Ariane 5 launches MEASAT-3d and GSAT-24

Jun 23, 2022

An Ariane 5 ECA launch vehicle (Ariane Flight VA257) launched the MEASAT-3d and GSAT-24 satellites into Geostationary Transfer Orbit (GTO), a total payload of approximately 10,863 kg, from Ariane Launch Complex No. 3 (ELA 3) at Guiana Space Centre in Kourou, French Guiana, on 22 June 2022, at 21:50 UTC (18:50 local time). MEASAT-3d is a multi-mission telecommunications satellite built by Airbus Defence and Space for MEASAT, Malaysia. GSAT-24 is a Ku-band 4-tonne class communications satellite built for NewSpace India Limited (NSIL) by Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO).