Thaicom 8 [OSC]
Thaicom announced in April 2014 it selected satellite builder Orbital Sciences and launch-services provider Space Exploration Technologies (SpaceX) for the construction and launch of a Thaicom 8 telecommunications satellite following approval of the $178.5 million project by Thaicom’s board of directors.
Thaicom 8, a 3,100 kilograms class satellite, will be operated from 78.5° east colocated with Thaicom 5 and Thaicom 6 and will carry 24 active Ku-band transponders.
The launch took place in 2016 on a Falcon-9 v1.2 rocket.
Nation: | Thailand |
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Type / Application: | Communication |
Operator: | Thaicom |
Contractors: | Orbital Sciences Corporation (OSC) |
Equipment: | 24 Ku-band transponders |
Configuration: | GeoStar-2.3 Bus |
Propulsion: | IHI BT-4 |
Power: | 2 deployable solar arrays, batteries |
Lifetime: | 15 years |
Mass: | 3025 kg |
Orbit: | GEO |
Satellite | COSPAR | Date | LS | Launch Vehicle | Remarks | |
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Thaicom 8 | 2016-031A | 27.05.2016 | CC SLC-40 | Falcon-9 v1.2 |