Chris Forrester, on 28-08-2008Earlier this month Measat 3A was hit by an overhead crane at the Baikonur rocket launch site at Kazakhstan. The satellite had been scheduled for an August 21 launch, now cancelled. It has now been confirmed that the satellite is being returned to its manufacturers for a complete examination.
Measat 3A’s prime contractor is Orbital Sciences, of Dulles, near Washington DC, which will inspect and repair the craft. "While unfortunate, our technical team is working closely with Orbital Sciences, Intelsat Corporation (the launch services provider), and SeaLaunch (Intelsat's subcontractor) to ascertain the most prudent approach to repair the spacecraft and prepare it for a revised launch date, which will be announced in due course," said Paul Brown-Kenyon, COO of Measat.

He added that the postponement would have no impact on the services provided by the company to existing customers and no material impact on the company's financial results for the current financial year.

This seemed to be confirmed by Measat’s announcement Aug 26, that we reported yesterday, that History Channel will start transmission of an HDTV version of the channel. History HD will be the third HDTV service carried by Measat.

Source: Rapid TV News 2008

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