Falcon 9 Block 2 (v1.1)

Status

Success

AsiaSat 6

Launch Time
Sun Sep 07, 2014 05:00 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

Vehicles

Expendable

B1011

Flight #1

Manifest

Mission Details

AsiaSat 6 / Thaicom 7

AsiaSat 6 / Thaicom 7 is a geostationary communications satellite which is operated by the Asia Satellite Telecommunications Company (AsiaSat).

The satellite project was developed in cooperation between satellite operators AsiaSat and Thaicom. AsiaSat owns half of the satellite’s 28 transponders which are marketed as AsiaSat 6. The other half of the satellite is owned by Thaicom and is marketed as Thaicom 7.

Payloads: 1

Total Mass: 4,428.0 kg

Geostationary Transfer Orbit

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Location

SLC-40, Cape Canaveral SFS, Florida, USA

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Stats

2014

53rd orbital launch attempt

SpaceX

17th mission

5th mission of 2014

13th successful mission

8th consecutive successful mission

Falcon 9

12th mission

5th mission of 2014

11th successful mission

8th consecutive successful mission