MEASAT Satellite Systems Sdn Bhd (MEASAT) announced today that the launch of its latest spacecraft, MEASAT-3a, originally scheduled for 21 August 2008, had been postponed.

The postponement was due to a technical issue at the launch site. The issue is currently being assessed by Orbital Sciences, the spacecraft's manufacturer, with preparations under way for the spacecraft to be returned to the Orbital facility in Dulles, US for repair.

"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.

With 12 high powered C-band and 12 high powered Ku-Band transponders, MEASAT-3a has been designed to support the expansion of MEASAT's Direct to Home (DTH), Broadcasting and Telecommunications businesses. The postponement will have no impact on the services provide by the company to existing customers and no material impact on the company’s financial results for the current financial year.

About MEASAT
MEASAT is a premium supplier of satellite communication services to Asia’s leading broadcasters, DTH platforms and telecom operators. With the recent commissioning of AFRICASAT-1, the MEASAT fleet is able to provide satellite capacity over 145 countries representing 80% of the world’s population across Asia Pacific, Middle East, Africa, Europe and Australia. The fleet will be further enhanced with the launch of MEASAT-3a, providing additional capacity and in-orbit redundancy at the Company’s key 91.5E orbital video slot.

Leveraging facilities at the MEASAT Teleport and Broadcast Centre, and working with a select group of world-class partners, MEASAT also provides a complete range of broadcast and telecommunications services including high definition and standard definition video playout, video turnaround, collocation, uplinking and IP termination services.