Thaicom Public Company Limited is a Thaisatellite operator and provider of satellite andtelecommunication services since 1991. The company operates a fleet of four satellites coveringAsia,Oceania, andAfrica. Thaicom is a subsidiary ofIntouch Holdings PCL, Thailand's biggest telecommunications conglomerate.
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The company's satellite project was namedThaicom by KingBhumibol.
Thailand-basedShinawatra Computer and Communications Co. Ltd. (later Intouch Holdings PLC) signed a US$100 million contract withHughes Space and Communications Company Ltd. in 1991 to build Thailand's first communications satellite. Thaicom 1 was launched on 18 December 1993, carrying 12C-band transponders and covering an area fromJapan toSingapore.
The company became a listed company on theStock Exchange of Thailand on 18 January 1994, and is officially traded under the symbol THCOM.
Since its establishment, the company has expanded its business activities to include Internet and telephone services, as well asdirect to home (DTH) satellite TV services. As of 31 December 2011, Intouch, which is the company's major shareholder, holds 41.14% of the company's shares.[needs update]
Thaicom operates four satellites. The company also operates satellite ground facilities, including its satellite control center inMueang Nonthaburi District,Nonthaburi Province, Thailand, and a teleport and DTH center inLat Lum Kaeo District,Pathum Thani Province, Thailand.
On 1 January 2022, the company announced a new CEO in Patompob Suwansiri.
In September 2025,Deutsche Bank andStandard Chartered announced that they would grant a $184 million loan to STI for the development of the Thaicom 10.[1]
| Satellite | Manufacturer | Launch Date (UTC) | Rocket | Launch Site | Contractor | Longitude | Status | References |
| Thaicom 1 | Hughes Space Aircraft | 18 December 1993 |  Ariane 4 (44L) |  KourouELA-2 | Arianespace | 78.5° East (now 120° East) | Decommissioned | |
| Thaicom 2 | Hughes Space Aircraft | 8 October 1994 | Ariane 4 (44L) | Kourou ELA-2 | Arianespace | 78.5° East | Decommissioned | |
| Thaicom 3 | Aérospatiale, laterThales Alenia Space | 16 April 1997 | Ariane 4 (44LP) | Kourou ELA-2 | Arianespace | 78.5° East | Decommissioned (Deorbited: 2 October 2006) | |
| Thaicom 4 (IPSTAR) | Space Systems/Loral, USA | 11 August 2005 | Ariane 5 EGS | KourouELA-3 | Arianespace | 119.5° East | In Service | [2] |
| Thaicom 5 | Alcatel Alenia Space, France | 27 May 2006 | Ariane 5 ECA | Kourou ELA-3 | Arianespace | 78.5° East | Decommissioned | [3] |
| Thaicom 6 | Orbital Sciences Corporation | 6 January 2014 |  Falcon 9 v1.1 | Cape CanaveralSLC-40 | SpaceX | 78.5° East | In Service | [4] |
| Thaicom 7 (AsiaSat 6) | Space Systems/Loral, USA | 7 September 2014 | Falcon 9 v1.1 | Cape Canaveral SLC-40 | SpaceX | 120° East | In Service | [5] |
| Thaicom 8 | Orbital ATK | 27 May 2016 | Falcon 9 FT | Cape Canaveral SLC-40 | SpaceX | 78.5° East | In Service | |
| Thaicom 9[6] | Falcon 9 | SpaceX | ||||||
| Thaicom 10[1] |
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| Industry | Television broadcasting |
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| Founded | 2008 |
Area served | Thailand and Cambodia |
| Parent | Thaicom DTV Services Ltd (Thailand) |
| Website | www |
TheDTV Television Network is a major television broadcasting operated by Thaicom.
