Thaicom 6 [OSC]
Official name THAICOM 6
Alternative name Thaicom 6
Cospar ID 2014-002A
Norad ID 39500
Launch date 2014-01-06
Launch site AFETR
Launch vehicle Falcon-9 v1.1(ex)
Country/Organization Thailand
Type application Communication
Operator Thaicom
RCS size LARGE
Decay date ON ORBIT
Period (min) 1436.11
Inclination (deg) 0.05
Perigee (km) 35778
Apogee (km) 35796
Eccentricity 0.000251487970492078
Mean motion (revs. per day) 1.00270870615761
Semi-Major axis (km) 42165.135
Raan (deg) 111.3358
Arg of perigee (deg) 354.079
Shape Box + 2 Pan
Mass (kg) 3016
Height (m) 5
Width (m) 2
Depth (m) 2
Span (m^2) 18
Lifetime 15 years
Contractors Orbital Sciences Corporation (OSC)
Equipment 24 C-band, 9 Ku-band transponders
Propulsion IHI BT-4
Configuration GeoStar-2.3 Bus
Power 2 deployable solar arrays, batteries

Thaicom announced on May 31 it selected satellite builder Orbital Sciences and launch-services provider Space Exploration Technologies (SpaceX) for the construction and launch of a Thaicom 6 telecommunications satellite following approval of the $160 million project by Thaicom?s board of directors.

Thaicom 6, a 3,000 kilograms class satellite, will be operated from 78.5° east colocated with Thaicom 5 and will carry 18 active C-band and 8 active Ku-band transponders.

The launch is scheduled for mid-2013 on a Falcon-9 v1.1(ex) rocket.

Thaicom 6's African capacity, 6 C-band transponders each with 72 MHz bandwidth, is being marketized under the AfriCom 1 designation.

Satellite COSPAR Date LS Launch Vehicle Remarks
THAICOM 6 2014-002A 2014-01-06 AFETR Falcon-9 v1.1(ex)