Shin Satellite
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THAICOM Public Company Limited, was formerly known as Shin Satellite Plc (SATTEL), is Thailand
's first satellite operator. It is a subsidiary of Shin Corporation
, the biggest telecommunications conglomerate in Thailand. The company obtained a license from Thailand's Ministry of Transport and Communications in 1991 to launch a satellite and operate it, based on a BTO (Build-Transfer-Operate) agreement.
3000A) with a payload capacity of 25 C band
and 14 Ku band
transponders, built by Aérospatiale
, now Thales Alenia Space
. Global beam coverage on Thaicom 3 spanned over four continents and could service users in Asia, Europe, Australia and Africa. The high-powered Ku band transponders, with both spot and steerable beams, were ideally suited to Digital DTH services for Thailand and other countries in the region. It was co-located with Thaicom 2 until a few months before it was de-orbited. On 2 October 2006, at approximately 1:37 am (Bangkok time), Thaicom 3 was de-orbited due to failure in its power system, which prevented it from providing further service. This de-orbit had no adverse effect on Thaicom customers, as these had previously been migrated to the iPSTAR-1 and Thaicom 5 spacecrafts.
(iPSTAR-1) is the fourth satellite to be put into service by Thaicom, and is the world's first satellite specifically designed to provide Internet services. Built by Space Systems/Loral
and launched on 11 August 2005 from French Guiana, iPSTAR-1 has a life expectancy of 14 years.
3000A model built by Alcatel Alenia Space of France, with a footprint covering four continents. The 2.8-tonne Thaicom 5, worth US$100 million, replaced Thaicom 3, which was near the end of its service life at the time of Thaicom 5's launch on 27 May 2006. Thaicom 5 is used for broadcasting, especially Direct-to-Home (DTH) television and High Definition TV, and other telecommunications services.
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Thailand
Thailand , officially the Kingdom of Thailand , formerly known as Siam , is a country located at the centre of the Indochina peninsula and Southeast Asia. It is bordered to the north by Burma and Laos, to the east by Laos and Cambodia, to the south by the Gulf of Thailand and Malaysia, and to the...
's first satellite operator. It is a subsidiary of Shin Corporation
Shin Corporation
Shin Corporation is one of the largest conglomerates in Thailand.- History :It was founded in 1983 as Shinawatra Computer by Thaksin Shinawatra, former Prime Minister of Thailand, and took on its current name in 1999, by using the first four letters of his last name...
, the biggest telecommunications conglomerate in Thailand. The company obtained a license from Thailand's Ministry of Transport and Communications in 1991 to launch a satellite and operate it, based on a BTO (Build-Transfer-Operate) agreement.
Company milestones
- 11 September 1991 - Shinawatra Satellite Co., Ltd. (SATTEL) was granted by Ministry of Transport and Communications (MOTC) a 30-year concession to operate Thailand's first commercial satellite.
- 17 December 1993 - Thaicom 1 successfully launched into orbit
- 18 January 1994 - Shinawatra Satellite Co., Ltd. listed on Stock Exchange of ThailandStock Exchange of ThailandThe Stock Exchange of Thailand is the national stock exchange of Thailand. It is located in Bangkok. As of 31 December 2007, the Stock Exchange of Thailand had 541 listed companies with a combined market capitalization of $280 billion. The indices of the stock exchange are SET Index, SET50 Index...
- 7 October 1994 - Thaicom 2 successfully launched into orbit
- 16 April 1997 - Thaicom 3 successfully launched into orbit
- 2 August 1999 - Shinawatra Satellite changed its name to Shin Satellite Plc.
- 27 September 1999 - Shin Satellite Plc. increased its registered capital from Baht 3,500 million to Baht 5,500 million and paid-up capital from Baht 3,500 million to Baht 4,375 million and also Shin Corporation sold 100% of its investment in Shenington Investments Pte Ltd. to Shin Satellite Plc. in order to restructure the SHIN Group.
- November 2002 - SATTEL signed the facility agreements for the financing of iPSTAR totaling USD 390 million. The agreements consisted of a USD 265 million agreement for loan guarantee facilities with the Export-Import Bank of the United StatesExport-Import Bank of the United StatesThe Export-Import Bank of the United States is the official export credit agency of the United States federal government. It was established in 1934 by an executive order, and made an independent agency in the Executive branch by Congress in 1945, for the purposes of financing and insuring...
(Ex-Im Bank) and Compagnie française d'assurance pour le commerce extérieurCompagnie française d'assurance pour le commerce extérieurThe Compagnie Française d'Assurance pour le Commerce Extérieur was founded in 1946 as the French export credit agency. It was subsequently privatized by the government and continued as a commercial enterprise...
(COFACE), and a USD 125 million syndicated commercial bank facility jointly arranged by CitibankCitibankCitibank, a major international bank, is the consumer banking arm of financial services giant Citigroup. Citibank was founded in 1812 as the City Bank of New York, later First National City Bank of New York...
and BNP ParibasBNP ParibasBNP Paribas S.A. is a global banking group, headquartered in Paris, with its second global headquarters in London. In October 2010 BNP Paribas was ranked by Bloomberg and Forbes as the largest bank and largest company in the world by assets with over $3.1 trillion. It was formed through the merger...
. This financial closure is a significant milestone for the iPSTAR project. - 11 August 2005 - Thaicom 4Thaicom 4Thaicom 4, also known as IPSTAR, is a broadband satellite built by Space Systems/Loral for Thaicom Public Company Limited and was the heaviest commercial satellite launched as of August 2005. It was launched on August 11, 2005 from the European Space Agency's spaceport in French Guiana on board...
or "iPSTAR" was successfully launched into orbit, delayed two hours from its scheduled time due to a technical problem in the final 15 seconds of the initial attempt. - 27 May 2006 - Thaicom 5 successfully launched into orbit
- 10 April 2008 - "Shin Satellite Plc" changed its name to THAICOM Public Company Limited.
- 21 April 2008 - THAICOM Public Company Limited changed its symbol on the Stock Exchange of Thailand (SET) to "THCOM"
Meaning of the name "Thaicom"
Thaicom is the name that His Majesty the King Bhumibol Adulyadej gave to the satellite. This name stands for "Thai Communications".Thaicom 1A
Thaicom 1A is the first satellite of Thailand, launched on 17 December 1993. Built by Hughes Space Aircraft, it is located at 120 degrees East. Life expectancy is 15 years.Thaicom 2
Thaicom 2 is the second satellite of Thailand, launched on 7 October 1994. This satellite is identical to Thaicom 1A, and is located at 78.5 degrees East.Thaicom 3
Launched successfully on 16 April 1997 into orbit, Thaicom 3 was a three-axis stabilized spacecraft (SpacebusSpacebus
Spacebus is a satellite bus produced at the Cannes Mandelieu Space Center in France by Thales Alenia Space. Spacebuses are typically used for geostationary communications satellites, and fifty-two have been launched since development started in the 1980s. Spacebus was originally produced by...
3000A) with a payload capacity of 25 C band
C band
The C band is a name given to certain portions of the electromagnetic spectrum, including wavelengths of microwaves that are used for long-distance radio telecommunications. The IEEE C-band - and its slight variations - contains frequency ranges that are used for many satellite communications...
and 14 Ku band
Ku band
The Kμ band is a portion of the electromagnetic spectrum in the microwave range of frequencies. This symbol refers to —in other words, the band directly below the K-band...
transponders, built by Aérospatiale
Aérospatiale
Aérospatiale was a French aerospace manufacturer that built both civilian and military aircraft, rockets and satellites. It was originally known as Société Nationale Industrielle Aérospatiale...
, now Thales Alenia Space
Thales Alenia Space
Thales Alenia Space is an aerospace company born after the Thales Group bought the participation of Alcatel in the two joint-ventures between Alcatel and Finmeccanica, Alcatel Alenia Space and Telespazio.-History:...
. Global beam coverage on Thaicom 3 spanned over four continents and could service users in Asia, Europe, Australia and Africa. The high-powered Ku band transponders, with both spot and steerable beams, were ideally suited to Digital DTH services for Thailand and other countries in the region. It was co-located with Thaicom 2 until a few months before it was de-orbited. On 2 October 2006, at approximately 1:37 am (Bangkok time), Thaicom 3 was de-orbited due to failure in its power system, which prevented it from providing further service. This de-orbit had no adverse effect on Thaicom customers, as these had previously been migrated to the iPSTAR-1 and Thaicom 5 spacecrafts.
Thaicom 4 (iPSTAR-1)
Thaicom 4Thaicom 4
Thaicom 4, also known as IPSTAR, is a broadband satellite built by Space Systems/Loral for Thaicom Public Company Limited and was the heaviest commercial satellite launched as of August 2005. It was launched on August 11, 2005 from the European Space Agency's spaceport in French Guiana on board...
(iPSTAR-1) is the fourth satellite to be put into service by Thaicom, and is the world's first satellite specifically designed to provide Internet services. Built by Space Systems/Loral
Space Systems/Loral
Space Systems/Loral , of Palo Alto, California, is the wholly owned manufacturing subsidiary of Loral Space & Communications. It was acquired in 1990 for $715 million by Loral Corp. from Ford Motor Company as the Space Systems Division of Ford Aerospace...
and launched on 11 August 2005 from French Guiana, iPSTAR-1 has a life expectancy of 14 years.
Thaicom 5
Thaicom 5 is a SpacebusSpacebus
Spacebus is a satellite bus produced at the Cannes Mandelieu Space Center in France by Thales Alenia Space. Spacebuses are typically used for geostationary communications satellites, and fifty-two have been launched since development started in the 1980s. Spacebus was originally produced by...
3000A model built by Alcatel Alenia Space of France, with a footprint covering four continents. The 2.8-tonne Thaicom 5, worth US$100 million, replaced Thaicom 3, which was near the end of its service life at the time of Thaicom 5's launch on 27 May 2006. Thaicom 5 is used for broadcasting, especially Direct-to-Home (DTH) television and High Definition TV, and other telecommunications services.
CS Loxinfo Public Company Limited
CS Loxinfo is one of the Thailand's Biggest Internet Service Provider. Managing Director of CSL is Mr. Anant Kaewruamvongs.DTV Service Company Limited
DTV Service (DTV), was formerly known as Shin Broadband Internet (SBI) provided services related to the Internet business, such as a website hosting service, server co-location, e-commerce, domain name registration and web development. Due to prior expansion on the business lines, DTV provides satellite TV product and service under its brand recognition name as name, "DTV" with a yellow color dish.CS Satellite Phone Company Limited
CS Satellite Phone (CSP) is a joint venture formed by C.S. Communications (80%), Sahaviriya OA Plc. (12%) and Universal Communications Systems Co., Ltd. (8%). CSP has an exclusive franchise in Thailand to provide Global Mobile Personal Communications via Satellite Services (GMPCS) under the ICO project.Shenington Investments Pte. Ltd.
Shenington Investments Pte Ltd. (Shenington) was incorporated in Singapore to conduct local and overseas telecom investment, and is currently the shareholder of Lao Telecom and Cambodia Shinawatra. SATTEL acquired Shenington for 50 million Baht on September 27, 1999. Shenington also holding consist of these subsidiaries:Cambodia Shinawatra Company Limited
Cambodia Shinawatra (CamShin) operates the telecommunications services in Cambodia under the 35-year license, granted by Ministry of Posts and Telecommunications of Cambodia until March 4, 2028.Lao Telecommunications Company Limited
Lao Telecommunications (LTC) is a joint venture between Shennington and the government of the Lao Peoples Democratic Republic, in which Shenington holds 49 per cent. LTC has a license to operate all types of telecommunications services in Laos.External links=