The launch of THEOS-2 has been postponed. The cause was initially found to be due to the detection system finding abnormal signals from equipment in the launch rocket.

In the case of sending Thailand's THEOS-2 Earth observation satellite into orbit on the morning of October 7 at the French Guiana spaceport. South America And it appeared that the system had received a warning that there was a problem with some equipment, so it was postponed to send the satellite into orbit until then.

On October 7, 2023, Ms. Supamas Issaraphakdee, Minister The Ministry of Higher Education, Science, Research and Innovation or Arianespace announced the postponement of the launch of THEOS-2 satellite just 14 seconds before the countdown because the monitoring system found an electrical current exceeding the specified threshold (threshold) at the Safety Management Unit equipment. of the delivery rocket, the system then automatically cuts off all functions. This is currently undergoing a thorough investigation by Arianespace, which is expected to know the results in the morning of October 8 (local time) or tonight, according to Thailand time. As for the re-sending schedule, what day and time will it be? GISTDA will inform you later.

Source: Thai News Agency