Status
Success
Rocket
Mission Details
SES-8
The commsat will be initially co-located at 95° East with NSS-6 in order to provide communications bandwidth growth capacity in the Asia-Pacific region, specifically aimed at high-growth markets in South Asia and Indo-China, "as well as provide expansion capacity for DTH, VSAT, and government applications."
Payloads: 1
Total Mass: 3,200.0 kg
Geostationary Transfer Orbit
Location
SLC-40, Cape Canaveral SFS, Florida, USA
Stats
2013
73rd orbital launch attempt
SpaceX
12th mission
3rd mission of 2013
8th successful mission
3rd consecutive successful mission
Falcon 9
7th mission
3rd mission of 2013
6th successful mission
3rd consecutive successful mission