Thailand plans to launch its first industrial-grade Earth exploration satellite this year, Deputy Government Spokesman Rachada Dhnadirek said on Thursday.

 

The main satellite, THEOS-2, is the product of joint cooperation between 20 Thai satellite engineers, international organisations specialised in space technology and the Geo-Informatics Space Technology Development Agency of Thailand, she said.

 

The THEOS-2 satellite weighs about 425kg and is equipped with a high resolution camera. It was designed to be used to explore the Earth, for public disaster management and security.

 

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Any thoughts on who they can send up in it?

 

9 minutes ago, Thailand said:

Any thoughts on who they can send up in it?

 

The Astro-a-nut-in perhaps?

 

The original appearance of Astronut on Deputy Dawg.

 

 

 

39 minutes ago, snoop1130 said:

It was designed to be used to explore the Earth

Planet Earth is blue and there's nothing I can do 

THEOS 2 to ground contr..................................................

A quick look at the photo and I thought it was one of Prawits borrowed watches.  Time to send this whole government into orbit.

and the  average wage is still "ukall

Exploitation satellite might be closer definition.

Explore what?

1 hour ago, snoop1130 said:

Thailand plans to launch its first (...) Earth exploration satellite this year, Deputy Government Spokesman Rachada Dhnadirek said on Thursday.

Imagine they found out that Thailand is not the centre of the Earth...

I suggest they should use the satellite to spot illegal burning and do something asap about it.

Thanks God, they assure us it´s industrial grade.

 

4 hours ago, snoop1130 said:

It was designed to be used to explore the Earth

Explore earth to discover that there are other countries and signs of life outside of Thailand?!?

We beat the Thai government with there launch by launching a Sky Lantern from Patong Beach 2 hours ago. It lifted off and at T+ 2 minutes was through the clouds and gone from sight...launch was videotaped.

2 hours ago, ezflip said:

Explore earth to discover that there are other countries and signs of life outside of Thailand?!?

Is there a such thing as reckless driving in space? Or do they somehow find patient, careful, responsible pilots for a mission like this? 

 

Somehow Thailand and space don't seem like a comfortable fit. Am I underestimating the science and technology here? 

I just googled about Thailand and rockets. That is what I found 

And they are planning to use F-35 from Amelika to shoot it in Sky!!

12 hours ago, Thailand said:

Any thoughts on who they can send up in it?

 

Big list

1 hour ago, RandiRona said:

And they are planning to use F-35 from Amelika to shoot it in Sky!!

I got a tip to buy rubber stocks as the govt will soon be buying all it can get to build the giant rubber bands to power the rocket.

18 minutes ago, ThaiFelix said:

I got a tip to buy rubber stocks as the govt will soon be buying all it can get to build the giant rubber bands to power the rocket.

They can get all the rubber they need from Pattaya... highly flexible, dotted and transparent. ????

They will add the satellite launch to other notable earlier technological successes such as developing a cure for cancer and developing Asia's first Covid 19 vaccine.

 

 

12 hours ago, 3NUMBAS said:

and the  average wage is still "ukall

It is what it is, about right actually, we’re not in Kansas, but what’s that gotta do with the price of fish? If it were the same as your home country, would you be able to afford it here? How’s about the average Indian wage while poverty reigns supreme and Britain still sends them billions every single year. They have a huge space industry compared with Britain. All irrelevant. 

 

 

Easy to mock the Thais on this one—be able to see other countries etc, I get it, that’s funny. But good luck to em. There’s some brilliant minds here and also a ton of money for good stuff like this… though typically hidden away in army coffers, 

12 hours ago, zzaa09 said:

Exploitation satellite might be closer definition.

Explore what?

Exactly! Enough of this. When will the Moon Mission launch?

Send Ladyboys first, there is gold and precious metals out there…kill two birds with one stone. ????

Trying to disprove the theory that the earth is round?

15 hours ago, snoop1130 said:

The THEOS-2 satellite weighs about 425kg and is equipped with a high resolution camera.

The "High resolution camera" is a refurbished Iphone 12.

15 hours ago, snoop1130 said:

The THEOS-2 satellite weighs about 425kg and is equipped with a high resolution camera. It was designed to be used to explore the Earth, for public disaster management and security

Maybe the floods will stop with better information, or where the forests are burning to cut down on PM2.5

14 hours ago, StayinThailand2much said:

Imagine they found out that Thailand is not the centre of the Earth...

That hasn't been since they stopped believing in a Flat Earth. Decades now.

Yeap, Thailand has to contribute with space junk...

14 hours ago, zzaa09 said:

Exploitation satellite might be closer definition.

Explore what?

Thailand