Name of Satellite, Alternate Names |
Thaicom-6 |
Country of Operator/Owner |
Thailand |
Operator/Owner |
Thaicom Public Company Ltd. |
Users |
Commercial |
Purpose |
Communications |
Class of Orbit |
GEO |
Type of Orbit |
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Longitude of GEO (degrees) |
78.5 |
Perigee (km) |
35786 |
Apogee (km) |
35796 |
Eccentricity |
0.000118593012499704 |
Inclination (degrees) |
0.05 |
Period (minutes) |
1436.3 |
Launch Mass (kg.) |
3325 |
Dry Mass (kg.) |
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Power (watts) |
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Date of Launch |
06-01-2014 |
Expected Lifetime |
15 yrs. |
Contractor |
Orbital Sciences Corp. |
Country of Contractor |
USA |
Launch Site |
Cape Canaveral |
Launch Vehicle |
Falcon 9 |
COSPAR Number |
2014-002A |
NORAD Number |
39500 |
Comments |
Comsat to serve the mainland of south east Asia, particularly Thailand. Some services will be provided to east Africa, including Madagascar. |