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Thaicom 6 [OSC]
Thaicom announced on May 31 it selected satellite builder Orbital Sciences and launch-services provider Space Exploration Technologies (SpaceX) for the construction and launch of a Thaicom 6 telecommunications satellite following approval of the $160 million project by Thaicoms board of directors.
Thaicom 6, a 3,000 kilograms class satellite, will be operated from 78.5° east colocated with Thaicom 5 and will carry 18 active C-band and 8 active Ku-band transponders.
The launch is scheduled for mid-2013 on a Falcon-9 v1.1(ex) rocket.
Thaicom 6's African capacity, 6 C-band transponders each with 72 MHz bandwidth, is being marketized under the AfriCom 1 designation.
| Nation: | Thailand |
|---|---|
| Type / Application: | Communication |
| Operator: | Thaicom |
| Contractors: | Orbital Sciences Corporation (OSC) |
| Equipment: | 24 C-band, 9 Ku-band transponders |
| Configuration: | GeoStar-2.3 Bus |
| Propulsion: | IHI BT-4 |
| Power: | 2 deployable solar arrays, batteries |
| Lifetime: | 15 years |
| Mass: | 3016 kg |
| Orbit: | GEO |
| Satellite | COSPAR | Date | LS | Launch Vehicle | Remarks | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Thaicom 6 (AfriCom 1) | 2014-002A | 06.01.2014 | CC SLC-40 | Falcon-9 v1.1(ex) |
Launch Sites:
- CC = Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, Eastern Test Range, Cape Canaveral, Florida, USA
References:
- Orbital Sciences Corp.: Thaicom 6
Further Thaicom missions:
- Thaicom 1, 2 [HS-376L]
- Thaicom 3, 5 [Spacebus-3000A]
- Thaicom 4 (iPStar 1) [SSL-1300S]
- Thaicom 6 (AfriCom 1) [Star-2]
- Thaicom 6A [SSL-1300]
- Thaicom 7 [SSL-1300]
- Thaicom 8 [Star-2]
- Thaicom 9 (TCStar 1) [DFH-4]
- Thaicom 9 [MicroGEO]
- Thaicom 10 [OneSat]
