Photo: Bill Ingalls · Public domain (US government)
Mission
Communications · GTO
Thaicom 8 will be launched into a geostationary transfer orbit (GTO) on a Falcon 9 Full Trust for a 30 days testing phase following a in orbit burn of the satellite propulsion system to put the spacecraft into a geosynchronous orbit (GSO)at 78.5 degrees east longitude. Where Thaicom 8 will provide…
What it put in orbit
Passes over you When will it cross your sky, and can you see it?
| Object | Type | Orbit | Globe |
|---|---|---|---|
| THAICOM 8 2016-031A | Payload | 35786 × 35787 km · 0.1° | Globe |
| FALCON 9 R/B 2016-031B | Rocket body | re-entered 2019-01-06 |
COSPAR ID 2016-031. Orbits from the CelesTrak satellite catalogue (perigee × apogee, inclination).