THAICOM 8

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THAICOM 8 is classified as:

Geostationary
TV

NORAD ID: 41552

Int'l Code: 2016-031A

Perigee: 35,780.4 km

Apogee: 35,808.0 km

Inclination: 0.1 °

Period: 1,436.1 minutes

Semi major axis: 42165 km

RCS: Unknown

Launch date: May 27, 2016
Source: Thailand (THAI)
Launch site: AIR FORCE EASTERN TEST RANGE (AFETR)

THAICOM 8 is a Thai television relay satellite, to be co-located in a geostationary orbital slot at 78.5 degrees East with the Thaicom 5 and Thaicom 6 satellites, adding capacity for the company's television broadcast portfolio, which currently totals more than 700 channels of programming.

1 41552U 16031A   25346.93396897 -.00000108  00000-0  00000-0 0  9992
2 41552   0.0757  43.1240 0003275 248.8162 204.6604  1.00270160 34859

Source of the keplerian elements: AFSPC