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 |
| 2026 Feb 04 18:57 | 2026 Feb 04 11:31:09 | 0.0129 | 0.00033 | 6.4097 | 233.4444 | 218.7618 | 1.00272 | 4.243 |
| 2026 Feb 03 18:56 | 2026 Feb 03 12:37:24 | 0.0143 | 0.00033 | 5.7169 | 241.4142 | 218.7618 | 1.00272 | 4.243 |
| 2026 Feb 02 18:56 | 2026 Feb 02 09:57:38 | 0.0150 | 0.00033 | 4.9965 | 249.7102 | 218.7618 | 1.00272 | 4.243 |
| 2026 Feb 01 18:56 | 2026 Feb 01 10:24:06 | 0.0160 | 0.00033 | 4.6721 | 252.1909 | 218.7618 | 1.00272 | 4.243 |
| 2026 Jan 31 18:56 | 2026 Jan 31 12:06:00 | 0.0168 | 0.00033 | 4.7662 | 248.4253 | 218.7618 | 1.00272 | 4.243 |
| 2026 Jan 30 18:57 | 2026 Jan 30 12:06:52 | 0.0282 | 0.00034 | 5.5906 | 237.9394 | 218.7618 | 1.00272 | 4.243 |
| 2026 Jan 29 18:56 | 2026 Jan 29 12:42:50 | 0.0253 | 0.00034 | 5.2319 | 240.6784 | 218.7618 | 1.00272 | 4.243 |
| 2026 Jan 28 18:56 | 2026 Jan 27 16:31:09 | 0.0179 | 0.00034 | 4.5149 | 249.3053 | 218.7618 | 1.00272 | 4.243 |
| 2026 Jan 27 18:56 | 2026 Jan 27 10:01:04 | 0.0077 | 0.00032 | 3.2576 | 265.0483 | 218.7618 | 1.00272 | 4.243 |
| 2026 Jan 26 18:57 | 2026 Jan 25 23:26:14 | 0.0198 | 0.00032 | 5.7108 | 226.6481 | 218.7618 | 1.00272 | 4.243 |
| 2026 Jan 25 18:57 | 2026 Jan 25 09:44:32 | 0.0183 | 0.00032 | 5.6887 | 226.4872 | 218.7618 | 1.00272 | 4.243 |
| 2026 Jan 24 18:58 | 2026 Jan 24 11:29:25 | 0.0158 | 0.00031 | 5.6294 | 226.6668 | 218.7618 | 1.00272 | 4.243 |
| 2026 Jan 22 18:56 | 2026 Jan 22 09:50:59 | 0.0158 | 0.00030 | 4.7684 | 238.3701 | 218.7618 | 1.00272 | 4.243 |
| 2026 Jan 21 18:56 | 2026 Jan 21 09:53:01 | 0.0170 | 0.00030 | 4.2399 | 246.2785 | 218.7618 | 1.00272 | 4.243 |
| 2026 Jan 20 19:06 | 2026 Jan 20 06:29:42 | 0.0180 | 0.00029 | 3.6094 | 254.5630 | 218.7618 | 1.00272 | 4.243 |
| 2026 Jan 19 18:57 | 2026 Jan 19 06:31:51 | 0.0181 | 0.00029 | 3.3334 | 257.4673 | 218.7618 | 1.00272 | 4.243 |
| 2026 Jan 18 18:57 | 2026 Jan 17 22:00:27 | 0.0271 | 0.00029 | 4.3027 | 244.3950 | 218.7618 | 1.00272 | 4.243 |
| 2026 Jan 17 18:56 | 2026 Jan 17 13:26:54 | 0.0269 | 0.00029 | 4.1535 | 245.9467 | 218.7618 | 1.00272 | 4.243 |
| 2026 Jan 16 18:57 | 2026 Jan 16 13:01:08 | 0.0251 | 0.00029 | 3.6314 | 252.4889 | 218.7618 | 1.00272 | 4.243 |
| 2026 Jan 15 18:56 | 2026 Jan 15 12:59:14 | 0.0232 | 0.00029 | 3.0554 | 259.7839 | 218.7618 | 1.00272 | 4.243 |
| 2026 Jan 13 18:56 | 2026 Jan 13 12:58:26 | 0.0140 | 0.00031 | 22.8434 | 326.6052 | 218.7618 | 1.00272 | 4.243 |
| 2026 Jan 11 18:57 | 2026 Jan 11 16:08:34 | 0.0197 | 0.00031 | 19.5747 | 11.5771 | 218.7618 | 1.00272 | 4.243 |
| 2026 Jan 10 18:57 | 2026 Jan 09 14:41:40 | 0.0160 | 0.00031 | 4.8465 | 227.0808 | 218.7618 | 1.00272 | 4.243 |
| 2026 Jan 09 18:57 | 2026 Jan 09 05:59:38 | 0.0153 | 0.00031 | 4.7647 | 227.5319 | 218.7618 | 1.00272 | 4.243 |
| 2026 Jan 08 18:56 | 2026 Jan 08 14:04:43 | 0.0130 | 0.00032 | 4.5507 | 229.6181 | 218.7618 | 1.00272 | 4.243 |