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SSC is supporting the launch of Thailand\u2019s high-resolution Earth Observation optical satellite THEOS-2, which was successfully launched from Kourou, French Guiana, on October 9th. The mission is designed to deliver ground-breaking imagery with a 0.50-meter ground resolution. <\/p>\n
\u201cSSC is proud to provide critical LEOP support connectivity services to another Airbus-built satellite mission and to provide routine TT&C support to the Kingdom of Thailand\u2019s national space agency GISTDA.<\/strong> We have long-term relationships working with both customers, and we are honored to have been selected as their key commercial ground station service provider on this important mission,\u201d says Nick Priborsky<\/strong>, President of SSC Connect ground station services.<\/p>\n THEOS-2 (Thailand Earth Observation System-2) satellite serves as a complement to its predecessor THEOS-1, which was launched in 2008 and will be approaching the end of its operational life in the next few years. The satellite is built by Airbus Defence and Space<\/strong> for a nominal service life of at least 10 years and aims to provide the Kingdom of Thailand with an autonomous capability to acquire high-resolution images from around the world.<\/p>\n With the support of SSC, this mission is set to mark a significant milestone for Thailand\u2019s national geo-information system. The launch of Thailand\u2019s THEOS-2 satellite is a major step forward in the country\u2019s space technology and geoinformatics development. The satellite\u2019s high-resolution imaging will benefit applications like urban planning, environmental monitoring, agriculture, and disaster management, enhancing Thailand\u2019s capabilities in these crucial areas.<\/p>\n SSC will also continue to provide vital support after the LEOP to the THEOS-2 Control Center at <\/strong>GISTDA (Geo-Informatics & Space Technology Development Agency)<\/strong> in Si Racha, Thailand for its routine operations with full backup and emergency TT&C services.<\/p>\n \u201cGISTDA and SSC have been working together since the launch of THEOS-1 in 2008. SSC has played a crucial role in not only providing timely S-band communication service for THEOS satellite recovery but also in helping maintain the continuity of satellite data service at GIDSTA\u2019s S-band antenna. SSC also provides flexibility in all aspects to GISTDA, such as full support and commitment from the technical team,\u201d says Mr Chakapanth Priyanupanth<\/strong>, Head of Satellite and Ground System Division, GISTDA.<\/p>\n The THEOS-2 satellite will fly at an altitude of 621km in a sun-synchronous orbit and will weigh about 425kg at launch.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" SSC is supporting the launch of Thailand\u2019s high-resolution Earth Observation optical satellite THEOS-2, which was successfully launched from Kourou, French Guiana, on October 9th. The mission is designed to deliver ground-breaking imagery with a 0.50-meter ground resolution. \u201cSSC is proud to provide critical LEOP support connectivity services to another Airbus-built satellite mission and to provide […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"inline_featured_image":false,"footnotes":"","_links_to":"","_links_to_target":""},"categories":[2],"tags":[26,25,20],"class_list":["post-8094","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-news","tag-ground","tag-launch","tag-satellite"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/starpath.global\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/8094"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/starpath.global\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/starpath.global\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/starpath.global\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/starpath.global\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=8094"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/starpath.global\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/8094\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/starpath.global\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=8094"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/starpath.global\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=8094"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/starpath.global\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=8094"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}