TiungSAT-1 is the first

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. The

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is developed through the technology transfer and training programme between Astronautic Technology Sdn Bhd (ATSB)

and

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Ltd., United Kingdom. TiungSAT-1 was launched aboard

Dnepr rocket The Dnepr rocket (russian: Днепр, translit=Dnepr; uk, Дніпро, translit=Dnipró) was a space launch vehicle named after the Dnieper River. It was a converted ICBM used for launching artificial satellites into orbit, operated by launch ...

from

Baikonur Cosmodrome The Baikonur Cosmodrome ( kk, Байқоңыр ғарыш айлағы, translit=Baiqoñyr ğaryş ailağy, ; russian: Космодром Байконур, translit=Kosmodrom Baykonur, ) is a spaceport in an area of southern Kazakhstan leased to R ...

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on 26 September 2000. In May 2002, the amateur radio payload on the satellite was designated Malaysian OSCAR-46, or MO-46.

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NSSDC ID: 2000-057D

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Master Catalog
Tiungsat 1 (MySat 1, Oscar 46, MO 46)
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TIUNGSAT 1 Satellite details 2000-057D NORAD 26548
N2YO.com Satellites orbiting Earth Spacecraft launched in 2000 Amateur radio satellites Satellites of Malaysia {{spacecraft-stub