flown by SpaceX USA

Thaicom 8

Success
MAY 27201621:39:00 UTC

The first stage completed the second successful recovery from a geostationary transfer orbit mission, landing on Of Course I Still Love You — and later became the first GTO-recovered booster to fly again.

Thaicom 8 was deployed to 78.5 degrees East, providing TV and broadband services to India, Thailand, and parts of Africa.

launched from SLC-40 Canaveral

aboard Falcon 9 Full Thrust F9-025 into GSO

Broadcast

Watch how the launch went

Booster

B1023.1

Landed on drone ship · OCISLY

Payload

Thaicom 8

Communications

last updated May 29, 2026