Thaicom (Company)
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| Traded as | : THCOM |
| Industry | Telecommunications |
| Founded | 7 September 1991 |
| Founder | Thaksin Shinawatra |
| Headquarters | Nonthaburi, Thailand |
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Area served
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Asia, Europe, Australia and Africa |
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Key people
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Paiboon Panuwattanawong (CEO) |
| Products | Telecommunications Satellite Related Services |
| Revenue |
 TH฿ 13.13 billion (2015)
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TH฿ 2.12 billion (2015)
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| Total assets |
TH฿ 33.59 billion(2015)
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Number of employees
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3,313 (2011) |
| Parent | Intouch Holdings |
| Subsidiaries | DTV Service |
| Website | www |
Thaicom (Thai: ไทยคม) or formerly known as Shin Satellite (SATTEL), is Thailand's first satellite operator. It is a subsidiary of Shin Corporation, the biggest telecommunications conglomerate in Thailand. The company obtained a license from Thailand's Ministry of Transport and Communications in 1991 to launch a satellite and operate it, based on a BTO (Build-Transfer-Operate) agreement.
Thaicom is the name that his majesty the king Bhumibol Adulyadej gave to the satellite. This name stands for "Thai Communications".
Thaicom 1 was the first satellite of Thailand, launched on 17 December 1993. Built by Hughes Space Aircraft, it is located at 78.5 degrees East. Life expectancy is 15 years. Thaicom 1 was relocated in May–June 1997 to an orbital position of 120 degrees East, and was renamed Thaicom 1A.
Thaicom 2 was the second satellite of Thailand, launched on 7 October 1994. This satellite was identical to Thaicom 1, and is located at 78.5 degrees East.
Launched successfully on 16 April 1997 into orbit, Thaicom 3 was a three-axis stabilized spacecraft (Spacebus 3000A) with a payload capacity of 25 C band and 14 Ku band transponders, built by Aérospatiale, now Thales Alenia Space. Global beam coverage on Thaicom 3 spanned over four continents and could service users in Asia, Europe, Australia and Africa. The high-powered Ku band transponders, with both spot and steerable beams, were ideally suited to Digital DTH services for Thailand and other countries in the region. It was co-located with Thaicom 2 until a few months before it was de-orbited. On 2 October 2006, at approximately 1:37 am (Bangkok time), Thaicom 3 was de-orbited due to failure in its power system, which prevented it from providing further service. This de-orbit had no adverse effect on Thaicom customers, as these had previously been migrated to the iPSTAR-1 and Thaicom 5 spacecraft.
Thaicom 4 (IPSTAR 1) is the fourth satellite to be put into service by Thaicom at orbital position of 120 degrees East and the world's first satellite specifically designed to provide Internet services. Built by Space Systems/Loral and launched on 11 August 2005 from French Guiana, IPSTAR 1 has a life expectancy of 14 years.
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