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Geo-Informatics and Space Technology Development Agency

GISTDA, the Geo-Informatics and Space Technology Development Agency, is Thailand's public space and geo-informatics agency.^[1] It sits under the Ministry of Higher Education, Science, Research and Innovation, with institutional lineage that includes the earlier Ministry of Science and Technology affiliation before Thailand's ministry restructuring.^[1]^[2] Established by Royal Decree on 3 November 2000, GISTDA consolidated Thailand's remote-sensing and space-technology functions into a national agency for satellite data acquisition, processing, dissemination, and applications.^[1]^[2] GISTDA operates Thailand's Earth observation programme, including THEOS-1 (Thaichote) and THEOS-2, and provides national geo-informatics services for government and applied users.^[3]^[4] THEOS-2 adds very-high-resolution optical imaging with AIS and ADS-B payloads in sun-synchronous orbit, while THEOS-1 remains the country's first EO satellite programme in extended service.^[4]^[3]

Operates

THEOS-1
Launched 2008-10-01 / SSO/LEO ~822 km, ~98 deg inclination / 22 km swath
THEOS-2
Launched 2023-10-09 / Sun-synchronous low Earth orbit

Sources

[1]Geo-Informatics and Space Technology Development Agency - Wikipediacommunity2026-06-20Covers founding, mandate, headquarters, ministry, THEOS programme
[2]IAF Member Profile: GISTDAthird party2026-06-20IAF membership since 2010; confirms mandate and address
[3]THEOS (satellite) - Wikipediacommunity2026-06-20THEOS-1 details: 715 kg, SSO 825 km, launched 2008-10-01, Dnepr/Yasny
[4]THEOS-2 - eoPortal Mission Profilecommunity2026-06-20Authoritative mission specs: 621 km SSO, CERIA/NAOMI cameras, 0.5 m resolution, AIS/ADS-B, launched 2023-10-09

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@misc{eoatlas:companies:gistda,
  title = {Geo-Informatics and Space Technology Development Agency},
  author = {{EO-Atlas}},
  publisher = {SpectraWorks B.V.},
  note = {CC BY 4.0},
  url = {https://eo-atlas.org/companies/gistda}
}