proton rocket, Boeing announced Nov. 24.

The 601 HP satellite was manufactured for and Measat Satellite Systems by Boeing Satellite Systems International and will carry 24 C-band and 24 Ku-band transponders.

The satellite will be co-located at 91.5 degrees East with Measat-1, and provide service over a region that includes Asia, Australia, the Middle East, Eastern Europe and Africa.

Boeing also has provided upgrades to the Measat Teleport and Broadcasting Center located outside of Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.