INTELSAT 8

Launch Details
Launched 3 November 1998
Flight ended
Status Non-operational
Launch site Tyuratam Missile and Space Center, Kazakhstan (Also known as Baikonur Cosmodrome)
Owner United States
NORAD ID 25522
COSPAR ID 1998-065A
Alternative names IS-8
PAS-8
Observing

Current orbital elements

Inclination 8.561°
Eccentricity 0.02784
RA ascending node 4.399 hr
Argument perigee 298.961°
Mean anomaly 61.138°
Orbital period 1512.830 min
Epoch of osculation 02 Nov 2025, 00:59

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Derived Quantities

Min Altitude 36067.1 km
Mean Altitude 37282.6 km
Peak Altitude 38498.1 km

Orbital History

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42.38°N
71.11°W
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