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Chronology
14 events
2012 September 21
Launch Site: McGregor. LV Family: Falcon. Launch Vehicle: Grasshopper.2012 November 1
Launch Site: McGregor. LV Family: Falcon. Launch Vehicle: Grasshopper.2012 December 17
Launch Site: McGregor. LV Family: Falcon. Launch Vehicle: Grasshopper.2013 March 7
Launch Site: McGregor. LV Family: Falcon. Launch Vehicle: Grasshopper.2013 April 19
Launch Site: McGregor. LV Family: Falcon. Launch Vehicle: Grasshopper.2013 June 14
Launch Site: McGregor. LV Family: Falcon. Launch Vehicle: Grasshopper.2013 August 13
Launch Site: McGregor. LV Family: Falcon. Launch Vehicle: Grasshopper.2013 October 7
Launch Site: McGregor. LV Family: Falcon. Launch Vehicle: Grasshopper.2014 April 17
Launch Site: McGregor. LV Family: Falcon. Launch Vehicle: Falcon 9R.2014 May 1
Launch Site: McGregor. LV Family: Falcon. Launch Vehicle: Falcon 9R.2014 June 17
22:04 GMT - . Launch Site: McGregor. LV Family: Falcon. Launch Vehicle: Falcon 9R.2014 July 14
15:15 GMT - . Launch Site: Cape Canaveral. Launch Complex: Cape Canaveral LC40. Launch Pad: SLC40. LV Family: Falcon. Launch Vehicle: Falcon 9.- Orbcomm FM 109 - .
Mass: 172 kg (379 lb). Nation: USA.
Agency: SPX.
Spacecraft: SN-100.
USAF Sat Cat: 40086 . COSPAR: 2014-040A. Apogee: 738 km (458 mi). Perigee: 619 km (384 mi). Inclination: 47.00 deg. Period: 98.32 min.
The second stage of the booster deployed a set of six VHF messaging relay satellites for Orbcomm. The second stage carried two ESPA rings (developed for EELV auxilary payloads) each carrying four slots for the 172 kg satellites; the two extra slots were filled with mass dummies which remained attached. The Falcon 9 first stage made a flyback maneuver and deployed landing legs as part of engineering tests for future recovery; the stage was destroyed as it landed on the ocean.
- Orbcomm FM 107 - . Mass: 172 kg (379 lb). Nation: USA. Agency: SPX. Spacecraft: SN-100. USAF Sat Cat: 40087 . COSPAR: 2014-040B. Apogee: 738 km (458 mi). Perigee: 619 km (384 mi). Inclination: 47.01 deg. Period: 98.32 min.
- Orbcomm FM 106 - . Mass: 172 kg (379 lb). Nation: USA. Agency: SPX. Spacecraft: SN-100. USAF Sat Cat: 40088 . COSPAR: 2014-040C. Apogee: 739 km (459 mi). Perigee: 619 km (384 mi). Inclination: 47.01 deg. Period: 98.33 min.
- Orbcomm FM 111 - . Mass: 172 kg (379 lb). Nation: USA. Agency: SPX. Spacecraft: SN-100. USAF Sat Cat: 40089 . COSPAR: 2014-040D. Apogee: 740 km (450 mi). Perigee: 619 km (384 mi). Inclination: 47.01 deg. Period: 98.35 min.
- Orbcomm FM 104 - . Mass: 172 kg (379 lb). Nation: USA. Agency: SPX. Spacecraft: SN-100. USAF Sat Cat: 40090 . COSPAR: 2014-040E. Apogee: 740 km (450 mi). Perigee: 619 km (384 mi). Inclination: 47.01 deg. Period: 98.35 min.
- Orbcomm FM 103 - . Mass: 172 kg (379 lb). Nation: USA. Agency: SPX. Spacecraft: SN-100. USAF Sat Cat: 40091 . COSPAR: 2014-040F. Apogee: 741 km (460 mi). Perigee: 620 km (380 mi). Inclination: 47.01 deg. Period: 98.37 min.
2014 August 5
08:00 GMT - . Launch Site: Cape Canaveral. Launch Complex: Cape Canaveral LC40. Launch Pad: SLC40. LV Family: Falcon. Launch Vehicle: Falcon 9.- Asiasat 8 - .
Payload: LS-1300LL. Mass: 4,535 kg (9,997 lb). Nation: China.
Agency: SPX.
Spacecraft: FS-1300.
USAF Sat Cat: 40107 . COSPAR: 2014-046A. Apogee: 35,791 km (22,239 mi). Perigee: 35,784 km (22,235 mi). Inclination: 0.0500 deg. Period: 1,436.14 min.
Used an R-4D bipropellant thruster to reach GEO. The first R-4D burn on August 6 raised the orbit from 180 km x 35,762 km x 24.3 deg to 7,137 x 35,751 km x 10.7 deg. By August 11 the satellite was in a 35,725 x 35,732 km x 0.1 deg orbit drifting east over 104 deg E.