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SpaceXFalcon 9 Full ThrustSpace Launch Complex 40, Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
Thaicom 8
Launched
May 27, 2016
Summary
Thaicom 8 launched on a SpaceX Falcon 9 Full Thrust from Space Launch Complex 40, Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA on May 27, 2016. It was SpaceX's 30th launch, 5th this year and humanity's 5,560th orbital launch attempt. It was the 5th Falcon 9 Full Thrust flight and the 4th this year. Booster B1023 flew for the 1st time and landed at Of Course I Still Love You. The payload was bound for Geostationary Transfer Orbit (GTO). Thaicom 8, one of 2 catalogued objects, reached a 357 × 90,233 km orbit inclined 21.2°. 2 objects from this launch are catalogued, one of them a payload.
- Watch
- Vehicle
- Falcon 9 Full Thrust · SpaceX
- Booster
- B1023 · flight 1 · Autonomous Spaceport Drone Ship at Of Course I Still Love You · landed209/217 landed here
- Mission
- Communications · Geostationary Transfer Orbit (GTO)
- Milestone
- 5th Falcon 9 Full Thrust flight · 4th this yearSpaceX's 30th launch5th this yearhumanity's 5,560th orbital launch attempt31st orbital launch attempt this year
Webcast
Flight preview
Orbit: as tracked
Thaicom 8 · NORAD 41552 · 2016-031 · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 2 objects
Show the numbers for orbit elements
- Object
- TBA - TO BE ASSIGNED
- Object ID
- 2016-031A
- Epoch
- 2016-05-27 23:23:41 UTC
- Mean motion
- 0.73925264 rev/day
- Eccentricity
- 0.8697803
- Inclination
- 21.2202°
- Ascending node
- 41.9275°
- Arg. of perigee
- 179.5707°
- Mean anomaly
- 14.7729°
- 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. Booster return drawn from padside's representative arc.
Catalogued objects
2 catalogued: 1 payload, 1 rocket stage; 1 still in orbit
- Thaicom 8 · NORAD 41552 · in orbit
Falcon 9-025 Stage 2 · re-entered January 6, 2019
Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org
About this launch
Thaicom 8 will be launched into a geostationary transfer orbit (GTO) on a Falcon 9 Full Trust for a 30 days testing phase following a in orbit burn of the satellite propulsion system to put the spacecraft into a geosynchronous orbit (GSO)at 78.5 degrees east longitude. Where Thaicom 8 will provide broadcast and data services for up to 15 years. The Falcon 9 first stage will test a experimental ballistic landing off the coast where it is schedule to land on the Autonomous Spaceport Drone Ship (ASDS). Even if the landing fails the knowledge learned from the attempt will help for future missions.
Pad
Space Launch Complex 40, Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
78th launch from Space Launch Complex 40, 4th this year · 742nd 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 Thaicom 8 launch?
Thaicom 8 launched on May 27, 2016. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.
Where can I watch Thaicom 8?
Coverage: THAICOM 8 Technical Webcast; THAICOM 8 Hosted Webcast. Watch the replay
What rocket launched Thaicom 8?
Falcon 9 Full Thrust, flown by SpaceX. Falcon 9 Full Thrust spec sheet
Where did Thaicom 8 launch from?
Space Launch Complex 40, Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA.
Did the booster land?
Booster B1023 flew for the 1st time and landed at Of Course I Still Love You.
What orbit did Thaicom 8 reach?
Thaicom 8, one of 2 catalogued objects, reached a 357 × 90,233 km orbit inclined 21.2°.
How many satellites did Thaicom 8 launch?
1 payload from this launch is catalogued, still in orbit (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).