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Thaicom 3
Decommissioned Thai geostationary communications satellite. Thaicom 3 was launched on April 16, 1997 aboard a Ariane 44LP from Kourou. Latest status in GCAT: in orbit.
COSPAR 1997-016ANORAD 24768Thailand
Identity
- Name in GCAT
- Thaicom 3
- International designator
- 1997-016A
- NORAD catalog number
- 24768
- GCAT identifier
- S24768
Mission
- Mission type
- Communications
- Use
- Commercial
- Program
- Thaicom
- Owner
- Shinawatra
- Country
- Thailand
- Builder
- Aerospatiale-Cannes
- Platform (bus)
- Spacebus 3000
Launch
- Date
- April 16, 1997 · 23:08 UTC
- Launch record
- 1997-016Success
- Rocket
- Ariane 44LP
- Spaceport
- Kourou · pad ELA2
Orbit and fate
- Orbit class (GCAT)
- GEO/D
- Perigee
- 35,587 km
- Apogee
- 36,116 km
- Inclination
- 0.06°
- Status
- In orbit
- Last known active
- August 2006
- End of operations
- August 2006
Size
- Mass
- 2,650 kg
- Dry mass
- 1,179 kg
- Length
- 7.3 m
- Diameter
- 2.30 m
- Span
- 26.3 m
Launched together
Source: GCAT payload, deep-space and lander catalogs, Jonathan C. McDowell (CC BY 4.0); Wikidata Q2408460 (CC0).