Measat 3a Launched After Repairs
Measat 3a, a Malaysian communications satellite that was damaged in a crane accident at Baikonur Cosmodrome last August, reached its geostationary transfer orbit Sunday after launch from Baikonur on a Land Launch Zenit 3SLB rocket June 21. Liftoff came at 5:50 p.m. EDT, sending the 2,366-kg. (5,216...
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