SpaceX Falcon 9 v1.1 SES-8

Name: SpaceX Falcon 9 v1.1 SES-8
Start: 2013-12-03T22:41:00.000Z
Location: Space Launch Complex 40

Falcon 9 v1.1

Status

Success

Date

3 DEC 2013

22:41

Launch Provider

SpaceX

Launch Pad

Space Launch Complex 40

Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA

Mission Overview

SES-8 is a geostationary communications satellite, providing broadcasting and network services for South Asia and India.

Rocket

Falcon 9 v1.1

Mission Type

Communications

Orbit

Geostationary Transfer Orbit

Stages

Livestream

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Rocket Details

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

Launch Mass

506 T

Thrust

5,883 kN