On September 11, 2014 at 22:05 UTC the “Ariane-5ECA” rocket-carrier was launched from Kourou Cosmodrome in French Guiana. The rocket orbited the “Measat-3b” and the “Optus-10” telecommunications satellites. MEASAT Satellite Systems Sdn. Bhd, formerly Binariang Satellite Systems Sdn. Bhd is a Malaysian communications satellite operator, which owns and operates the MEASAT (Malaysia East Asia Satellite) spacecraft. The “Measat-3b” will be used to expand video and data services across Malaysia, India, Indonesia and Australia. The satellite was built by Europe’s Airbus Defence and Space. Optus is an Australian telecommunications company. Optus-10 was built by Space Systems/Loral of Palo Alto, California.
