NEXT SPACEFLIGHT

Status

Success

Thaicom 8

Launch Time
Fri May 27, 2016 21:39 UTC

Fastest droneship turnaround to date at 21 days and 16 hours.

Rocket

Falcon 9 Block 3 (v1.2/FT)
Image Credit: SpaceX
SpaceX
Status: Retired
Price: $62.0 million
Liftoff Thrust: 6,804 kN
Payload to LEO: 22,800 kg
Payload to GTO: 8,300 kg
Stages: 2
Strap-ons: 0
Rocket Height: 70.0 m
Fairing Diameter: 5.2 m
Fairing Height: 13.0 m

Vehicles

Of Course I Still Love You

B1023

Flight #1
8th Falcon recovery attempt
4th successful Falcon recovery
3rd consecutive successful Falcon landing and recovery

Mission Details

Thaicom 8

Manufactured by Orbital ATK, the 3,100-kilogram (6,800 lb) THAICOM 8 communications satellite will serve Thailand, India, and Africa from the 78.5° East geostationary location. It is equipped with 24 active Ku-band transponders for sending television signal through the satellite to residential places, and for sending high-definition television (HD and UHD) signal.

Payloads: 1
Total Mass: 3,100.0 kg
Geostationary Transfer Orbit

Location

SLC-40, Cape Canaveral SFS, Florida, USA

Stats

2016

31st orbital launch attempt

SpaceX

30th mission
5th mission of 2016
25th successful mission
6th consecutive successful mission

Falcon 9

25th mission
5th mission of 2016
23rd successful mission
6th consecutive successful mission