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Falcon 9 v1.1 | Thaicom-6
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Thaicom-6

Falcon 9 v1.1

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Mission status
Launch Successful

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LAUNCH SITECape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA

Mission

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.

Launch vehicle
Falcon 9 v1.1
Mission type
Earth Science
Destination orbit
Geostationary Transfer Orbit
Launch pad
Space Launch Complex 40
Provider
SpaceX
Recovery
Expended, B1005 was expended after its first launch.

The vehicle

Published configuration and flight history.

Falcon 9 v1.1
Launch vehicle

Falcon 9 v1.1

Falcon 9 v1.1 is a significantly redesigned version of the its predecessor, including a higher payload capacity. This version arranges the engines in a structural form SpaceX calls an Octaweb.

Height
68.4 m
Diameter
3.65 m
Stages
2
Recorded launches
15
First flight
2013-09-29
B1005
Core

B1005

Flight 1New
Recovery
Atlantic Ocean
Landing method
Expended

Recorded timing

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Launch site & orbit

Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA

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