Thailand successfully launches earth observation satellite into orbit


Earth observation satellite THEOS-2. - Vietnam News/ANN

BANGKOK (Vietnam News/ANN): Thailand has announced that it had successfully launched the second earth observation satellite, THEOS-2, into orbit from the French Guiana Space Centre earlier this week.

Thai Minister of Higher Education, Science, Research and Innovations Supamas Isarabhakdi said the ground station will conduct a trial run of the satellite system for about three months before it becomes fully operational and starts performing earth observation activities.

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