Comparison of the Thaicom 3 satellite.
Thaicom 3 arrived in European skies in early September 2006. She parked up at 50.5E to allow Thaicom to expand their services into the Middle East. She had formerly been operating at 78.5E
Thaicom 3 sent to junk orbit after a power
failure - she was declared out of operation on 1st October 2006. :-(
The main satellite comparison index
| Satellite: | Thaicom 3 |
| . | . |
| Launch | 16 / 4 / 1997 |
| Launch Location | Kourou |
| Launch Mass (kg) | 1560 |
| Expected Lifetime (years) | 14 |
| Power Consumption (watts) | ? |
| Transponder Capacity at launch | 14
Ku band 25 C-band |
| TWTA Output (watts) | ? |
| Transponder Bandwidth (MHz) | 2 @
54MHz Ku 12 @ 36MHz Ku 25 @ 36MHz C |
| Channels (MHz) | ? |
| Current Location | junk orbit |
| Decommission Date | 1 / 10 / 2006 |
| Manufacturer / Spacecraft type | Aerospatiale Spacebus 3000A |
| Stabilisation type | 3-axis |
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