Falcon 9 v1.1 | Thaicom-6

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

60 million. The launch is planned for January 3, 2014 by Space Exploration Technologies Corp. on a Falcon 9 v1.1 launch vehicle.

Mission Details

  • Launch date: January 6, 2014 at 10:06 PM UTC
  • Launch vehicle: Falcon 9
  • Operator: SpaceX
  • Launch site: Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
  • Mission type: Earth Science