Thaicom 8 at 79° E
Technical details
- Status
- active
- Orbital position
- 79° EChannel line-up at 79° E | Coverage maps
- NORAD number
- 41552
- COSPAR number
- 2016-031A
- Operator
- Thaicom Plc.
- Manufacturer
- Northrop Grumman
- Model
- GEOStar-2
- Launch
- 27 May 2016 from Cape Canaveral SFS on Falcon 9 Block 5
- Launch mass
- 3100 kg
- Expected lifetime
- 15+ yrs.
- Beacon
- 4196 LHCP, 4197 LHCP
- Orbit
- GEO
Beams
- Ku-band South Asia beam (Ku band) View footprint
- Ku-band South-East Asia beam (Ku band) View footprint
- Ku-band Steerable beam (Ku band) View footprint
About Thaicom 8
24 active Ku-band transponders providing services to Thailand, India and Africa.