Thaicom 6 is a geostationary communications satellite owned by Thai satellite operator . The satellite is designed to provide telecommunications services to countries in Southeast Asia and Africa. Part of the satellite power covering the countries of Africa is presented under the brand name Africom 1.
| Thaicom 6 | |
|---|---|
| Manufacturer |  Orbital Sciences Corporation |
| Operator |  |
| Tasks | communication satellite |
| Satellite | Of the earth |
| Launch pad | SLC-40 , Canaveral |
| Launch vehicle | Falcon 9 v1.1 |
| Launch | January 6, 2014 , 22:06 UTC |
| Flight duration | 5 years 7 months 29 days |
| NSSDC ID | 2014-002A |
| SCN | 39500 |
| Specifications | |
| Platform | GEO STAR-2.3 |
| Weight | 3325 kg (at startup) |
| Power | 3,700 watts |
| Power supplies | solar panels 2 x Li-ion batteries |
| Mover | IHI BT-4 |
| The term of active existence | 15 years |
| Elements of the orbit | |
| Orbit type | Geostationary orbit |
| Standing point | 78.5 ° East |
| Mood | 0.08 ° |
| Circulation period | 1436 minutes |
| Apocenter | 35 795 km |
| Pericenter | 35,792 km |
| Target equipment | |
| Transponders | 12 x C-band 36 MHz 2 x K u 54 MHz 6 x K u 36 MHz 6 x C-band 72 MHz |
| Coverage area | Southeast Asia , Africa |
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| Project site | |
 External video files | |
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|  Mission Overview |
| Thaicom 6 satellite launch |
It is located at an orbital position of 78.5 ° east longitude in the vicinity of the satellite [1] .
Launched on January 6, 2014, the Falcon 9 v1.1 launch vehicle .
Apparatus
Built on the basis of the space platform GEO STAR-2.3 by Orbital Sciences Corporation . Power supply is provided by two wings of solar batteries and lithium-ion batteries. Satellite power - 3.7 kW . Orbital maneuvering is carried out using hydrazine small thrust engines. The exit to the standing point is carried out using the BT-4 engine of the Japanese company IHI Aerospace, with a thrust of 450 N , operating on a mixture of monomethylhydrazine and diazot tetraoxide . The device has 2 folding reflectors with dimensions of 2.5 x 2.7 meters and 2.3 meters, as well as a fixed 1.4-meter reflector. The expected service life is 15 years. The launch mass of the satellite is 3325 kg [2] [3] .
Transponders
The satellite has 12 active 36- MHz C-band transponders and 8 Ku-band transponders (two 54 MHz and six 36 MHz).
Six more active C-band transponders with a capacity of 72 MHz were recorded under the Africom 1 delirium [1] .
Coverage
The Thaicom 6 satellite will provide telecommunication services to consumers in Southeast Asia and Africa (including Madagascar ) [1] . The main objective of the satellite will be the provision of direct satellite broadcasting (Direct-to-Home) for Thailand [3] .
Launch
Second launch of a commercial satellite into geo-transition orbit for SpaceX .
The launch of the Thaicom 6 satellite took place at 22:06 UTC on January 6, 2014 with the Falcon 9 v1.1 launch vehicle from the SLC-40 launch complex at Cape Canaveral . 9 minutes after launch, the second stage entered the intermediate orbit of 193 x 497 km, 27.7 °. After 18 minutes of the free-flight phase, the second-stage engine was restarted and the satellite was launched into a supersynchronous geo-transition orbit with parameters close to the target orbit 295 x 90 000 km, 22.5 ° [4] [5] [6] .
Gallery
Notes
- ↑ 1 2 3 THAICOM 6 (AFRICOM 1) (English) (inaccessible link) . thaicom.net. Date of treatment January 24, 2016. Archived March 5, 2014.
- ↑ Thaicom 6 Fact Sheet (inaccessible link) . orbitalatk.com. Archived March 13, 2016.
- ↑ 1 2 Thaicom 6 . spaceflight101.com.
- ↑ SpaceX Successfully Launches THAICOM 6 Satellite to Geostationary Transfer Orbit . spacex.com (January 6, 2014).
- ↑ SpaceX Falcon 9 v1.1 - Thaicom 6 Launch Updates (inaccessible link) . spaceflight101.com. Date of treatment January 24, 2016. Archived January 30, 2016.
- ↑ SpaceX Falcon 9 v1.1 launches Thaicom-6 at first attempt . nasaspaceflight.com (January 6, 2014).
Links
- THAICOM 6 Mission Press Kit - Mission press review.