LAUNCH CENTER

Success

Tue Aug 05 2014

SpaceX

AsiaSat 8

Launch Successful

LAUNCH PREVIEW

Launch Time

(8:00 AM UTC)

Launch Window Start

(8:00 AM UTC)

Launch Window End

(8:00 AM UTC)

RECOVERY OVERVIEW

Location

No Recovery Specified

Type

No Recovery Specified

Rocket Details

Name:

Falcon 9 v1.1

Description:

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.

MISSION OVERVIEW

Type: Communications
An SSL built satellite planned to be operated above the equator at a longitude of 105.5 degrees East providing coverage of souther and south-eastern Asia, China and the Middle East.

COMPLEX OVERVIEW

Location

Cape Canaveral, FL, USA

Pad

Space Launch Complex 40