[Via Satellite 05-08-2015] Thaicom<\/b> has awarded Kratos Defense and Security Solutions <\/b>with two contracts for ground systems to support the upcoming Thaicom 8 satellite.<\/p>\n
The first contract is for a Satellite Control Center. Kratos Integral Systems International <\/b>(ISI) will provide the satellite control system based on the company\u2019s Epoch command and control and Oasys flight dynamics solutions. The Epoch Integrated Product Suite (IPS) is an all-in-one satellite fleet management system with the ability to simultaneously control multiple satellites from different manufacturers from a single consolidated system.<\/p>\n
Kratos ISI\u2019s U.K team will provide the Tracking, Telemetry and Command (TT&C) earth station, which will include an 11 meter C-band turning head antenna with a monopulse tracking system and fully redundant RF system. Procured through the second contract, the system will support both nominal on-station and emergency TT&C operations with a frequency-agile RF system and continuous wide-angle steering, combined with pointing and tracking from its precision drives system.<\/p>\n
Built by Orbital ATK <\/b>on the GeoStar 2 platform, the Thaicom 8 satellite will carry 24 Ku-band transponders to serve customers in Thailand, South Asia and Africa. The satellite is schedule to launch in the first half of 2016 aboard a SpaceX<\/b> Falcon 9 rocket.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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