Spacecraft information: 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 12.697°
Eccentricity 0.00048
RA ascending node 2.083 hr
Argument perigee 23.788°
Mean anomaly 344.271°
Orbital period 1436.037 min
Epoch of osculation 26 Jun 2026, 02:41

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Derived Quantities

Min Altitude 35772.3 km
Mean Altitude 35792.6 km
Peak Altitude 35812.8 km

Launched alongside

ATLAS 2A CENTAUR R/B

Orbital History

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South El Monte

Latitude:
Longitude:
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34.05°N
118.05°W
PDT

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