Following the successful December 3 launch of Falcon 9 Flight 7 with the SES-8 payload, CEO Musk stated that depending on the data analysis from the SES-8 mission, SpaceX may try to recover the spent booster of the Thaicom 6 flight from the ocean.
Thaicom 6 is a 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.
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The spacecraft was launched on January 6, 2014, by SpaceX on a Falcon 9 v1.1 launch vehicle.