Falcon 9 Block 2 (v1.1)

Status

Success

Thaicom 6

Launch Time
Mon Jan 06, 2014 22:06 UTC

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Rocket

Falcon 9 Block 2 (v1.1)

Image Credit: SpaceX

SpaceX

Status: Retired

Price: $56.5 million

Liftoff Thrust: 5,885 kN

Payload to LEO: 13,150 kg

Payload to GTO: 4,850 kg

Stages: 2

Strap-ons: 0

Rocket Height: 68.4 m

Fairing Diameter: 5.2 m

Fairing Height: 13.0 m

Details

Mission Details

Thaicom 6

Thaicom 6 is a Thai satellite of the Thaicom series, operated by Thaicom Public Company Limited, a subsidiary of INTOUCH headquartered in Bangkok, Thailand. THAICOM 6 is colocated with Thaicom 5 at 78.5 degrees East, in geostationary orbit. The total cost for the satellite is US$160 million.

Payloads: 1

Total Mass: 3,325.0 kg

Geostationary Transfer Orbit

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Location

SLC-40, Cape Canaveral SFS, Florida, USA

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Stats

2014

2nd orbital launch attempt

SpaceX

13th mission

1st mission of 2014

9th successful mission

4th consecutive successful mission

Falcon 9

8th mission

1st mission of 2014

7th successful mission

4th consecutive successful mission