Thaicom 8 – Orbital Thaicom 8 User Manual
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Design, integration and test of the Thaicom 8 Satellite
Specifications
Spacecraft
Launch Mass:
<3,200 kg
Solar Arrays:
Two 4-Panel Solar Wings with UTJ cells
Stabilization:
3-axis stabilized, using thrusters and
reaction wheels; zero momentum biased
Propulsion:
Liquid bi-propellant transfer orbit system;
monopropellant (hydrazine) on-orbit system
Batteries:
Li-Ion batteries
Mission Life:
≥15 years
Orbit: 78.5
°
East Longitude
Payload
Ku-band
Repeater:
24 active transponders
Antenna:
Three deployable single offset reflectors,
2.4 m, 2.6 m, and 2.5 m x 2.7 m
Launch
Launch Vehicle:
Falcon 9
Site:
Cape Canaveral, Florida
Date:
2016