CGWIC signed an MoU with Thaicom covering cooperation areas that include satellite system-related activities; the two sides have pursued cooperative commercial activities including satellite launches and related services.
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CGWIC contracted to build a new Ka-band communications satellite for Thaicom (contract signed 2016); additional MoU on space technology cooperation signed 2019.
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Astranis— customer · supplier3 connectionsTell me more
Astranis was awarded a contract in March 2024 to build and operate the Thaicom-9 MicroGEO satellite (Ka-band over Asia at 119.5°E, with software-defined radio) for Thaicom; scheduled launch in 2025 with possible future expansions.
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Astranis is supplying THAICOM-9 — a next-generation small/medium geostationary satellite with software-defined radio — to Thaicom to strengthen capacity at 119.5°E and provide flexible on-orbit reconfiguration.
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Astranis supplies and builds the Thaicom-9 MicroGEO Ka-band broadband satellite for Thaicom (via subsidiary Space Tech Innovation Limited), announced March 2024 with launch originally targeted for 2025 and later delayed to March 2027 due to component issues.
SpaceX is contracted to launch THAICOM-10 on a Falcon 9 rocket for Thaicom (agreement signed by Thaicom subsidiary Space Tech Innovation Limited), providing dedicated launch services for Thaicom's next-generation SD-HTS spacecraft.
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SpaceX provided launch services for Thaicom-6 on Falcon 9 in January 2014, Thaicom-8 on Falcon 9 in May 2016, and is contracted for Thaicom-10 on Falcon 9.
Airbus Defence and Space is the prime manufacturer/supplier of the THAICOM-10 satellite (a next-generation software-defined high-throughput satellite) for Thaicom, providing the spacecraft hardware and SD-HTS capability.
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Airbus supplies and builds the Thaicom-10 (Flexsat Asia) OneSat software-defined flexible Ku-band GEO satellite for Thaicom, contracted September 2023 with delivery targeted around 2027-2028; Eutelsat-backed project.
Historically, Thaicom announced an order with Orbital Sciences (Orbital) for Thaicom-6 manufacture and had planned a SpaceX launch; Orbital (now integrated into Northrop Grumman's space division) was therefore a past satellite supplier to Thaicom.
Thaicom constructed and expanded a ground station for Globalstar to support Globalstar’s new communication technologies and services; Thaicom supplies ground-station infrastructure and related satellite services to Globalstar (reported Q2/2026).
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Thaicom program partners
AsiaSat— program partner · program partner / satellite operator (co located/shared spacecraft)2 connectionsTell me more
AsiaSat partnered with Thaicom on the AsiaSat 6 / Thaicom 7 satellite project (launched 2014 at 120° East); shared development with Thaicom owning and marketing half the transponders as Thaicom 7.
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AsiaSat operates the AsiaSat 6 / Thaicom 7 shared/paired satellite payload at ~120°E; this is an operational partnership where capacity and orbital resources are co-located/shared between AsiaSat and Thaicom on the AsiaSat 6/Thaicom 7 platform.
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Eutelsat— program partner · strategic partner · 1 more roles3 connectionsTell me more
Eutelsat partnered with Thaicom on the new software-defined high-throughput satellite (Flexsat Asia / Thaicom-10 project) at 119.5° East announced August 2023; also provided an older satellite to Thaicom in 2024 to protect an orbital slot at 50.5° East.
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Thaicom announced partnerships with Eutelsat to leverage capacity and commercial cooperation around Thaicom-9 and THAICOM-10 as part of its strategy to increase revenues and regional service reach.
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Thaicom announced commercial partnership arrangements with Eutelsat to commercially leverage capacity from Thaicom's next-generation satellites (THAICOM-9/THAICOM-10); Thaicom will supply satellite capacity and regional services as part of the partnership.
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Amazon— strategic partner / enabling platformTell me more
Thaicom selected Amazon Leo to bring LEO satellite broadband services to Thailand; Amazon Leo provides low-Earth-orbit satellite network, terminals (Leo Nano/Pro/Ultra) and global LEO infrastructure that enables Thaicom to expand its service portfolio into LEO broadband.
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