Orbital elements of DIRECTV 8
| Launched | 21 May 2005 |
| Flight ended | – |
| Launch site | Tyuratam Missile and Space Center, Kazakhstan (Also known as Baikonur Cosmodrome) |
| Owner | United States |
| NORAD ID | 28659 |
| Date fetched |
Epoch osculation |
Inc. [°] |
Ecc. | RA asc node [hr] |
Arg Peri. [°] |
Mean anom [°] |
Mean motion [rev/day] |
Abs. mag |
| Date fetched |
Epoch osculation |
Inc. [°] |
Ecc. | RA asc node [hr] |
Arg Peri. [°] |
Mean anom [°] |
Mean motion [rev/day] |
Abs. mag |
| 2025 Aug 28 17:57 | 2025 Aug 27 15:32:40 | 0.0171 | 0.00031 | 11.9635 | 349.1187 | 281.6737 | 1.00273 | 4.243 |
| 2025 Aug 27 17:56 | 2025 Aug 27 05:16:02 | 0.0157 | 0.00031 | 12.7960 | 336.8825 | 281.6737 | 1.00273 | 4.243 |
| 2025 Aug 26 17:56 | 2025 Aug 25 13:52:03 | 0.0225 | 0.00031 | 15.6172 | 293.1001 | 281.6737 | 1.00273 | 4.243 |
| 2025 Aug 25 17:56 | 2025 Aug 24 17:42:38 | 0.0332 | 0.00031 | 17.3967 | 266.1302 | 281.6737 | 1.00273 | 4.243 |
| 2025 Aug 24 17:56 | 2025 Aug 23 17:34:38 | 0.0158 | 0.00030 | 6.6759 | 66.0860 | 281.6737 | 1.00273 | 4.243 |
| 2025 Aug 23 17:56 | 2025 Aug 20 14:46:38 | 0.0142 | 0.00030 | 6.6469 | 64.8376 | 281.6737 | 1.00273 | 4.243 |
| 2025 Aug 22 17:56 | 2025 Aug 20 14:46:38 | 0.0142 | 0.00030 | 6.6469 | 64.8376 | 281.6737 | 1.00273 | 4.243 |
| 2025 Aug 20 17:56 | 2025 Aug 19 17:50:38 | 0.0154 | 0.00030 | 6.6612 | 63.5182 | 281.6737 | 1.00273 | 4.243 |
| 2025 Aug 19 17:56 | 2025 Aug 19 10:32:55 | 0.0165 | 0.00030 | 7.0635 | 57.0591 | 281.6737 | 1.00273 | 4.243 |
| 2025 Aug 18 17:56 | 2025 Aug 18 05:47:18 | 0.0172 | 0.00030 | 6.8011 | 58.9269 | 281.6737 | 1.00273 | 4.243 |
| 2025 Aug 16 17:56 | 2025 Aug 16 09:24:38 | 0.0151 | 0.00030 | 7.6466 | 42.2532 | 281.6737 | 1.00273 | 4.243 |
| 2025 Aug 15 17:57 | 2025 Aug 14 15:46:33 | 0.0109 | 0.00030 | 8.1696 | 30.1866 | 281.6737 | 1.00273 | 4.243 |
| 2025 Aug 14 17:56 | 2025 Aug 13 17:58:38 | 0.0096 | 0.00031 | 8.4001 | 32.6540 | 281.6737 | 1.00273 | 4.243 |
| 2025 Aug 13 17:58 | 2025 Aug 12 17:58:38 | 0.0090 | 0.00031 | 8.9077 | 23.9799 | 281.6737 | 1.00273 | 4.243 |
| 2025 Aug 12 17:56 | 2025 Aug 12 12:23:09 | 0.0076 | 0.00031 | 9.0816 | 19.0407 | 281.6737 | 1.00273 | 4.243 |
| 2025 Aug 11 17:56 | 2025 Aug 11 10:41:25 | 0.0063 | 0.00031 | 9.3310 | 12.9492 | 281.6737 | 1.00273 | 4.243 |
| 2025 Aug 10 17:57 | 2025 Aug 10 13:20:21 | 0.0185 | 0.00032 | 6.1711 | 58.3278 | 281.6737 | 1.00273 | 4.243 |
| 2025 Aug 09 17:56 | 2025 Aug 09 03:52:17 | 0.0151 | 0.00032 | 6.1324 | 55.4812 | 281.6737 | 1.00273 | 4.243 |
| 2025 Aug 08 17:56 | 2025 Aug 08 00:27:43 | 0.0127 | 0.00032 | 6.1865 | 51.9161 | 281.6737 | 1.00273 | 4.243 |
| 2025 Aug 07 17:56 | 2025 Aug 06 13:54:18 | 0.0142 | 0.00032 | 5.5144 | 59.8000 | 281.6737 | 1.00273 | 4.243 |
| 2025 Aug 05 17:56 | 2025 Aug 05 04:28:04 | 0.0158 | 0.00032 | 5.0004 | 64.8679 | 281.6737 | 1.00273 | 4.243 |
| 2025 Aug 04 17:56 | 2025 Aug 04 03:57:22 | 0.0166 | 0.00032 | 5.0380 | 62.6387 | 281.6737 | 1.00273 | 4.243 |
| 2025 Aug 03 17:56 | 2025 Aug 03 03:55:52 | 0.0191 | 0.00032 | 5.2587 | 57.7182 | 281.6737 | 1.00273 | 4.243 |
| 2025 Aug 02 17:56 | 2025 Aug 01 19:47:19 | 0.0153 | 0.00031 | 5.2303 | 56.4193 | 281.6737 | 1.00273 | 4.243 |
| 2025 Aug 01 17:56 | 2025 Jul 31 11:30:00 | 0.0123 | 0.00031 | 5.0372 | 58.2178 | 281.6737 | 1.00273 | 4.243 |