Thaicom 3
| Thaicom 3 | |
|---|---|
| Start date | April 16, 1997 |
| Launcher | Ariane 4 V95 |
| Launch site | ELA-2 , Guyana Space Center |
| Takeoff mass | 2652 kg |
| Mass in orbit | 1560 kg |
| Manufacturer | Aérospatiale / Alcatel Alenia Space |
| model | Spacebus 3000A |
| lifespan | 14 years (planned) |
| Stabilization | Three-axis |
| operator | Thaicom |
| Playback information | |
| Transponder | 25 C-band 14 Ku-band |
| Transponder performance | C-band 42 W Ku-band 97/102 W |
| Bandwidth | C-band 25 x 36 MHz Ku-band 2 x 54 MHz; 12 × 36 MHz |
| EIRP | C-Band Global Beam 35 dBW C-Band Regio Beam 37 dBW Ku-Band Thailand 55 dBW Ku-Band India 51 dBW |
| Others | |
| Electrical power | 5300 W |
| position | |
| First position | 78.5 ° East |
| Actual position | Deorbit on October 2, 2006 |
| List of geostationary satellites | |
Thaicom 3 was a Thai television satellite of the Thaicom series and Shin Satellite Public Company Limited founded in 1991 , a subsidiary of Shin Corporation based in Thailand . The Shin Satellite Public Company Limited is now called Thaicom Public Company Limited .
Thaicom 3 was created in 1997 from Kourou aboard an Ariane-4 - carrier rocket launched into space, his life expectancy was about 14 years old. On October 2, 2006, it was decommissioned after being repositioned to 50.5 ° East due to the high energy loss.
reception
The satellite could be received in Asia , Africa , Australia and Europe .
The transmission took place in the C and Ku bands .
Web links
- Thaicom 3 on Gunter’s Space Page (English)
Individual evidence
- ↑ Thaicom 3. Thaicom Plc., Archived from the original on July 31, 2011 ; accessed on June 29, 2014 (English, profile on the manufacturer's website).