Thaicom 5 satellite launched, HDTV is on the way

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Thailand: Thaicom 5 satellite successfully launched

(Thai Press Reports Via Thomson Dialog NewsEdge)Section: Corporate News - Shin Satellite's Thaicom 5 satellite is now in orbit, Krungthep Turakij reported.

On 27 May Arianespace launched the Thaicom 5 satellite, along with Mexico's SATMEX, into orbit on an Ariane 5 ECA rocket. The Thaicom 5 satellite is a Spacebus 3000A satellite manufactured by Alcatel Allinia Space of France. It has 14 KU-band channels and 24 C-band channels that will be used primarily for TV broadcasts. It is the first satellite covering Indochina to provide HDTV service.


Thaicom 5 will replace Thaicom 1 and Thaicom 2, which are due to retire in 2008 and 2009.

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