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THAICOM Public Company Limited, was formerly known as Shin Satellite Plc (SATTEL), is Thailand's first satellite operator. It is a subsidiary of Shin Corporation, the biggest telecommunications conglomerate in Thailand. The company obtained a license from Thailand's Ministry of Transport and Communications in 1991 to launch a satellite and operate it, based on a BTO (Build-Transfer-Operate) agreement. ==Company milestones== * 11 September 1991 - Shinawatra Satellite Co., Ltd. (SATTEL) was granted by Ministry of Transport and Communications (MOTC) a 30-year concession to operate Thailand's first commercial satellite. * 17 December 1993 - Thaicom 1 successfully launched into orbit * 18 January 1994 - Shinawatra Satellite Co., Ltd. listed on Stock Exchange of Thailand〔 * 7 October 1994 - Thaicom 2 successfully launched into orbit * 16 April 1997 - Thaicom 3 successfully launched into orbit * 2 August 1999 - Shinawatra Satellite changed its name to Shin Satellite Plc. * 27 September 1999 - Shin Satellite Plc. increased its registered capital from Baht 3,500 million to Baht 5,500 million and paid-up capital from Baht 3,500 million to Baht 4,375 million and also Shin Corporation sold 100% of its investment in Shenington Investments Pte Ltd. to Shin Satellite Plc. in order to restructure the SHIN Group. * November 2002 - SATTEL signed the facility agreements for the financing of iPSTAR totaling USD 390 million. The agreements consisted of a USD 265 million agreement for loan guarantee facilities with the Export-Import Bank of the United States (Ex-Im Bank) and Compagnie française d'assurance pour le commerce extérieur (COFACE), and a USD 125 million syndicated commercial bank facility jointly arranged by Citibank and BNP Paribas. This financial closure is a significant milestone for the iPSTAR project. * 11 August 2005 - Thaicom 4 or "IPSTAR" was successfully launched into orbit, delayed two hours from its scheduled time due to a technical problem in the final 15 seconds of the initial attempt. * 27 May 2006 - Thaicom 5 successfully launched into orbit * 10 April 2008 - "Shin Satellite Plc" changed its name to THAICOM Public Company Limited. * 21 April 2008 - THAICOM Public Company Limited changed its symbol on the Stock Exchange of Thailand (SET) to "THCOM"〔 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Thaicom (company)」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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