THAICOM 5, 29163
Orbit data source: Space-Track
THAICOM 5, 29163 is a payload satellite owned by Shinawatra (TH) in GEO that was launched on Sat, 27 May 2006 UTC via an ARIANE 5ECA launch vehicle from the French Guiana (FRGUI). Payload-class satellites include a variety of spacecraft equipped with specific instruments for various scientific and technological missions. These include communications satellites like Starlink; space stations such as the ISS; scientific satellites like the Hubble; Earth observation satellites from companies like Planet Labs, Umbra, and HawkEye 360; GPS; miniature CubeSats for education and research; and military/defense satellites.
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Identifier
Orbit
Country
TH / THAIRelated business
Manufacturer
Alcatel Alenia F
Mission
Non-operational Commercial Communications
Bus & Motor
SPACEBUS 3000A, S400
Mass
2,766 kg wet, 1,220 kg dry
Launch date (UTC)
Launch vehicle
Launch site
Object type
Shape & HBR
Box + 2 Pan, 13.1 m
Radar Cross Section
24.732 m², Large (>1 m²)
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TLE from 17 hours ago
0 THAICOM 5
1 29163U 06020B 26264.61527791 .00000076 00000-0 00000-0 0 9990
2 29163 6.2549 71.5133 0006445 143.6295 228.2179 0.99204345 74219Epoch: 2026-09-21T14:46Z
TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2026-09-21T14:46:00.011Z)
Latitude
1.25371°
Longitude
-138.77671°
Altitude
36,106.048 km
Speed
3.062 km/s
True Right ascension
05h 32m 51s
True Declination
1° 15' 09"
Sunlit
Visualization orbit readout
Latitude
Unknown
Longitude
Unknown
Altitude
Unknown
Speed
Unknown
Apparent Right ascension
Unknown
Apparent Declination
Unknown
Sunlit
Visualization observer readout
Local Sidereal Time
00:27:12
Azimuth
Unknown
Elevation
Unknown
Doppler factor
Unknown
Orbital elements
Apogee altitude
36,116.932 km
Perigee altitude
36,062.191 km
Semi-major axis
42,467.699 km
Eccentricity
0.00064
Inclination
6.2549°
RAAN
71.5133°
Arg. of periapsis
143.6295°
True anomaly
228.16286°
Mean anomaly
228.2179°
Eccentric anomaly
228.19038°
Mean motion
0.248 °/min
Orbital period
1,451.6 mins
BSTAR
0
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Other satellites on launch #20 in the year 2006 (2006-05-27 UTC)
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Span | Click to sort rows by Start time (UTC) header in descending order | Start Az. | Max El. time (UTC) | Max El. Az. | Max El. | End time (UTC) | End Az. |
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| 1440 mins | 2026-09-22 07:22:58.629Z | 224.555° SW | 2026-09-22 20:09:58.629Z | 235.944° WSW | 34.858° | 2026-09-23 07:22:58.629Z | 228.356° WSW |
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