Bangkok--2 Oct--Shin Satellite
Shin Satellite Public Company Limited (“SATTEL”) announces today that its Thaicom 3 Satellite was deorbited on at approximately 01.37 a.m. (Bangkok Time) due to Thaicom 3 Satellite experienced power loss to such an extent that it could not provide further service. The deorbit of the Thaicom 3 Satellite, however, has no adverse effect on the customers as there are no customers on the satellite. After the launch of Thaicom 5 this year, the Company has transferred all Thaicom 3’s customers to Thaicom 5 Satellite; and relocated the Thaicom 3 to 50.5 Degree East to serve its new mission in the Middle East area and South Asia.
The Thaicom 3 satellite is a Spacebus 3000A model built by Alcatel Alenia Space of France and was launched in 1997.
For more information please contact:
Ms. Piyanuch Sujpluem, International Public Relations, Shin Satellite Plc,
41/103 Rattanathibet Rd., Nonthaburi 11000, Thailand.
Tel. (66 2) 591-0736 to 49 Ext. 8494 Fax. (66 2) 591-0724, Mobile: (66 8 1) 807-7822
E-mail: [email protected]