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Thaicom-6

Falcon 9 v1.1SpaceXSpace Launch Complex 40
Monday, January 6, 2014 · 10:06 PM UTCAdd to Calendar

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Vehicle

Falcon 9 v1.1

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Falcon 9 is a two-stage rocket designed and manufactured by SpaceX for the reliable and safe transport of satellites and the Dragon spacecraft into orbit. The Block 5 variant is the fif...

Height70 m
LEO Payload22,800 kg
Launches801
Successes664

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USA • Founded 2002

Space Exploration Technologies Corp., known as SpaceX, is an American aerospace manufacturer and space transport services company headquartered in Hawthorne, California. It was founded in 2002 by entrepreneur E...

Mission Brief

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.

PayloadThaicom-6
OrbitGeostationary Transfer Orbit
CustomerSpaceX
Stages2
PadSpace Launch Complex 40, Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA

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Launch Site

Space Launch Complex 40, Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA

LAUNCH SITE
28.562°N, 80.577°W

Schedule History

No delays or schedule changes recorded.