Thaicom 8
| Mission type | Communication |
|---|---|
| Operator | Thaicom |
| Spacecraft properties | |
| Bus | GEOStar-2 |
| Manufacturer | Orbital ATK |
| Start of mission | |
| Launch date | May 27, 2016 UTC |
| Rocket | Falcon 9 Full Thrust |
| Launch site | Cape Canaveral SLC-40 |
| Contractor | SpaceX |
| Orbital parameters | |
| Reference system | Geocentric |
| Regime | Geostationary |
THAICOM 8 is a Thai satellite of the Thaicom series, operated by Thaicom Public Company Limited, a subsidiary of INTOUCH headquartered in Bangkok, Thailand.
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. It is equipped with 24 active Ku-band transponders.
The Falcon 9 first stage used to launch THAICOM 8 successfully landed on an autonomous barge. The first stage was later converted into a Falcon 9 Heavy side booster, which performed a static fire test in calender-week 20 of 2017.
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