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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 | 0.00032 |
RA ascending node | 23.519 hr |
Argument perigee | 130.636° |
Mean anomaly | 255.424° |
Orbital period | 1436.078 min |
Epoch of osculation | 16 Jul 2024, 13:31 |
Derived Quantities
Min Altitude | 35779.8 km |
Mean Altitude | 35793.4 km |
Peak Altitude | 35806.9 km |
Orbital History
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