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THAICOM 2
THAICOM 2 was launched on October 8, 1994 aboard a Ariane 44L from Kourou. Latest status in GCAT: in orbit.
COSPAR 1994-065BNORAD 23314Thailand
Identity
- Name in GCAT
- Thaicom 2
- Common name
- THAICOM 2
- International designator
- 1994-065B
- NORAD catalog number
- 23314
- GCAT identifier
- S23314
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
- October 8, 1994 · 01:07 UTC
- Launch record
- 1994-065Success
- Rocket
- Ariane 44L
- Spaceport
- Kourou · pad ELA2
Orbit and fate
- Orbit class (GCAT)
- GEO/S
- Perigee
- 35,778 km
- Apogee
- 35,795 km
- Inclination
- 0.01°
- Status
- In orbit
- Last known active
- November 2010
- End of operations
- Nov 3, 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
Launched together
Source: GCAT payload, deep-space and lander catalogs, Jonathan C. McDowell (CC BY 4.0); Wikidata Q2408453 (CC0).