:: Thaicom 3 ::

THAICOM-3 was a three-axis stabilized spacecraft with a payload capacity of 25 C-Band and 14 Ku-Band transponders. After nine years in operation and relocated to its new position at 50.5 degrees East, THAICOM 3 satellite was deorbited after experiencing power loss to such an extent that it could not provide further service on October 2, 2006.

Specifications

Design	Aerospatiale SpaceBus 3000A, a three-axis stabilized spacecraft
Power System	5,300 Watts
Launch Weight	2652 Kg.
Mass in Orbit	1560 Kg. at the beginning of spacecraft's life, 1160 Kg. at the end
End of Life	9 years (Deorbited on October 2, 2006)
Transponder Capacity	C-Band: global beam = seven transponders, regional beam = 18 transponders (all with 36 MHz) Ku-Band: Thailand beam = 7 transponders (two with 54 MHz and five with 36 MHz), steerable beam = 7 transponders with 36 MHz (4 of which are switchable between the two beams)
Bandwidth	Standard C-Band=500 MHz, extended C-Band = 300 MHz, Ku-Band = 500 MHz
Satellite Location	78.5 degrees East (co-located with THAICOM-2)
Launch Agency	Arianespace of France.
Launch Date	April 16, 1997
Service Date	May 1997

Footprint

[A] C-Band Global Beam
[B] C-Band Regional Beam
[C] Ku-Band Spot Beam [ Thailand ]
[D] Ku-Band Steerable Beam

Countries Under THAICOM-3's Global Beam Footprint

AFRICA	ASIA	OCEANIA	EUROPE
Algeria	Afghanistan	Australia	Albania
Mali	Armenia		Andorra
Angola	Azerbaijan		Austria
Morocco	Bahrain		Belarus
Benin	Bangladesh		Belgium
Mozambique	Bhutan		Bosnia
Botswana	Brunei		Herzegovina
Namibia	Cambodia		Bulgaria
Burkina Faso	China		Croatia
Niger	Georgia		Cyprus
Burundi	Hong Kong		Czech Republic
Nigeria	India		Estonia
Cameroon	Indonesia		Finland
Rwanda	Iran		France
Central African	Iraq		Germany
Somalia Republic	Israel		Greece
Chad	Japan		Hungary
Republic of South Africa	Jordan		Italy
Congo	Kashmir		Latvia
Sudan	Kazakhstan		Lithuania
Cote D'Ivoire	Korea North		Luxembourg
Swaziland	Korea South		Macedonia
Djibouti	Kuwait		Monaco
Tanzania	Kyrgyzstan		Moldova
Egypt	Laos		The
Togo	Lebanon		Netherlands
Ethiopia	Malaysia		Norway
Tunisia	Mongolia		Poland
Gabon	Myanmar		Romania
Uganda	Nepal		Russia
Ghana	Oman		Federation
Zaire	Palestine		Serbia
Equatorial	Papua New Guinea		Slovakia
Guinea	Pakistan		Slovenia
Ivory Coast	Philippines		Spain
Zimbabwe	Qatar		Sweden
Kenya	Saudi Arabia		Switzerland
Lesotho	Singapore		Ukraine
Libya	Sri Lanka
Madagascar	Syria
Malawi	Taiwan
	Tajikistan
	Turkey
	Turkmenistan
	United Arab
	Emirated
	Uzbekistan
	Vietnam
	Yemen