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Thaicom 6

Success
JAN 06201422:06:00 UTC

Second Falcon 9 launch to a geostationary transfer orbit, and the first to a supersynchronous trajectory — Thaicom 6 was inserted at an apogee of roughly 90,000 km to simplify its final orbit-raising. The US Air Force evaluated flight data from this mission as part of its Evolved Expendable Launch Vehicle certification process for SpaceX, but identified unacceptable fuel reserves at second-stage engine cutoff on the second burn, delaying the certification effort.

launched fromSLC-40Canaveral

aboardFalcon 9 v1.1intoGSO

carrying3,325 kgof payload

Booster

B1005

no recovery attempt

Payload

Thaicom 6

last updated2 days ago