Thaicom 6
THAICOM 6 (Thai: ไทยคม 6) is a Thai satellite of the Thaicom series, operated by Thaicom Public Company Limited, a subsidiary of INTOUCH headquartered in Bangkok, Thailand. THAICOM 6 is colocated with Thaicom 5 at 78.5 degrees East, in geostationary orbit. The total cost for the satellite is US$160 million.
Mission logo of THAICOM 6 | |
| Mission type | Communication |
|---|---|
| Operator | Thaicom |
| COSPAR ID | 2014-002A |
| SATCAT no. | 39500 |
| Mission duration | 15 years |
| Spacecraft properties | |
| Bus | GEOStar-2 |
| Manufacturer | Orbital Sciences Corporation |
| Launch mass | 3,325 kg (7,330 lb) |
| Power | 3.7 kW (5.0 hp) |
| Start of mission | |
| Launch date | January 6, 2014, 22:06 UTC |
| Rocket | Falcon 9 v1.1 |
| Launch site | Cape Canaveral SLC-40 |
| Contractor | SpaceX |
| Orbital parameters | |
| Reference system | Geocentric |
| Regime | Geostationary |
| Longitude | 78.5° East |
| Perigee altitude | 35,789 kilometres (22,238 mi) |
| Apogee altitude | 35,795 kilometres (22,242 mi) |
| Inclination | 0.07 degrees |
| Period | 1436.07 minutes |
| Epoch | 25 January 2015, 02:13:56 UTC |
| Transponders | |
| Band | 18 C band 8 Ku band |
| Frequency | 72, 36 MHz C band 54, 36 MHz Ku band |
| Coverage area | Southeast Asia, Africa & Americas |
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