Rocket: Falcon 9 v1.1
Payload: Thaicom 6
Launch date: January 6, 2014
Launch time: 5:06 p.m. EST (2206 GMT)
Launch window: 122 minutes
Site: SLC-40, Cape Canaveral, Florida

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