SES-8

Launch Success

Liftoff Time (GMT)

22:41:00

Tuesday December 3, 2013

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Launch Notes

First SpaceX mission to GTO.

SES-8

Wiki

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."

Geostationary Transfer Orbit

1 Payload

3,200 kilograms

Rocket

Retired
Falcon 9 Block 2 (v1.1)

Active 2013 to 2016

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Agency

SpaceX

Price

$56.50 million

Rocket

Diameter: 3.7m

Height: 68.4m

Payload to Orbit

LEO: 13,150 kg

GTO: 4,850 kg

Liftoff Thrust

5,885 Kilonewtons

Fairing

Diameter: 5.2m

Height: 13m

Stages

2

Launch Site

SLC-40

Cape Canaveral SFS, Florida, USA

Fastest Turnaround

2 days 7 hours

Stats

Falcon 9


7th

Mission

3rd

Mission of 2013

SpaceX


12th

Mission

3rd

Mission of 2013

2013


73rd

Orbital launch attempt