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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]
![]() Mission logo of THAICOM 8 | |
Mission type | Communication |
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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 |
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.
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.
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]
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