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NORAD ID: 29163
Int'l Code: 2006-020B
Perigee: 35,776.2 km
Apogee: 35,811.8 km
Inclination: 0.0 °
Period: 1,436.1 minutes
Semi major axis: 42164 km
Launch date: May 27, 2006
Source: Thailand (THAI)
Comments: Thaicom 5 is a Thai geostationary communications satellite. The 2.8 tonne (with fuel) triaxially-stabilized craft will provide television and internet services to the Asia-Pacific region through its 25 C-band and 14 Ku-band transponders after parking over 78.5? E longitude. It will replace the aging Thaicom 1 and Thaicom 2 satellites that were launched in 1993 and 1994.
Two Line Element Set (TLE):
1 29163U 06020B 13142.86212347 -.00000120 00000-0 00000+0 0 4115
2 29163 000.0405 289.5897 0004222 177.3688 162.5695 01.00270955 25662
Source: AFSPC
NASA's NSSDC Master Catalog entry for THAICOM 5
