Launch Mission: Thaicom 8

Date: 5/27/2016

✅ Successful Launch

🧾 Mission Details

Flight #: 30

Details: Manufactured by Orbital ATK, the 3,100-kilogram (6,800 lb) Thaicom 8 communications satellite will serve Thailand, India and Africa from the 78.5° East geostationary location. It is equipped with 24 active Ku-band transponders.

🚀 Rocket Details

Name: Falcon 9

Type: rocket

📍 Launchpad Details

Name: Cape Canaveral Space Force Station Space Launch Complex 40

Location: Cape Canaveral, Florida

Launchpad Details Page

🛰️ Cores

Core Serial: B1023 — Reuse Count: 1View Core

🧑‍🚀 Payloads

Payload: Thaicom 8 — Mass: 3100 kgView Payload

🚢 Ships Involved

Name: Elsbeth III — Type: TugView Ship
Name: GO Quest — Type: CargoView Ship
Name: Megan — Type: CargoView Ship
Name: Of Course I Still Love You — Type: BargeView Ship