GISTDA
Encyclopedia
The Geo-Informatics and Space Technology Development Agency (Public Organization) or, in brief, GISTDA , is a Thai
space research organisation. It is responsible for remote sensing
and technology development satellites.
It is led by Thailand's Minister of Science and Technology, Wutthipong Chaisaeng, Executive Chairman Vichit Satharanond, and director Thongchai Charuppat.
It has its offices in Bangkok
.
satellite, which was launched by a Dnepr rocket from the Dombarovskiy Cosmodrome in Russia
on 1 October 2008.
Thailand
Thailand , officially the Kingdom of Thailand , formerly known as Siam , is a country located at the centre of the Indochina peninsula and Southeast Asia. It is bordered to the north by Burma and Laos, to the east by Laos and Cambodia, to the south by the Gulf of Thailand and Malaysia, and to the...
space research organisation. It is responsible for remote sensing
Remote sensing
Remote sensing is the acquisition of information about an object or phenomenon, without making physical contact with the object. In modern usage, the term generally refers to the use of aerial sensor technologies to detect and classify objects on Earth by means of propagated signals Remote sensing...
and technology development satellites.
It is led by Thailand's Minister of Science and Technology, Wutthipong Chaisaeng, Executive Chairman Vichit Satharanond, and director Thongchai Charuppat.
It has its offices in Bangkok
Bangkok
Bangkok is the capital and largest urban area city in Thailand. It is known in Thai as Krung Thep Maha Nakhon or simply Krung Thep , meaning "city of angels." The full name of Bangkok is Krung Thep Mahanakhon Amon Rattanakosin Mahintharayutthaya Mahadilok Phop Noppharat Ratchathani Burirom...
.
THEOS
GISTDA owns the THEOSTHEOS (satellite)
THEOS is an Earth observation mission of Thailand, developed at EADS Astrium SAS, Toulouse, France. In July 2004, EADS Astrium SAS signed a contract for delivery of THEOS with GISTDA of Bangkok, Thailand. GISTDA is Thailand's leading national organization in the field of space activities and...
satellite, which was launched by a Dnepr rocket from the Dombarovskiy Cosmodrome in Russia
Russia
Russia or , officially known as both Russia and the Russian Federation , is a country in northern Eurasia. It is a federal semi-presidential republic, comprising 83 federal subjects...
on 1 October 2008.