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THAICOM 1A

Thai communications satellite (1993). THAICOM 1A was launched on December 18, 1993 aboard a Ariane 44L from Kourou. Latest status in GCAT: in orbit.

COSPAR 1993-078BNORAD 22931Thailand

Identity

Name in GCAT
Thaicom 1
Common name
THAICOM 1A
International designator
1993-078B
NORAD catalog number
22931
GCAT identifier
S22931

Mission

Mission type
Communications
Use
Commercial
Program
Thaicom
Owner
Shinawatra
Country
Thailand
Builder
Hughes Space and Comms. Co (Hughes Satellite Systems)
Platform (bus)
HS-376L

Launch

Date
December 18, 1993 · 01:27 UTC
Launch record
1993-078Success
Spaceport
Kourou · pad ELA2

Orbit and fate

Orbit class (GCAT)
GEO/S
Perigee
35,763 km
Apogee
35,810 km
Inclination
0.07°
Status
In orbit
Last known active
Jan 10, 2010
End of operations
Jan 30, 2010

Size

Mass
596 kg
Dry mass
402 kg
Total mass with attached objects
1,080 kg
Length
6.7 m
Diameter
2.20 m
Span
6.7 m

Source: GCAT payload, deep-space and lander catalogs, Jonathan C. McDowell (CC BY 4.0); Wikidata Q2408456 (CC0).