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SpaceXFalcon 9 v1.1Space Launch Complex 40, Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
AsiaSat 6
Launched
September 7, 2014
Summary
AsiaSat 6 launched on a SpaceX Falcon 9 v1.1 from Space Launch Complex 40, Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA on September 7, 2014. It was SpaceX's 17th launch, 5th this year and humanity's 5,403rd orbital launch attempt. It was the 7th Falcon 9 v1.1 flight and the 5th this year. Booster B1011 flew for the 1st time and was expended. The payload was bound for Geostationary Transfer Orbit (GTO). Asiasat 6, one of 2 catalogued objects, reached a 161 × 35,759 km orbit inclined 25.4°. 2 objects from this launch are catalogued, one of them a payload.
- Watch
- Vehicle
- Falcon 9 v1.1 · SpaceX
- Booster
- B1011 · flight 1 · expendable38/42 landed here
- Mission
- Communications · Geostationary Transfer Orbit (GTO)
- Milestone
- 7th Falcon 9 v1.1 flight · 5th this yearSpaceX's 17th launch5th this yearhumanity's 5,403rd orbital launch attempt54th orbital launch attempt this year
Webcast
Flight preview
Orbit: as tracked
Asiasat 6 · NORAD 40141 · 2014-052 · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 2 objects
Show the numbers for orbit elements
- Object
- TBA - TO BE ASSIGNED
- Object ID
- 2014-052A
- Epoch
- 2014-09-07 00:11:58 UTC
- Mean motion
- 2.28746447 rev/day
- Eccentricity
- 0.7315243
- Inclination
- 25.389°
- Ascending node
- 252.2797°
- Arg. of perigee
- 179.831°
- Mean anomaly
- 179.788°
- Element set
- 999
- Rev at epoch
- 0
- B*
- 0
Perigee, apogee and period are Kepler figures from the catalogued mean elements, not a propagated state. Published orbit: GTO. Ascent drawn from padside's representative profile.
Catalogued objects
2 catalogued: 1 payload, 1 rocket stage; 1 still in orbit
- Asiasat 6 · NORAD 40141 · in orbit
Falcon 9-012 Stage 2 · re-entered December 28, 2014
Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org
About this launch
AsiaSat 6 will support video broadcasting and broadband networks for customers in Asia, Australia, India and the Pacific islands.
Pad
Space Launch Complex 40, Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
66th launch from Space Launch Complex 40, 5th this year · 715th from Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
403 launches from this pad · 1,131 from Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
32 days after the previous launch from this pad
Questions
When did AsiaSat 6 launch?
AsiaSat 6 launched on September 7, 2014. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.
Where can I watch AsiaSat 6?
Coverage: AsiaSat 6 | Falcon 9 Launch. Watch the replay
What rocket launched AsiaSat 6?
Falcon 9 v1.1, flown by SpaceX. Falcon 9 v1.1 spec sheet
Where did AsiaSat 6 launch from?
Space Launch Complex 40, Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA.
Did the booster land?
Booster B1011 flew for the 1st time and was expended.
What orbit did AsiaSat 6 reach?
Asiasat 6, one of 2 catalogued objects, reached a 161 × 35,759 km orbit inclined 25.4°.
How many satellites did AsiaSat 6 launch?
1 payload from this launch is catalogued, still in orbit (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).