| Mission type | Communication |
|---|---|
| Operator | Thaicom |
| COSPAR ID | 2006-020B |
| SATCAT no. | 29163 |
| Mission duration | 12 years (planned) |
| Spacecraft properties | |
| Bus | Spacebus 3000A |
| Manufacturer | Alcatel Alenia Space |
| Launch mass | 2,800 kilograms (6,200 lb) |
| Start of mission | |
| Launch date | 27 May 2006, 21:09 UTC |
| Rocket | Ariane 5ECA |
| Launch site | Kourou ELA-3 |
| Contractor | Arianespace |
| End of mission | |
| Disposal | Decommissioned |
| Deactivated | 26 February 2020, 09:52 UTC[1] |
| Orbital parameters | |
| Reference system | Geocentric |
| Regime | Geostationary now graveyard orbit |
| Longitude | 78.5° East |
| Perigee altitude | 35,777 kilometres (22,231 mi) |
| Apogee altitude | 35,796 kilometres (22,243 mi) |
| Inclination | 0 degrees |
| Period | 24 hours |
| Epoch | 27 May 2006, 17:09:00 UTC[2] |
| Transponders | |
| Band | 25 C band 14 Ku band |
Thaicom 5 was a geostationary communications satellite operated by Thaicom. It was used to provide communications services to Asia, Africa, Middle East, Americas, Europe and Australia.[3]
- ^ "Thaicom 5 Satellite Ends Service". Thaicom. 27 February 2020. Retrieved 17 March 2021.
- ^ "NASA - NSSDCA - Spacecraft - Trajectory Details". nssdc.gsfc.nasa.gov. Retrieved 2 May 2018.
- ^ "THAICOM 5". Satellites. Thaicom Public Company Limited. Archived from the original on 21 May 2013. Retrieved 9 April 2013.