THAICOM-7
Successfully
Launched
7 September 2014
Thaicom Public
Company Limited’s
THAICOM-7 satellite
was successfully
launched into orbit
at 01:00 local time
(05:00 UTC) today by
a Falcon 9 rocket of
Space Exploration
Technologies
Corporation (SPACE
X) from Cape
Canaveral, Florida,
USA.
THAICOM-7 will
expand the company’s
broadcasting service
platform from its
orbital position at
120° East and will
provide a full range
of media and data
services tailored to
the communication
needs of the
entertainment
industry and telecom
operators across
Asia and
Australasia.
Mrs.
Suphajee Suthumpun,
Chairman of the
Executive Committee
and CEO, Thaicom PLC,
said: “The launch of
THAICOM-7 is a great
success. I would
like to thank our
partners and team
for a job well done.
Our new bird will
help fulfill the
increasing demand in
satellite capacity
in Thailand and in
the Asia Pacific
region. THAICOM-7
will help strengthen
the company’s
servicing capacity,
as well as allow it
to expand into new
markets overseas.”
THAICOM-7 is the
cooperation project
between Thaicom and
Asia Satellite
Telecommunications
Co., Ltd, built by
Space Systems/Loral,
U.S.A. The
satellite’s wide
area beam coverage
will allow clients
to cross-connect to
other regions.
“Satellites
THAICOM-5 and
THAICOM-6 which
serve Thailand are
now at full
capacity; the launch
of THAICOM-7 will
provide additional
satellite capacity
to serve Thailand’s
fast growing
broadcasting
industry,” added
Mrs.
Suphajee. “Thaicom
is committed to
developing and
delivering premium
satellite services
and innovative
solutions on an
end-to-end basis.”
Transponder capacity
on THAICOM-7 has
been fully booked at
the time of launch,
made up of
approximately 50
percent pre-launch
sales, with the
remainder in the
final contract
stages.
