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SpaceXFalcon 9 v1.1Space Launch Complex 40, Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
Asiasat 8
Launched
August 5, 2014
Summary
AsiaSat 8 launched on a SpaceX Falcon 9 v1.1 from Space Launch Complex 40, Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA on August 5, 2014. It was SpaceX's 16th launch, 4th this year and humanity's 5,397th orbital launch attempt. It was the 6th Falcon 9 v1.1 flight and the 4th this year. Booster B1008 flew for the 1st time and was expended. The payload was bound for Geostationary Transfer Orbit (GTO). Asiasat 8, one of 2 catalogued objects, reached a 206 × 35,823 km orbit inclined 24.4°. 2 objects from this launch are catalogued, one of them a payload.
- Vehicle
- Falcon 9 v1.1 · SpaceX
- Booster
- B1008 · flight 1 · expendable38/42 landed here
- Mission
- Communications · Geostationary Transfer Orbit (GTO)
- Milestone
- 6th Falcon 9 v1.1 flight · 4th this yearSpaceX's 16th launch4th this yearhumanity's 5,397th orbital launch attempt48th orbital launch attempt this year
Webcast
Flight preview
Orbit: as tracked
Asiasat 8 · NORAD 40107 · 2014-046 · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 2 objects
Show the numbers for orbit elements
- Object
- TBA - TO BE ASSIGNED
- Object ID
- 2014-046A
- Epoch
- 2014-08-05 03:06:42 UTC
- Mean motion
- 2.27985284 rev/day
- Eccentricity
- 0.7302953
- Inclination
- 24.3518°
- Ascending node
- 263.7991°
- Arg. of perigee
- 179.9609°
- Mean anomaly
- 177.6497°
- 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 8 · NORAD 40107 · in orbit
Falcon 9-011 Stage 2 · re-entered May 14, 2025
Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org
About this launch
An SSL built satellite planned to be operated above the equator at a longitude of 105.5 degrees East providing coverage of souther and south-eastern Asia, China and the Middle East.
Pad
Space Launch Complex 40, Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
65th launch from Space Launch Complex 40, 4th this year · 714th from Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
403 launches from this pad · 1,131 from Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
21 days after the previous launch from this pad
Questions
When did AsiaSat 8 launch?
AsiaSat 8 launched on August 5, 2014. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.
Where can I watch AsiaSat 8?
Coverage: AsiaSat 8 | Falcon 9 Satellite Launch Webcast. Watch the replay
What rocket launched AsiaSat 8?
Falcon 9 v1.1, flown by SpaceX. Falcon 9 v1.1 spec sheet
Where did AsiaSat 8 launch from?
Space Launch Complex 40, Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA.
Did the booster land?
Booster B1008 flew for the 1st time and was expended.
What orbit did AsiaSat 8 reach?
Asiasat 8, one of 2 catalogued objects, reached a 206 × 35,823 km orbit inclined 24.4°.
How many satellites did AsiaSat 8 launch?
1 payload from this launch is catalogued, still in orbit (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).