The Geo-Informatics and Space Technology Development Agency (Public Organization) ( th, สำนักงานพัฒนาเทคโนโลยีอวกาศและภูมิสารสนเทศ (องค์การมหาชน)) or, in brief, GISTDA ( th, สทอภ.), is a Thai

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and space research organisation. It is responsible for

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and technology development satellites. It has its offices in

Chaeng Watthana Government Complex Chaeng Watthana Government Complex ( th, ศูนย์ราชการแจ้งวัฒนะ), or formally, the Government Complex Commemorating His Majesty the King's 80th Birthday Anniversary, 5 December, BE 2550 (2007) ( th, ศูน� ...

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History

In 1971, Thailand had a satellite natural resource survey project by joining the NASA ERTS-1, which is a project of the

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(NASA) under the operation of the National Research Council of Thailand at that time. Due to the success of the project, the status of the project has changed is the division level name to " Satellite Natural Resources Survey Division" in 1979. In 2000, the Ministry of Science Technology and Environment has set up a new space technology unit by combining the Satellite Natural Resources Survey Division of Office of the National Research Council and the Department of Coordination and Promotion of

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Development Information Center of the Office of the Permanent Secretary for Science Technology and Environment, into the name of Geo-Informatics and Space Technology Development Agency (Public Organization).

Satellite programs

THEOS

GISTDA owns the THEOS satellite, which was launched by a

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from the Dombarovskiy Cosmodrome in Russia on 1 October 2008.

THEOS-2

In June 2018, GISTDA selected

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to build the THEOS-2 satellite, an observation satellite that will replace THEOS satellite.

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