TDRS 8

Launch Details
Launched 29 June 2000
Flight ended
Status Operational
Categories Tracking and Data Relay Satellite System (TDRSS)
Geostationary
Active satellites
Launch site Air Force Eastern Test Range, Florida, USA
Owner United States
NORAD ID 26388
COSPAR ID 2000-034A
Observing

Current orbital elements

Inclination 11.779°
Eccentricity 0.00071
RA ascending node 2.398 hr
Argument perigee 211.443°
Mean anomaly 165.967°
Orbital period 1436.176 min
Epoch of osculation 20 Nov 2024, 10:43

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Derived Quantities

Min Altitude 35765.4 km
Mean Altitude 35795.3 km
Peak Altitude 35825.2 km

Orbital History

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Launched alongside

ATLAS 2A CENTAUR R/B

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39.96°N
83.00°W
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