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SSPI Timeline: 1996 – Measat 1
January 13, 1996: The launch of Measat 1, built by Boeing and launched on an Ariane 4 rocket, put Malaysia’s first satellite into orbit. The Boeing 376 spacecraft weighed 1.6 tons (1450kg) and carried 12 C-band transponders and 5 high-powered Ku-band transponders for direct-to-home TV service. Innovations in the satellite included gallium arsenide solar cells delivering higher power, a lightweight, high-gain shaped antenna, and a more efficient bipropellant attitude control system. The owner, Binariang, used Measat 1 to provide service from India to Hawaii and from Japan to East Australia including telephony, video, data and business networks
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