GALAXY 8

Launch Details
Launched 7 December 1997
Flight ended
Status Non-operational
Launch site Air Force Eastern Test Range, Florida, USA
Owner United States
NORAD ID 25086
COSPAR ID 1997-078A
Alternative names G-8
Observing

Current orbital elements

Inclination 13.781°
Eccentricity 0.00084
RA ascending node 0.856 hr
Argument perigee 46.403°
Mean anomaly 134.951°
Orbital period 1444.235 min
Epoch of osculation 08 May 2025, 22:48

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Derived Quantities

Min Altitude 35917.4 km
Mean Altitude 35952.9 km
Peak Altitude 35988.4 km

Orbital History

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Launched alongside

ATLAS 2AS CENTAUR R/B

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41.14°N
73.26°W
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