Name of Satellite, Alternate Names |
Thaicom-4 (Ipstar 1, Measat 5) |
Country of Operator/Owner |
Thailand |
Operator/Owner |
Thaicom Public Company Ltd. |
Users |
Commercial |
Purpose |
Communications |
Class of Orbit |
GEO |
Type of Orbit |
|
Longitude of GEO (degrees) |
119.5 |
Perigee (km) |
35775 |
Apogee (km) |
35798 |
Eccentricity |
0.00027279304496341 |
Inclination (degrees) |
0 |
Period (minutes) |
1436.1 |
Launch Mass (kg.) |
6505 |
Dry Mass (kg.) |
|
Power (watts) |
14000 |
Date of Launch |
11-08-2005 |
Expected Lifetime |
12 yrs. |
Contractor |
Space Systems/Loral |
Country of Contractor |
USA |
Launch Site |
Guiana Space Center |
Launch Vehicle |
Ariane 5G |
COSPAR Number |
2005-028A |
NORAD Number |
28786 |
Comments |
84 Ku-band and 18-Ka band transponders, voice, video and broadband to 14 countries. Deal signed with Measat in 2011 - capacity on Thaicom 4 to be marketed in Malaysia as Measat 5. |