Thaicom 8 Satellite at 78.5°E

Thaicom 8 is a geostationary communications satellite operated by Thaicom at 78.5°E, launched in 2016. Ground stations within its coverage can use it with a fixed antenna.

78.5°E: Orbital slot
Thaicom: Operator
2016: Launched
Station-kept: Inclination 0.10°

Coverage

Line-of-sight coverage centred on 78.5°E: red line 0° elevation (horizon), orange 10°, dashed blue 30°. Open Thaicom 8 in the live satellite map to set your own site.

Countries in view above 10° elevation

100 countries, by the centre of each country:

AfghanistanAlbaniaAngolaArmeniaAustraliaAzerbaijanBangladeshBelarusBhutanBosnia and HerzegovinaBotswanaBruneiBulgariaBurundiCambodiaCameroonCentral African RepublicChadChinaCongoCroatiaCyprusDR CongoDjiboutiEgyptEquatorial GuineaEritreaEswatiniEthiopiaGabonGeorgiaGreeceHungaryIndiaIndonesiaIranIraqIsraelJapanJordanKazakhstanKenyaKosovoKuwaitKyrgyzstanLaosLatviaLebanonLesothoLibyaLithuaniaMacedoniaMadagascarMalawiMalaysiaMoldovaMongoliaMontenegroMozambiqueMyanmarNamibiaNepalNigerNigeriaNorth KoreaOmanPakistanPalestinePapua New GuineaPhilippinesPolandQatarRomaniaRussiaRwandaSaudi ArabiaSerbiaSlovakiaSomaliaSouth AfricaSouth KoreaSouth SudanSri LankaSudanSyriaTaiwanTajikistanTanzaniaThailandTimor-LesteTurkeyTurkmenistanUgandaUkraineUnited Arab EmiratesUzbekistanVietnamYemenZambiaZimbabwe

Look angles from major cities

City	Azimuth (true)	Elevation	Skew
Lagos	91.6°	6.1°	-83.3°
Nairobi	88.5°	41.8°	+88.0°
Johannesburg	69.9°	27.1°	+57.7°
Dubai	134.6°	50.8°	-40.2°
Mumbai	163.1°	66.8°	-16.0°
Singapore	267.3°	60.4°	+87.0°
Tokyo	252.3°	14.7°	+51.0°
Sydney	279.9°	5.6°	-55.2°

Skew: + is clockwise, looking at the satellite from behind the dish. Use the live map for any other location, plus sun outage dates and a rain fade link budget.