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| Abbreviation | GISTDA |
| Formed | 3 November 2000 |
| Type | Space agency |
| Headquarters | Chaeng Watthana Government Complex, Lak Si,Bangkok |
| Motto | Delivering Values From Space |
| Primary spaceport | GISTDA THEOS Control & Receiving Station (Si Racha) |
| Owner | Ministry of Higher Education, Science, Research and Innovation |
| Website | www.gistda.or.th |
TheGeo-Informatics and Space Technology Development Agency (Public Organization) (Thai:สำนักงานพัฒนาเทคโนโลยีอวกาศและภูมิสารสนเทศ,romanized: Samnakngan Phatna Theknoloyi Awakat Lae Phumi Sansonthet) or, in brief,GISTDA (Thai:สทอภ), is a Thaispace agency and space research organisation. It is responsible forremote sensing and technology development satellites.
It has its offices inChaeng Watthana Government Complex,Bangkok.[1][2]
In 1971, Thailand had a satellite natural resource survey project by joining the NASAERTS-1, which is a project of theNational Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) under the operation of the National Research Council of Thailand at that time. Due to the success of the project, the status of the project has changed is the division level name to "Satellite Natural Resources Survey Division" in 1979.[3]
In 2000, theMinistry of Science Technology and Environment has set up a new space technology unit by combining the Satellite Natural Resources Survey Division of Office of the National Research Council and the Department of Coordination and Promotion ofGeographic information system Development Information Center of the Office of the Permanent Secretary for Science Technology and Environment, into the name of Geo-Informatics and Space Technology Development Agency (Public Organization).[4]
GISTDA owns theTHEOS (Thaichote) satellite, which was launched by aDnepr rocket from theDombarovskiy Cosmodrome in Russia on 1 October 2008.[5]
In June 2018, GISTDA selectedAirbus to build theTHEOS-2 satellite, an observation satellite that will replace THEOS satellite.[6] The satellite was launched by theVega rocket fromGuiana Space Centre inFrench Guiana on 9 October 2023.[7][8]
In October 2023, GISTDA made plans to launch an accompanyingsmallsat, THEOS-2A, on aPSLV.
In September 2023, GISTDA announced their intention to build the thirdTHEOS-3 satellite, an observation micro satellite in aSun-synchronous orbit. Its design is based on the THEOS-2A satellite.[9][10]
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