Thai satellite
THAICOM 8Mission logo of THAICOM 8 |
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Mission type | Communication |
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Operator | Thaicom PLC |
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COSPAR ID | 2016-031A |
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SATCAT no. | 41552 |
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Mission duration | 15 years |
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Spacecraft properties |
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Bus | GEOStar-2 |
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Manufacturer | Orbital ATK |
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Launch mass | 3,100 Kilograms |
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Start of mission |
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Launch date | May 27, 2016, 9:40 (2016-05-27UTC09:40Z) UTC |
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Rocket | Falcon 9 Full Thrust |
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Launch site | Cape Canaveral SLC-40 |
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Contractor | SpaceX |
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Orbital parameters |
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Reference system | Geocentric |
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Regime | Geostationary |
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THAICOM 8 (Thai: ไทยคม 8) is a Thai satellite of the THAICOM series, operated by Thaicom Public Limited Company, a subsidiary of INTOUCH, and is considered to be the 8th THAICOM satellite headquartered in Bangkok, Thailand.[1]
Overview
Manufactured by Orbital ATK, the 3,100-kilogram (6,800 lb) THAICOM 8 communications satellite will serve Thailand, India, and Africa from the 78.5° East geostationary location.[2] It is equipped with 24 active Ku-band transponders[3] for sending high-definition television signals through the satellite to residential dwellings.
Launch
THAICOM 8 was approved for launch into orbit on 18 March 2014. It was launched at the Cape Canaveral SLC-40 in Florida on 27 May 2016, by SpaceX. The first stage of the Falcon 9 used to launch THAICOM 8 successfully landed on ASDS - Of Course I Still Love You.[4][5] It was the fourth successful landing of a Falcon 9 Full Thrust.
Reuse of the Falcon 9 First Stage
The B1023 first stage was later converted into a Falcon Heavy side booster, which performed a static fire test in calendar-week 20 of 2017.[6] This first stage then continued to land again at the Landing Zone 1 at Cape Canaveral Air Force Station during the Falcon Heavy maiden test flight.[7]
See also
- Spaceflight portal
References
- ^ "InTouch may have to up stake in Thaicom - The Nation". The Nation. Archived from the original on 24 January 2018. Retrieved 23 January 2018.
- ^ "Thaicom 8". Satbeams. Retrieved 22 May 2016.
- ^ "THAICOM 8". Thaicom. Archived from the original on 10 November 2017. Retrieved 10 November 2017.
- ^ "SpaceX Falcon 9 recycles to Friday for Thaicom 8 launch". NASASpaceFlight.com. 26 May 2016. Retrieved 27 May 2016.
- ^ SpaceX Webcast
- ^ "SpaceX on Twitter". Twitter. Retrieved 25 May 2017.
- ^ "SpaceX on Twitter". Twitter. Retrieved 3 March 2018.
External links
- THAICOM 8 Information
- THAICOM 8 mission overview at SpaceX
- SpaceX Launch Webcast
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Commercial satellites | - SES-8
- Thaicom 6
- Orbcomm OG2 × 6
- AsiaSat 8
- AsiaSat 6
- ABS-3A / Eutelsat 115 West B
- TürkmenÄlem 52°E
- Orbcomm OG2 × 11
- SES-9
- JCSAT-14
- Thaicom 8
- ABS-2A / Eutelsat 117 West B
- JCSAT-16
- AMOS-6†
- Iridium NEXT 1–10
- EchoStar 23
- SES-10
- Inmarsat-5 F4
- BulgariaSat-1
- Iridium NEXT 11–20
- Intelsat 35e
- Iridium NEXT 21–30
- SES-11
- Koreasat 5A
- Iridium NEXT 31–40
- Hispasat 30W-6
- Iridium NEXT 41–50
- Bangabandhu-1
- Iridium NEXT 51–55
- SES-12
- Telstar 19V
- Iridium NEXT 56–65
- Telkom 4 (Merah Putih)
- Telstar 18V
- Es'hail 2
- Iridium NEXT 66–75
- Nusantara Satu / Beresheet
- Amos 17
- JCSAT-18
- SXM 7
- Türksat 5A
- SXM 8
- Türksat 5B
- Nilesat-301
- SES-22
- Galaxy 33,34
- Hotbird 13F
- Hotbird 13G
- Galaxy 31,32
- Eutelsat 10B
- OneWeb #15
- O3b mPOWER 1,2
- OneWeb #16
- Amazonas Nexus
- OneWeb #17
- SES 18,19
- Intelsat 40e
- O3b mPOWER 3,4
- Iridium NEXT 76-80 and OneWeb #19
- ArabSat 7B
- SATRIA
- Galaxy 37
- O3b mPOWER 5,6
- Ovzon-3
- Merah Putih 2
- Eutelsat 36D
- Galileo FOC FM25,27
- WorldView Legion 1,2
- Astra 1P
- Türksat 6A
- ASBM 1,2
- WorldView Legion 3,4
- BlueBird Block 1
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- X-37B OTV-5
- Zuma
- SES-16 / GovSat-1
- Paz
- GPS III-01
- ANASIS-II
- GPS III-03
- NROL-108
- GPS III-04
- GPS III-05
- COSMO-SkyMed CSG-2
- NROL-87
- NROL-85 (Intruder 13A/B)
- SARah 1
- EROS-C3
- GPS III-06
- Transport and Tracking Layer (Tranche 0, Flight 1)
- Transport and Tracking Layer (Tranche 0, Flight 2)
- 425 Project SAR Satellite
- SARah 2/3
- USSF-124
- 425 Project SAR satellite flight 2
- Weather System Follow-on Microwave 1
- NROL-146
- NROL-186
- NROL-113
- NROL-69
- Spainsat NG I
- SDA Tranche 1 Tracking layer T1TL-B
- SDA Tranche 1 Tracking layer T1TL-C
- SDA Tranche 1 Tracking layer T1TL-D
- 425 Project SAR satellite flight 3
- SDA Tranche 1 Tracking layer T1TL-E
- SDA Tranche 1 Transport layer T1TR-C
- USSF-36
- USSF-31
- Skynet 6A
- Spainsat NG II
- SDA Tranche 1 Transport layer T1TL-F
- SDA Tranche 1 Transport layer T1TR-A
- SDA Tranche 1 Transport layer T1TR-E
- SDA Tranche 1 Transport layer T2TL-A
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- Ongoing spaceflights are underlined
- Future missions and vehicles under development in italics
- Failed missions† are marked with dagger †
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December | - Progress MS-04
- Göktürk-1
- Resourcesat-2A
- WGS-8
- HTV-6 / Kounotori 6, (EGG, TuPOD, UBAKUSAT, AOBA-VELOX, STARS, FREEDOM, ITF, Waseda-SAT, OSNSAT, Tancredo-1, TechEDSat, Lemur-2 × 4)
- Fengyun 4A
- CYGNSS × 8
- EchoStar 19
- Arase / ERG
- TanSat, Spark × 2
- Star One D1, JCSAT-15
- SuperView / Gaojing-1 01, 02, Bayi Kepu 1
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Launches are separated by dots ( • ), payloads by commas ( , ), multiple names for the same satellite by slashes ( / ). Crewed flights are underlined. Launch failures are marked with the † sign. Payloads deployed from other spacecraft are (enclosed in parentheses). |