Falcon 9 Block 3 (v1.2/FT)

Status

Success

Thaicom 8

Launch Time
Fri May 27, 2016 21:39 UTC

Fastest droneship turnaround to date at 21 days and 16 hours.

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Rocket

Falcon 9 Block 3 (v1.2/FT)

Image Credit: SpaceX

SpaceX

Status: Retired

Price: $62.0 million

Liftoff Thrust: 6,804 kN

Payload to LEO: 22,800 kg

Payload to GTO: 8,300 kg

Stages: 2

Strap-ons: 0

Rocket Height: 70.0 m

Fairing Diameter: 5.2 m

Fairing Height: 13.0 m

Details

Vehicles

Of Course I Still Love You

B1023

Flight #1

8th Falcon recovery attempt

4th successful Falcon recovery

3rd consecutive successful Falcon landing and recovery

Manifest

Mission Details

Thaicom 8

Manufactured by Orbital ATK, the 3,100-kilogram (6,800 lb) THAICOM 8 communications satellite will serve Thailand, India, and Africa from the 78.5° East geostationary location. It is equipped with 24 active Ku-band transponders for sending television signal through the satellite to residential places, and for sending high-definition television (HD and UHD) signal.

Payloads: 1

Total Mass: 3,100.0 kg

Geostationary Transfer Orbit

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Location

SLC-40, Cape Canaveral SFS, Florida, USA

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Stats

2016

31st orbital launch attempt

SpaceX

30th mission

5th mission of 2016

25th successful mission

6th consecutive successful mission

Falcon 9

25th mission

5th mission of 2016

23rd successful mission

6th consecutive successful mission