ISC KosmotrasDnepr 1370/13, Dombarovskiy, Russian Federation
Thaichote
Launched
October 1, 2008
Image: DLR
Summary
Thaichote launched on an ISC Kosmotras Dnepr 1 from 370/13, Dombarovskiy, Russian Federation on October 1, 2008. It was ISC Kosmotras's 12th launch, 2nd this year and humanity's 4,936th orbital launch attempt. It was the 12th Dnepr 1 flight and the 2nd this year. The payload was bound for Sun-Synchronous Orbit (SSO). Thaichote, one of 3 catalogued objects, reached a 675 × 700 km orbit inclined 98.8°. 3 objects from this launch are catalogued, one of them a payload.
- Watch
- No webcast on record.
- Vehicle
- Dnepr 1 · ISC Kosmotras
- Booster
- No booster details on record.
- Mission
- Earth Science · Sun-Synchronous Orbit (SSO)
- Milestone
- 12th Dnepr 1 flight · 2nd this yearISC Kosmotras's 12th launch2nd this yearhumanity's 4,936th orbital launch attempt51st orbital launch attempt this year
Flight preview
Orbit: as tracked
Thaichote · NORAD 33396 · 2008-049 · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 3 objects
Show the numbers for orbit elements
- Object
- TBA - TO BE ASSIGNED
- Object ID
- 2008-049A
- Epoch
- 2008-10-01 07:43:43 UTC
- Mean motion
- 14.6404174 rev/day
- Eccentricity
- 0.0018059
- Inclination
- 98.7934°
- Ascending node
- 338.6471°
- Arg. of perigee
- 290.3812°
- Mean anomaly
- 69.5483°
- Element set
- 999
- Rev at epoch
- 1
- B*
- 5.1e-10
Perigee, apogee and period are Kepler figures from the catalogued mean elements, not a propagated state. Published orbit: SSO. Ascent drawn from padside's representative profile.
Catalogued objects
3 catalogued: 1 payload, 1 rocket stage, 1 component; 3 still in orbit
- Thaichote · NORAD 33396 · in orbit
Dnepr 12 Stage 3 · in orbit
Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org
About this launch
Thai Earth observation satellite
Pad

370/13, Dombarovskiy, Russian Federation
1st launch from 370/13, 1st this year · 3rd from Dombarovskiy, Russian Federation
8 launches from this pad · 10 from Dombarovskiy, Russian Federation
under an hour after the previous launch from this pad
All launches from Dombarovskiy, Russian FederationOpen in maps
Questions
When did Thaichote launch?
Thaichote launched on October 1, 2008. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.
Where can I watch Thaichote?
No webcast is on record for this launch.
What rocket launched Thaichote?
Dnepr 1, flown by ISC Kosmotras. Dnepr 1 spec sheet
Where did Thaichote launch from?
370/13, Dombarovskiy, Russian Federation.
What orbit did Thaichote reach?
Thaichote, one of 3 catalogued objects, reached a 675 × 700 km orbit inclined 98.8°.
How many satellites did Thaichote launch?
1 payload from this launch is catalogued, still in orbit (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).
