communications satellites operated from thailand and also the name of thaicom public company limited which is the company that owns and operates the thaicom satellite fleet and other telecommunication businesses in thailand and throughout the asia pacific region . the satellite projects were named thaicom by the king of thailand his majesty the king bhumibol adulyadej as a symbol of the linkage between thailand and modern communications technology . contents 1 history 2 launch history 3 references 4 external links history edit bangkok thailand based shinawatra computer and communications co. ltd. now intouch holdings plc signed a us 100 million contract with hughes space and communications company ltd. in 1991 to build thailand s first communications satellite . this first thaicom satellite thaicom 1 was launched on 18 december 1993 and carried 12 c band transponders covering a region from japan to singapore . thaksin shinawatra sold shin corporation which owns 41 % of thaicom public company limited . the company became a listed company on the stock exchange of thailand on 18 january 1994 and is officially traded under the symbol thcom . since its establishment the company has expanded its business activities to include internet and telephone services and dtv satellite television dish sales . as of 31 december 2011 intouch which is the company s major shareholder holds 41.14 % of the company s shares . thaicom has launched 8 satellites thaicom 1 thaicom 2 and thaicom 3 have all been de orbited whereas thaicom 4 more commonly known as ipstar thaicom 5 thaicom 6 thaicom 7 and thaicom 8 recently launched by spacex is in a supersynchronous orbit are in service . the company has also built satellite ground facilities including its main satellite control facility in nonthaburi thailand and a teleport and dth center in lat lum gao thailand which has been iso9001 2000 certified since 2002 . launch history edit this is a list of thaicom satellites . thaicom satellites satellite manufacturer launch date utc rocket launch site contractor longitude status references thaicom 1 hughes space aircraft 18 december 1993 ariane 4 44l kourou ela 2 arianespace 78.5 east decommissioned thaicom 2 hughes space aircraft 8 october 1994 ariane 4 44l kourou ela 2 arianespace 78.5 east decommissioned thaicom 3 a rospatiale now thales alenia space 16 april 1997 ariane 4 44lp kourou ela 2 arianespace 78.5 east decommissioned deorbited 02 october 2006 thaicom 4 ipstar space systems loral usa 11 august 2005 ariane 5 egs kourou ela 3 arianespace 120 east in service 1 thaicom 5 alcatel alenia space france 27 may 2006 ariane 5 eca kourou ela 3 arianespace 78.5 east in service 2 thaicom 6 orbital sciences corporation 6 january 2014 falcon 9 v1 .1 cape canaveral slc 40 spacex 78.5 east in service 3 thaicom 7 asiasat 6 space systems loral usa 7 september 2014 falcon 9 v1 .1 cape canaveral slc 40 spacex 120 east in service 4 thaicom 8 orbital atk 27 may 2016 falcon 9 ft cape canaveral slc 40 spacex 78.5 east launched references edit thaicom 4 . satellites . thaicom public company limited . retrieved 7 january 2014 . thaicom 5 . satellites . thaicom public company limited . retrieved 7 january 2014 . thaicom 6 . satellites . thaicom public company limited . retrieved 7 january 2014 . thaicom 7 . satellites . thaicom public company limited . retrieved 7 january 2014 . external links edit spaceflight portal thaicom website ipstar website v t e thaicom satellites thaicom 1 thaicom 2 thaicom 3 thaicom 4 thaicom 5 thaicom 6 asiasat 7 thaicom 6a asiasat 6 thaicom 7 thaicom 8 thaicom company retrieved from https en.wikipedia.org w index.php title thaicom & oldid 743908858 categories communications satellitesintouch holdingstelecommunications in thailandfirst artificial satellite of a countrythaicomcommunications satellites of thailand navigation menu personal tools not logged intalkcontributionscreate accountlog in namespaces article talk variants views read edit view history more search navigation main pagecontentsfeatured contentcurrent eventsrandom articledonate to wikipediawikipedia store interaction helpabout wikipediacommunity portalrecent changescontact page tools what links hererelated changesupload filespecial pagespermanent linkpage informationwikidata itemcite this page print export create a bookdownload as pdfprintable version languages deutsch portugu ssuomi edit links this page was last modified on 12 october 2016 at 00 03 . text is available under the creative commons attribution sharealike license ; additional terms may apply . by using this site you agree to the terms of use and privacy policy . wikipedia is a registered trademark of the wikimedia foundation inc. a non profit organization . privacy policy about wikipedia disclaimers contact wikipedia developers cookie statement mobile view