{"id":691785,"date":"2026-01-12T20:25:10","date_gmt":"2026-01-12T20:25:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/691785\/"},"modified":"2026-01-12T20:25:10","modified_gmt":"2026-01-12T20:25:10","slug":"bangkok-post-launch-of-thai-made-satellite-goes-awry","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/691785\/","title":{"rendered":"Bangkok Post &#8211; Launch of Thai-made satellite goes awry"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>PUBLISHED : 12 Jan 2026 at 20:10<\/p>\n<p>                    <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/static.bangkokpost.com\/v3\/assets\/images\/icon\/icon-text_size.svg\" width=\"28\" height=\"28\" alt=\"\"\/><\/p>\n<ul class=\"boxtextsize\">\n<li><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/static.bangkokpost.com\/v3\/assets\/images\/icon\/icon-text_size.svg\" alt=\"\"\/> \u00a0 Small<\/li>\n<li><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/static.bangkokpost.com\/v3\/assets\/images\/icon\/icon-text_size.svg\" alt=\"\"\/> \u00a0 Medium<\/li>\n<li><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/static.bangkokpost.com\/v3\/assets\/images\/icon\/icon-text_size.svg\" alt=\"\"\/> \u00a0 Large<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>                        <img src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/c1_3174010_800.jpg\"   alt=\"THEOS\u20112A satellite launches on Monday but would fail to reach orbit as anomalies disrupted the rocket\u2019s rotation, diverting its flight path.\u2009GISTDA\" class=\"img-fluid\" loading=\"eager\" fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\"\/><\/p>\n<p>                          THEOS\u20112A satellite launches on Monday but would fail to reach orbit as anomalies disrupted the rocket\u2019s rotation, diverting its flight path.\u2009GISTDA                        <\/p>\n<p>The Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) has confirmed an anomaly during the launch sequence of a rocket carrying Thailand\u2019s high-resolution Earth observation satellite THEOS-2A, resulted in the spacecraft not reaching its intended orbit.<\/p>\n<p>The first Thai-built Earth observation satellite \u2014 THEOS-2A \u2014 was scheduled to lift off at 11.48am Thailand time on Monday from the Satish Dhawan\u00a0Space Centre in Sriharikota, Andhra Pradesh.<\/p>\n<p>However, the Geo-Informatics and Space Technology Development Agency (Gistda) later confirmed that THEOS-2A failed to reach its planned orbit.<\/p>\n<p>Gistda, citing a statement from ISRO president V Narayanan, said the Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle (PSLV) had four stages \u2014 two using solid fuel and two using liquid fuel.<\/p>\n<p>The launch proceeded smoothly until the end of the third stage, when a fault was detected that caused a slight abnormality in the rocket\u2019s roll rate.<\/p>\n<p>The rocket\u2019s flight path subsequently deviated from its planned alignment, Mr Narayanan said.<\/p>\n<p>A live broadcast of the launch was aired on Gistda\u2019s Facebook page but went off air after a few minutes before resuming with Mr Narayanan explaining that an anomaly had been detected during the third stage.<\/p>\n<p>Gistda said such irregularities can occur and that its engineering team is working closely with ISRO to analyse the flight data.<\/p>\n<p>According to the engineering team, the worst-case scenario is that the satellite failed to reach orbit and fell back to Earth.<\/p>\n<p>Another possibility is that it reached orbit but not the designated position required for full operation.<\/p>\n<p>The 100-kilogramme THEOS-2A was developed by a team of 20 Thai space engineers, covering both design and manufacturing.<\/p>\n<p>It is the first Thai satellite to be built using industrial-grade materials and forms part of the government\u2019s space economy policy aimed at encouraging domestic companies to develop and invest in space technology and materials.<\/p>\n<p>Gistda said THEOS-2A was intended to serve as an \u201ceye in space\u201d, providing more precise data to support policymaking in disaster response, natural resource management, smart farming, urban planning and environmental protection.<\/p>\n<p>It was also to lay the technological foundation for the future THEOS-3 satellite.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"PUBLISHED : 12 Jan 2026 at 20:10 \u00a0 Small \u00a0 Medium \u00a0 Large THEOS\u20112A satellite launches on 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