Thaicom 8

THAICOM 8
	Mission logo of THAICOM 8
Mission type	Communication
Operator	Thaicom PLC
COSPAR ID	2016-031A
SATCAT no.	41552
Mission duration	15 years
Spacecraft properties
Bus	GEOStar-2
Manufacturer	Orbital ATK
Launch mass	3,100 Kilograms
Start of mission
Launch date	May 27, 2016, 9:40 UTC
Rocket	Falcon 9 Full Thrust
Launch site	Cape Canaveral SLC-40
Contractor	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]

References[]

^ "InTouch may have to up stake in Thaicom - The Nation". The Nation. Retrieved 23 January 2018.
^ "Thaicom 8". Satbeams. Retrieved 22 May 2016.
^ "THAICOM 8". Thaicom. 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[]

[1] "InTouch may have to up stake in Thaicom - The Nation". The Nation. Retrieved 23 January 2018.

[2] "Thaicom 8". Satbeams. Retrieved 22 May 2016.

[3] "THAICOM 8". Thaicom. Retrieved 10 November 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 25 May 2017.

[7] "SpaceX on Twitter". Twitter. Retrieved 3 March 2018.

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Thaicom 8

Contents

Overview[]

Launch[]

Reuse of the Falcon 9 First Stage[]

See also[]

References[]

External links[]

Spacecraft properties
Mission logo of THAICOM 8

Mission type	Communication
Operator	Thaicom PLC
COSPAR ID	2016-031A
SATCAT no.	41552
Mission duration	15 years


Bus	GEOStar-2
Manufacturer	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	SpaceX


Orbital parameters
Reference system	Geocentric
Regime	Geostationary

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