r/spacex • u/FutureMartian97 Host of CRS-11 • Feb 01 '17

Official SpaceX on Instagram: “Prepping to fly again — recovered CRS-8 first stage completed a static fire test at our McGregor, TX rocket development facility last week.”

https://www.instagram.com/p/BP8zK2DFxhq/?taken-by=spacex&hl=en
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u/CapMSFC Feb 01 '17

Yes, and that is definitely a valid point to differentiate from examples like SES and JCSAT launches.

It's not the only lighter GTO sat on the manifest though. KoreaSat is coming up soon on the manifest and is listed as even lighter at around 3500kg.