The Geo-Informatics and Space Technology Development Agency (Public Organization) (Template:Lang-th) or, in brief, GISTDA (Template:Lang-th), is a Thai space research organisation. It is responsible for remote sensing and technology development satellites.
| สำนักงานพัฒนาเทคโนโลยีอวกาศและภูมิสารสนเทศ | |
| Agency overview | |
|---|---|
| Abbreviation | GISTDA |
| Formed | 3 November 2002 |
| Type | Space agency |
| Headquarters | Lak Si,Bangkok |
| Motto | Delivering Values From Space |
| Administrator | Arnon Sanitwong Na Ayuthaya |
| Primary spaceport | GISTDA THEOS Control & Receiving Satation (Siracha) |
| Owner |  Thailand |
| Website | www.gistda.or.th |
It is led by Thailand's Minister of Science and Technology, Wutthipong Chaisaeng,[1] Executive Chairman Vichit Satharanond,[1] and director Thongchai Charuppat.[2]
It has its offices in Bangkok.
THEOS
GISTDA owns the THEOS satellite, which was launched by a Dnepr rocket from the Dombarovskiy Cosmodrome in Russia on 1 October 2008.[3]
References
- ^ a b GISTDA Administration - Executive Board
- ^ GISTDA Administration - Executive Team
- ^ "Russia launches Thai satellite on converted missile". RIA Novosti. 1 October 2008.
External links
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