THEOS

Launch data: Designation  08049A Launch date  01 Oct 2008 - 06:37 UT Launch site  Yasniy (Dombarovskiy) Launch vehicle  Dnepr-1 Mission  Imaging Sun-synchronous Earth orbit on: Perigee / Apogee  672 x 692 km Eccentricity   Inclination  98.4 deg Period   min

Spacecraft data:

Mission details:

• Kosmotras launched a Dnepr vehicle from the Yasniy (Dombarovskiy) missile base on Oct 1, placing the THEOS satellite in sun-synchronous orbit. THEOS is owned by the Geo-Informatics and Space Technology Development Agency (GISTDA, Bangkok) of the Thai Ministry of Science and Technology. THEOS was built by EADS Astrium, using the same bus as Rocsat-2.
• THEOS is in a 672 x 692 km x 98.4 deg orbit; the plume shield is 645 x 688 km x 98.8 deg, and the third stage is in a 675 x 1172 km x 98.8 deg orbit.