NSSDCA/COSPAR ID: 2008-049A
THEOS (Thailand Earth Observation System) is Thailand's remote sensing craft that was launched by a Russian Dnepr rocket from the Yasney space base in southern Russia at 06:37 UT on 01 October 2008. (It was delayed by many months due to a dispute with Kazakhstan which was unwilling to allow Dnepr rocket launches from Baikonur.) The 750 kg satellite carries a panchromatic imager with a resolution of 2 m and a multispectral (four bands in 450-900 nm range) imager with a resolution of 15 m to monitor the topography and vegetation.
Launch Date: 2008-10-01
Launch Vehicle: Dnepr
Launch Site: Yasni, Russia
Mass: 750 kg
Questions and comments about this spacecraft can be directed to: Coordinated Request and User Support Office