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DIRECTV 8
Launch Details
Launched | 21 May 2005 |
Flight ended | – |
Status | Operational |
Categories |
Geostationary
Intelsat Active satellites |
Launch site | Tyuratam Missile and Space Center, Kazakhstan (Also known as Baikonur Cosmodrome) |
Owner | United States |
NORAD ID | 28659 |
COSPAR ID | 2005-019A |
Observing |
Current orbital elements
Inclination | 0.015° |
Eccentricity | 0.00031 |
RA ascending node | 17.543 hr |
Argument perigee | 133.453° |
Mean anomaly | 295.925° |
Orbital period | 1436.071 min |
Epoch of osculation | 23 Apr 2024, 15:57 |
Derived Quantities
Min Altitude | 35780.3 km |
Mean Altitude | 35793.2 km |
Peak Altitude | 35806.2 km |
Orbital History
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