ECHOSTAR 8

Launch Details
Launched 21 August 2002
Flight ended
Status Non-operational
Launch site Tyuratam Missile and Space Center, Kazakhstan (Also known as Baikonur Cosmodrome)
Owner United States
NORAD ID 27501
COSPAR ID 2002-039A
Observing

Current orbital elements

Inclination 7.961°
Eccentricity 0.00120
RA ascending node 4.369 hr
Argument perigee 42.789°
Mean anomaly 313.232°
Orbital period 1461.808 min
Epoch of osculation 03 Jul 2025, 05:18

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Derived Quantities

Min Altitude 36244.4 km
Mean Altitude 36295.5 km
Peak Altitude 36346.6 km

Orbital History

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Launched alongside

SL-12 R/B(2)

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South El Monte

Latitude:
Longitude:
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34.05°N
118.05°W
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