Thaicom 1

Thailand

Int. spacecraft nº:

Thailand spacecraft nº: 1

Also called Thaicom 1A

Launch data:

Designation	22931 / 93078B
Launch date	18 Dec 1993 - 01:27 UT
Launch site	Ko, ELA-2
Launch vehicle	Ariane-44L (V62)
Mission	Commercial: Communications
Geostationary orbit on:
Perigee / Apogee	35773 x 35802 km
Eccentricity	3,44E-04
Inclination	0.1 deg
Period	1436.16 min

First Thailand's satellite

Spacecraft data:

Prime contractor	Boeing Satellite Systems
Platform	Hughes HS-376
Operator	Thaicom Public Company Ltd
Mass at launch	1080 kg
Dry Mass	629 kg (BOL)
Basic shape
Dimension (m)
Solar array
Stabilization
DC power	800 W
Design lifetime	15 yrs

Location:

Date	Position	Remarks
1994 - 1997	78.5° E
1997 - 2009	120.0° E
begin 2009	119.94° E

Mission details:

12 C-band, 3 Ku-band; Southeast Asia, Korea, Japan, east coast of China.
On 10 Jan 2010, Thaicom 1 moved out of GEO and was retired.
New orbit on Feb. 6: 0.90 - 1451.88 - 36093 x 36096

Ref.: #3(SD447), #7(JR726), #226 - update: 03.06.16