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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]

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 (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

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

• Thaicom 4
• Thaicom 5
• Thaicom 6
• Thaicom 7
• List of Falcon 9 and Falcon Heavy launches

References

External links

• THAICOM 8 Information
• THAICOM 8 mission overview at SpaceX
• SpaceX Launch Webcast
• THAICOM 8 Launch Images

На других языках

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[de] Thaicom 8

Thaicom 8 ist ein thailändischer Satellit der Thaicom Plc. Der Satellit Thaicom 8 wird mit Thaicom 5 sowie Thaicom 6 auf 78,5° Ost in einem Geostationären Orbit (GTO) positioniert.[2] Das Design des Thaicom 8 basiert auf dem von Orbital ATK hergestellten Geostar-2-Satelliten.[3] Der Start erfolgte am 27. Mai 2016 um 21:39 UTC vom SLC-40 in Cape Canaveral, Florida.[1]

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- [en] Thaicom 8

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[ru] Thaicom 8

Thaicom 8 — геостационарный спутник связи, принадлежащий таиландскому спутниковому оператору, компании Thaicom[en]. Спутник предназначен для предоставления телекоммуникационных услуг Таиланду, Индии и странам Африки.

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