Launch Success
Liftoff Time (GMT)
08:00:00
Tuesday August 5, 2014
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AsiaSat 8 was built by Space Systems/Loral, and is based on the LS-1300LL satellite bus. The satellite carries 24 Ku band transponders and a Ka band payload, and was planned to be initially positioned above the equator, at a longitude of 105.5 degrees East, providing coverage of southern and south-eastern Asia, China and the Middle East.
Geostationary Transfer Orbit
1 Payload
4,535 kilograms
Agency
SpaceXPrice
$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
11th
Mission
4th
Mission of 2014
16th
Mission
4th
Mission of 2014
47th
Orbital launch attempt