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SpaceXFalcon 9 v1.1Space Launch Complex 40, Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
Thaicom-6
Launched
January 6, 2014
Summary
Thaicom-6 launched on a SpaceX Falcon 9 v1.1 from Space Launch Complex 40, Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA on January 6, 2014. It was SpaceX's 13th launch, 1st this year and humanity's 5,351st orbital launch attempt. It was the 3rd Falcon 9 v1.1 flight and the 1st this year. Booster B1005 flew for the 1st time and was expended. The payload was bound for Geostationary Transfer Orbit (GTO). Thaicom 6, one of 2 catalogued objects, reached a 517 × 93,124 km orbit inclined 22.5°. 2 objects from this launch are catalogued, one of them a payload.
- Vehicle
- Falcon 9 v1.1 · SpaceX
- Booster
- B1005 · flight 1 · expendable38/42 landed here
- Mission
- Earth Science · Geostationary Transfer Orbit (GTO)
- Milestone
- 3rd Falcon 9 v1.1 flight · 1st this yearSpaceX's 13th launch1st this yearhumanity's 5,351st orbital launch attempt2nd orbital launch attempt this year
Flight preview
Orbit: as tracked
Thaicom 6 · NORAD 39500 · 2014-002 · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 2 objects
Show the numbers for orbit elements
- Object
- TBA - TO BE ASSIGNED
- Object ID
- 2014-002A
- Epoch
- 2014-01-06 23:43:44 UTC
- Mean motion
- 0.70768531 rev/day
- Eccentricity
- 0.8705122
- Inclination
- 22.462°
- Ascending node
- 267.5087°
- Arg. of perigee
- 180.5209°
- Mean anomaly
- 12.8449°
- 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
- Thaicom 6 · NORAD 39500 · in orbit
Falcon 9-008 Stage 2 · re-entered May 28, 2014
Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org
About this launch
Thaicom 6 is a planned Thai television satellite of the Thaicom series, to be operated by Thaicom Public Company Limited (formerly Shin Satellite Public Company Limited), a subsidiary of Shin Corporation, headquartered in Bangkok, Thailand. Thaicom 6 will be colocated with Thaicom 5 at 78.5 degrees East, ("Hot Bird" position), in Geostationary orbit. The total cost for the satellite is US$160 million. The launch is planned for January 3, 2014 by Space Exploration Technologies Corp. on a Falcon 9 v1.1 launch vehicle.
Pad
Space Launch Complex 40, Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
62nd launch from Space Launch Complex 40, 1st this year · 704th from Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
403 launches from this pad · 1,131 from Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
33 days after the previous launch from this pad
Questions
When did Thaicom-6 launch?
Thaicom-6 launched on January 6, 2014. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.
Where can I watch Thaicom-6?
Coverage: SpaceX Webcast - Thaicom 6 Falcon 9 Launch Success! January 6, 2014. Watch the replay
What rocket launched Thaicom-6?
Falcon 9 v1.1, flown by SpaceX. Falcon 9 v1.1 spec sheet
Where did Thaicom-6 launch from?
Space Launch Complex 40, Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA.
Did the booster land?
Booster B1005 flew for the 1st time and was expended.
What orbit did Thaicom-6 reach?
Thaicom 6, one of 2 catalogued objects, reached a 517 × 93,124 km orbit inclined 22.5°.
How many satellites did Thaicom-6 launch?
1 payload from this launch is catalogued, still in orbit (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).