Thaicom 8

THAICOM 8
Mission logo of THAICOM 8
Mission type Communication
Operator Thailand Thaicom PLC
COSPAR ID 2016-031A
SATCAT no. 41552
Mission duration 15 years
Spacecraft properties
Bus GEOStar-2
Manufacturer United States Orbital ATK
Launch mass 3,100 Kilograms
Start of mission
Launch date May 27, 2016, 9:40 (2016-05-27UTC09:40Z) UTC
Rocket Falcon 9 Full Thrust
Launch site Cape Canaveral SLC-40
Contractor United States SpaceX
Orbital parameters
Reference system Geocentric
Regime Geostationary

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. It is the fourth satellite to be launched by the Falcon 9 and the first stage used to launch THAICOM 8 successfully landed on ASDS - Of Course I Still Love You.[4][5]

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

References

  1. ↑ "InTouch may have to up stake in Thaicom - The Nation". The Nation. Retrieved 2018-01-23.
  2. ↑ "Thaicom 8". Satbeams. Retrieved May 22, 2016.
  3. ↑ "THAICOM 8". Thaicom. Retrieved November 10, 2017.
  4. ↑ "SpaceX Falcon 9 recycles to Friday for Thaicom 8 launch". NASASpaceFlight.com. 26 May 2016. Retrieved 27 May 2016.
  5. ↑ SpaceX Webcast
  6. ↑ "SpaceX on Twitter". Twitter. Retrieved 2017-05-25.
  7. ↑ "SpaceX on Twitter". Twitter. Retrieved 2018-03-03.
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