Spacecraft information: AMC-8

Launch Details
Launched 19 December 2000
Flight ended
Status Non-operational
Launch site Europe's Spaceport, Kourou, French Guiana
Owner SES
NORAD ID 26639
COSPAR ID 2000-081B
Alternative names GE-8
Observing

Current orbital elements

Inclination 5.775°
Eccentricity 0.00086
RA ascending node 4.948 hr
Argument perigee 230.963°
Mean anomaly 150.014°
Orbital period 1452.337 min
Epoch of osculation 02 Feb 2026, 07:35

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Derived Quantities

Min Altitude 36074.6 km
Mean Altitude 36111.0 km
Peak Altitude 36147.4 km

Orbital History

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South El Monte

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34.05°N
118.05°W
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