TiungSAT-1

TiungSAT-1 is the first Malaysian microsatellite.[1] [2] The satellite is developed through the technology transfer and training programme between Astronautic Technology Sdn Bhd (ATSB) Malaysia and Surrey Satellite Technology Ltd., United Kingdom. TiungSAT-1 was launched aboard Dnepr rocket from Baikonur Cosmodrome, Kazakhstan on 26 September 2000.[3]

In May 2002, the amateur radio payload on the satellite was designated Malaysian OSCAR-46, or MO-46. [4]

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