Launch Success
Liftoff Time (GMT)
08:20:00
Thursday August 11, 2005
Maiden flight of Ariane 5GS. Flight V166.
THAICOM 4, also known as IPSTAR 1, is a high throughput satellite built by Space Systems/Loral (SS/L) for Thaicom Public Company Limited. IPSTAR 1 is the world’s first High Throughput Satellite, capable of providing service to up to two million broadband users or nearly 30 million mobile phone subscribers in the Asia Pacific region.
Geostationary Transfer Orbit
1 Payload
6,486 kilograms
22nd
Mission
2nd
Mission of 2005
154th
Mission
2nd
Mission of 2005
31st
Orbital launch attempt