Orbital ATK Delivers THAICOM 8 Commercial Communications Satellite to Launch Site
April 29 2016 - 12:00PM
Business Wire
Satellite Based on Company’s GEOStar-2™
Platform Scheduled for May Launch from Cape Canaveral,
Florida
New Spacecraft to Strengthen Thaicom’s
Growing Presence in Commercial Satellite Industry
Orbital ATK, Inc. (NYSE: OA), a global leader in aerospace and
defense technologies, today announced that the THAICOM 8 satellite
has arrived at its launch site in Cape Canaveral, Florida. THAICOM
8 is the second satellite Orbital ATK has built for Thaicom PLC and
is based on the company’s flight-proven GEOStar-2TM platform. The
satellite arrived at the launch site after it was shipped on
Wednesday, April 27 from the company’s manufacturing facility in
Dulles, Virginia. THAICOM 8 is set to launch in late May aboard a
SpaceX Falcon 9 vehicle. The satellite will support Thailand’s
growing broadcast industry and will provide broadcast and data
services to customers in South Asia, Southeast Asia and Africa.
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The THAICOM 8 commercial communications
satellite was shipped to the Cape Canaveral, Florida launch site
from Orbital ATK’s satellite manufacturing facility in Dulles,
Virginia. (Photo: Business Wire)
“We built and delivered this high-quality communications
satellite for Thaicom PLC two months ahead of schedule,
demonstrating our ability to manufacture reliable, affordable and
innovative products that exceed expectations for our customer,”
said Amer Khouri, Vice President of the Commercial Satellite
Business at Orbital ATK. “As one of Asia’s leading satellite
operators, we are grateful for Thaicom’s continued confidence and
look forward to more successful partnerships in the future.”
Commissioned in 2014, THAICOM 8 was ordered shortly after the
company-built THAICOM 6 satellite was launched into orbit in
January 2014. The design, manufacturing, integration and testing of
THAICOM 8 took place at Orbital ATK’s state-of-the-art satellite
manufacturing facility in Dulles, Virginia.
A Ku-band satellite, THAICOM 8’s payload includes 24 active
transponders that will deliver broadcast and data services. The
Falcon 9 rocket will deliver the satellite into its targeted
geosynchronous transfer orbit where it will enter a 30-day testing
phase. Following in-orbit activation and after reaching its final
orbital slot, Orbital ATK will then turn over control of the
satellite to Thaicom to begin normal operations. THAICOM 8’s
orbital location will be positioned at 78.5 degrees east longitude
and the satellite is designed to operate for more than 15
years.
The THAICOM 8 satellite is the 36th GEOStar spacecraft launched
for customers around the world. Orbital ATK is currently producing
several commercial satellites that will be delivered and launched
for customers over the next several years, including the Al Yah 3,
HYLAS 4 and SES-16/GovSat spacecraft. The company has also begun
work on the new Mission Extension Vehicle-1 (MEV-1) for the
company’s recently announced commercial satellite servicing
agreement with Intelsat, S.A.
About Orbital ATK
Orbital ATK is a global leader in aerospace and defense
technologies. The company designs, builds and delivers space,
defense and aviation systems for customers around the world, both
as a prime contractor and merchant supplier. Its main products
include launch vehicles and related propulsion systems; missile
products, subsystems and defense electronics; precision weapons,
armament systems and ammunition; satellites and associated space
components and services; and advanced aerospace structures.
Headquartered in Dulles, Virginia, Orbital ATK employs
approximately 12,000 people in 18 states across the U.S. and in
several international locations. For more information, visit
www.orbitalatk.com.
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