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 7.919°
Eccentricity 0.00119
RA ascending node 4.381 hr
Argument perigee 38.795°
Mean anomaly 162.535°
Orbital period 1461.757 min
Epoch of osculation 16 Jun 2025, 13:02

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Derived Quantities

Min Altitude 36243.9 km
Mean Altitude 36294.5 km
Peak Altitude 36345.1 km

Orbital History

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Launched alongside

SL-12 R/B(2)

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42.38°N
71.11°W
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