Melaka Planetarium

Planetarium in Melaka Tengah, Malacca, Malaysia

Melaka Planetarium

Planetarium Melaka

General information
Type| planetarium
Location| Ayer Keroh, Malacca, Malaysia
Inaugurated| 10 August 2009
Cost| MYR20 million
Owner| Planetarium Melaka Sdn. Bhd.
(subsidiary of Malacca Chief Minister Incorporated)
Management| Planetarium Melaka Sdn. Bhd.
(subsidiary of Malacca Chief Minister Incorporated)
Technical details
Floor count| 3
Floor area| 0.7 hectares
Melaka Planetarium exhibition hall

Melaka Planetarium (Malay: Planetarium Melaka), officially Melaka Planetarium Adventure Science Centre, is a planetarium located at Melaka International Trade Centre business district in the town of Ayer Keroh, in the Malaysian state of Malacca.[1][2] It was officiated by Malacca State Chief Minister Mohd Ali Rustam on 10 August 2009, and is the second planetarium in the state after the Al-Khawarizmi Astronomy Complex in Masjid Tanah.[3][4] The planetarium features Islamic architecture and a landing UFO, costing MYR20 million to be built over an area of 0.7 hectares and 3 floors. It consists of four sections, which are astronomy, outer space, simulation, and physics,[5] and exhibits the magnificent cosmos, history of astronomy and astronomers and also various other attractions.

## See also[edit]

* List of tourist attractions in Malacca

## References[edit]

1. ^ "Melaka Planetarium". AmazingMelaka.com. Archived from the original on 4 November 2011. Retrieved 3 February 2015.
2. ^ "Planetarium Melaka" [Melaka Planetarium]. Majlis Perbandaran Hang Tuah Jaya (in Malay). 21 December 2015. Retrieved 17 August 2021.
3. ^ "Melaka Planetarium Adventure Science Centre". Malacca. Retrieved 17 August 2021.
4. ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 1 July 2015. Retrieved 26 July 2015.`{{cite web}}`: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
5. ^ http://ww1.utusan.com.my/utusan/info.asp?y=2009&dt=0811&pub=Utusan_Malaysia&sec=Selatan&pg=ws_01.htm [dead link]

## External links[edit]

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Malaysian space program

Ministry of Science, Technology and Innovation

Organisation|

* Malaysian Space Agency (MYSA)

Companies|

| Spaceflight|

* Independence-X Aerospace (IDXA)
* Astronautic Technology (Malaysia) (ATSB)
* Borneo SubOrbitals

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Aerospace|

* National Aerospace & Defence Industries (NADI)
* Aerospace Technology Systems Corporation (ATSC)
* SME Aerospace (SMEA)
* Aircraft Inspection, Repair & Overhaul Depot (AIROD)
* UPECA Aerotech (UPECA)
* Composites Technology Research Malaysia (CTRM)

Satellites|

| Completed|

* MEASAT (1
* 2
* 3
* 3a
* 3b
* 3d)
* TiungSAT-1
* RazakSAT
* National Space Centre (Malaysia) (control centre)

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Planned|

* RazakSAT-2

Human spaceflight|

| Programs|

* Angkasawan

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Astronauts|

* Sheikh Muszaphar Shukor (Soyuz TMA-11)

Planned|

* n/a

Spaceport|

| Completed|

* n/a

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Planned|

* n/a

Observatory|

* Langkawi National Observatory

Planetariums|

* Planetarium Negara
* Sultan Iskandar Planetarium
* Melaka Planetarium

Exhibitions|

* Langkawi International Maritime and Aerospace Exhibition (LIMA)

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