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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

29163, 2006-020B

Orbit

GEO

Country

TH / THAI

Related business

Thaicom Public Company Ltd. (TH)

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)

2006-05-27 (20 years ago)

Launch vehicle

ARIANE 5ECA

Launch site

French Guiana (FRGUI)

Object type

Payload

Rocket body

Debris

Shape & HBR

Box + 2 Pan, 13.1 m

Radar Cross Section

24.732 m², Large (>1 m²)

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Last TLE update: 14 hours ago

TLE from 14 hours ago

0 THAICOM 5
1 29163U 06020B   26084.73055560 -.00000068  00000-0  00000-0 0  9995
2 29163   5.8019  73.7298 0003687 195.1573   9.5022  0.99206603 72425

Epoch: 2026-03-25T17:32Z

TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2026-03-25T17:32:00.003Z)

Latitude

-2.40412°

Longitude

-167.88849°

Altitude

36,072.35 km

Speed

3.065 km/s

True Right ascension

18h 33m 12s

True Declination

-2° 24' 06"

Sunlit

Object was in daylight at epoch

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Latitude

Unknown

Longitude

Unknown

Altitude

Unknown

Speed

Unknown

Apparent Right ascension

Unknown

Apparent Declination

Unknown

Sunlit

N/A

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Local Sidereal Time

13:04:49

Azimuth

Unknown

Elevation

Unknown

Doppler factor

Unknown

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

36,104.578 km

Perigee altitude

36,073.262 km

Semi-major axis

42,467.057 km

Eccentricity

0.00037

Inclination

5.8019°

RAAN

73.7298°

Arg. of periapsis

195.1573°

True anomaly

9.50918°

Mean anomaly

9.5022°

Eccentric anomaly

9.50569°

Mean motion

0.24801 °/min

Orbital period

1,451.57 mins

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THAICOM 5 Visibility forecast

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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.
459 mins	2026-03-26 07:50:11.605Z	257.306° W	2026-03-26 09:49:11.605Z	258.195° W	13.754°	2026-03-26 15:29:11.605Z	254.862° W
50 mins	2026-03-27 07:00:11.605Z	259.1° W	2026-03-27 07:50:11.605Z	259.858° W	10.446°	2026-03-27 07:50:11.605Z	259.858° W

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THAICOM 5, 29163

Orbit data source: Space-Track

Expand to show TLE details & historyLast TLE update: 14 hours ago

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TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2026-03-25T17:32:00.003Z)

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