Tuesday, July 4, 2006

Thaicom 5

 2006-020B


Shinawatra Ku/C-band. Alcatel Alenia Space Spacebus 3000A.

Originally Thaicom 4; cancelled; begame Agrani and then cancelled again; and then rebought by Shin Satellite, with the Thaicom 4 name going to iPStar. Launch mass 2766 kg, 1220 kg dry. Size is 3.7 x 3.3 x 2.2m with 26.2m span; station at 78.5E for telecom and TV transmission in the Asia-Pacific region. Will replace Thaicom 3.

Dual payload to GTO 8200 kg; 9172 kg including adaptors. L529 is the first of 30 PA contract launchers from EADS Space Transportation. It uses the 4.6m dia 6.2m high Sylda 5E (300mm extension) and a 13.8m high 5.4m dia medium fairing on a ACY 5400 2m high adapter. SATMEX 6 is on an 1194H adapter on the Sylda. Thaicom 5 is on an 1194V5 adapter on the 3936 cone and the VEB Type C. L529 has two P240 EAP type B boosters and an H175 Vulcain-2-powered EPC stage type C, 30m high 5.4m dia 14.1t dry.


Thaicom 5 
 

DateTimeEventOrbit  

2006 May 27  2109:00 Launch by Ariane 5 L529 
  T+2:20 EAP sep 
  T+3:15 Fairing sep
 2117:56 T+8:56 EPC MECO  -1132 x 158 x 6.6 
 2118:02 T+9:02 EPC sep 
  T+9:06 ESC-A burn 
 2133:51 T+24:51 ESC-A MECO 
 2136 T+27:00 Satmex 6 sep 
 2137 T+28:55 Sylda 5 sep 
 2141 T+32:19 Thaicom 5 sep 
  T+44:24 end of mission 
2006 May 28    252 x 35774 x 7.0 
2006 Jun 3    631.11 256 x 35732 x 7.0 
2006 Jun 3   LAM  1436.99 35355 x 36252 x 0.1  

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