Thaicom 6 [OSC]
Thaicom announced on May 31 it selected satellite builder Orbital Sciences and launch-services provider Space Exploration Technologies (SpaceX) for the construction and launch of a Thaicom 6 telecommunications satellite following approval of the $160 million project by Thaicom’s board of directors.
Thaicom 6, a 3,000 kilograms class satellite, will be operated from 78.5° east colocated with Thaicom 5 and will carry 18 active C-band and 8 active Ku-band transponders.
The launch is scheduled for mid-2013 on a Falcon-9 v1.1(ex) rocket.
Thaicom 6's African capacity, 6 C-band transponders each with 72 MHz bandwidth, is being marketized under the AfriCom 1 designation.
Nation: | Thailand |
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Type / Application: | Communication |
Operator: | Thaicom |
Contractors: | Orbital Sciences Corporation (OSC) |
Equipment: | 24 C-band, 9 Ku-band transponders |
Configuration: | GeoStar-2.3 Bus |
Propulsion: | IHI BT-4 |
Power: | 2 deployable solar arrays, batteries |
Lifetime: | 15 years |
Mass: | 3016 kg |
Orbit: | GEO |
Satellite | COSPAR | Date | LS | Launch Vehicle | Remarks | |
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Thaicom 6 (AfriCom 1) | 2014-002A | 06.01.2014 | CC SLC-40 | Falcon-9 v1.1(ex) |