Thaicom 8
Thaicom PLC | |
| COSPAR ID | 2016-031A |
|---|---|
| SATCAT no. | 41552 |
| Mission duration | 15 years |
| Spacecraft properties | |
Orbital ATK | |
| Launch mass | 3,100 Kilograms |
| Start of mission | |
| Launch date | May 27, 2016, 9:40 UTC |
| Rocket | SLC-40 |
| Contractor | SpaceX |
| Orbital parameters | |
| Reference system | Geocentric |
| Regime | Geostationary |
THAICOM 8 (
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
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
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
.
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
- ^ "InTouch may have to up stake in Thaicom - The Nation". The Nation. Archived from the original on 24 January 2018. Retrieved 23 January 2018.
- ^ "Thaicom 8". Satbeams. Retrieved 22 May 2016.
- ^ "THAICOM 8". Thaicom. Archived from the original on 10 November 2017. 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
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