Thaicom selects Orbital, SpaceX for Thaicom 6
Submit on Monday, June 13th, 2011 22:58
Thaicom Plc. has awarded Orbital Sciences Corporation a firm contract for the Thaicom 6 communications satellite. Based on Orbital’s GEOStar-2 satellite platform, Thaicom 6 will be designed, manufactured and tested at Orbital’s satellite manufacturing facility in Dulles, Virginia. The Thaicom 6 satellite is planned to be launched aboard a SpaceX Falcon 9 in mid-2013.
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