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 12.056°
Eccentricity 0.00050
RA ascending node 2.304 hr
Argument perigee 350.541°
Mean anomaly 183.857°
Orbital period 1443.168 min
Epoch of osculation 17 May 2025, 11:32

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Derived Quantities

Min Altitude 35910.8 km
Mean Altitude 35932.0 km
Peak Altitude 35953.2 km

Orbital History

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Launched alongside

ATLAS 2A CENTAUR R/B

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41.14°N
73.26°W
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