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 8.259°
Eccentricity 0.02808
RA ascending node 4.480 hr
Argument perigee 297.056°
Mean anomaly 246.960°
Orbital period 1512.808 min
Epoch of osculation 07 Jul 2025, 22:02

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Derived Quantities

Min Altitude 36056.6 km
Mean Altitude 37282.2 km
Peak Altitude 38507.8 km

Orbital History

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South El Monte

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34.05°N
118.05°W
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