Homemade satellites due by 2026

Space tech a growing field, Thai team says

Thailand aims to build its own Earth observation satellite in the next four years, says the Geo-Informatics and Space Technology Development Agency (Gistda).

The ambitious goal was announced after the recent delivery of the Thailand Earth Observation Satellite (THEOS)-2A, which a team of domestic engineers helped to design and develop along with UK-based Surrey Satellite Technology. The satellite will be tested at Gistda’s facility in Chon Buri for six months before it is sent into orbit next year.

“Based on the facilities and knowledge that we have, we have the capacity to produce a small satellite which can be used for commercial purposes in the future,” said Likhit Waranon, Gistda’s project manager of THEOS-2A.

“Our goal is to develop the first satellite made in Thailand by a Thai team,…