Kratos to Deliver Gateway Systems for THAICOM-10 Software-Defined Satellite

Kratos Defense announced on 9 November a contract from Gulf Space Technology (GST), formerly Thaicom, to deliver the first Q/V/Ka-band gateway and antenna systems for the THAICOM-10 software-defined satellite. The contract value was not disclosed.

The new feeder-link gateway will support the satellite's high-throughput software-defined payload, which the company says delivers two to three times the effective capacity of conventional Ka-band HTS (a vendor claim). The architecture is multi-site with diversity switching to mitigate weather-related signal degradation in the Q/V band.

The package also includes an integrated Monitoring and Control system connected to the Satellite Operations Center, providing automated alarm correlation and control. THAICOM-10 will serve the Asia-Pacific and Africa regions from an orbital position covering Asia. The award underscores the ongoing shift among Asian satellite operators toward software-defined payloads and ground infrastructure with automated operations, following GST's corporate transition from Thaicom.