TMSAT
Spacecraft · Thailand
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Uosat Microbus-class payload built by Surrey Satellite for the Thai Microsatellite Company of Bangkok. Conducted a dual Earth observation and data communications mission.
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1 event
1998 July 10
06:30 GMT - . Launch Site: Baikonur. Launch Complex: Baikonur LC45/1. LV Family: Zenit. Launch Vehicle: Zenit-2.- TMSAT - .
Payload: Thai-Paht. Mass: 50 kg (110 lb). Nation: Thailand.
Agency: FACh.
Manufacturer: Surrey.
Program: TMSAT.
Class: Communications.
Type: Amateur radio communications satellite. Spacecraft: SSTL-70.
USAF Sat Cat: 25396 . COSPAR: 1998-043C. Apogee: 819 km (508 mi). Perigee: 816 km (507 mi). Inclination: 98.80 deg. Period: 101.20 min.
Customer: Thailand (Thai Microsatellite Company and MUT). Thailand's first microsatellite built through a technology transfer programme with Surrey Satellite Technology Ltd. Carried store and forward and Earth observation payloads. Still operational as of 2000. Additional Details: here....