Gulf Space Technology Public Company Limited (GST), formerly Thaicom, selected Kratos Defense & Security Solutions to upgrade its ground infrastructure ahead of the THAICOM-10 satellite launch. Kratos will deliver the first Q/V/Ka-band gateway antenna systems for THAICOM-10, a software-defined high throughput satellite (SD-HTS). The deal was announced, Nov. 9.
This new gateway supports Gulf Space Technology’s strategy as the company transitions from a satellite operator to a broader space technology provider. Kratos is also delivering a satellite operations center for this satellite, under a deal announced two years ago. The gateway infrastructure will integrate Kratos’ Monitoring & Control (M&C) System and builds on the operations center delivery.
Airbus is building the THAICOM-10 satellite based on its software-defined OneSat product line. The satellite will serve both Eutelsat and GST under a capacity-sharing agreement announced in 2023.
Gulf Space Technology aims to modernize its space and ground capabilities with the upcoming launch of THAICOM 10, its first fully software-defined satellite. The payload is capable of dynamically adjusting capacity, coverage and service configuration while in orbit, which the operator said requires equally agile ground systems for coordinated satellite and gateway operations.
“By delivering a complete turnkey Q/V/Ka-band gateway, Kratos is providing Gulf Space Technology with critical infrastructure that supports both our operational needs and our broader transformation into a space technology company. Kratos’ long-standing performance supporting Thaicom satellites such as THAICOM 8, along with their ongoing work on our THAICOM 10 satellite operations center, strengthens our ability to fully maximize the flexibility, throughput and value of our software-defined satellite,” Park Boonyubol, head of Satellite Programs for Gulf Space Technology, said in a statement.
