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SpaceXFalcon 9 v1.1Space Launch Complex 40, Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
SES-8
Launched
December 3, 2013 · 22:41 UTC
Summary
SES-8 launched on a SpaceX Falcon 9 v1.1 from Space Launch Complex 40, Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA on December 3, 2013 at 22:41 UTC. It was SpaceX's 12th launch, 3rd this year and humanity's 5,341st orbital launch attempt. It was the 2nd Falcon 9 v1.1 flight. Booster B1004 flew for the 1st time and was expended. The payload was bound for Geostationary Transfer Orbit (GTO). SES-8, one of 2 catalogued objects, reached a 393 × 79,137 km orbit inclined 20.5°. 2 objects from this launch are catalogued, one of them a payload.
- Watch
- Vehicle
- Falcon 9 v1.1 · SpaceX
- Booster
- B1004 · flight 1 · expendable38/42 landed here
- Mission
- Communications · Geostationary Transfer Orbit (GTO)
- Milestone
- 2nd Falcon 9 v1.1 flightSpaceX's 12th launch3rd this yearhumanity's 5,341st orbital launch attempt73rd orbital launch attempt this year
Webcast
Flight preview
Orbit: as tracked
SES-8 · NORAD 39460 · 2013-071 · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 2 objects
Show the numbers for orbit elements
- Object
- TBA - TO BE ASSIGNED
- Object ID
- 2013-071A
- Epoch
- 2013-12-03 06:29:52 UTC
- Mean motion
- 0.8760868 rev/day
- Eccentricity
- 0.8533928
- Inclination
- 20.5387°
- Ascending node
- 242.8672°
- Arg. of perigee
- 179.2576°
- Mean anomaly
- 141.7132°
- 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.
Catalogued objects
2 catalogued: 1 payload, 1 rocket stage; 1 still in orbit
- SES-8 · NORAD 39460 · in orbit
Falcon 9-007 Stage 2 · re-entered April 30, 2014
Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org
About this launch
SES-8 is a geostationary communications satellite, providing broadcasting and network services for South Asia and India.
Pad
Space Launch Complex 40, Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
61st launch from Space Launch Complex 40, 2nd this year · 703rd from Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
Local pad time at liftoff: Dec 3, 5:41 PM EST, in twilight
403 launches from this pad · 1,131 from Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
277 days after the previous launch from this pad
Questions
When did SES-8 launch?
SES-8 launched on December 3, 2013 at 22:41 UTC.
Where can I watch SES-8?
Coverage: Mission Overview | SES-8 Launch. Watch the replay
What rocket launched SES-8?
Falcon 9 v1.1, flown by SpaceX. Falcon 9 v1.1 spec sheet
Where did SES-8 launch from?
Space Launch Complex 40, Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA. Liftoff was Dec 3, 5:41 PM EST local time at the pad.
Did the booster land?
Booster B1004 flew for the 1st time and was expended.
What orbit did SES-8 reach?
SES-8, one of 2 catalogued objects, reached a 393 × 79,137 km orbit inclined 20.5°.
How many satellites did SES-8 launch?
1 payload from this launch is catalogued, still in orbit (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).