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 Oct 17 17:56 | 2025 Oct 17 04:03:26 | 0.0196 | 0.00035 | 14.1288 | 17.2363 | 98.5691 | 1.00270 | 4.243 |
| 2025 Oct 16 17:56 | 2025 Oct 16 03:52:38 | 0.0186 | 0.00035 | 15.1165 | 1.2453 | 98.5691 | 1.00270 | 4.243 |
| 2025 Oct 15 17:56 | 2025 Oct 14 14:32:00 | 0.0194 | 0.00036 | 15.4316 | 354.2466 | 98.5691 | 1.00270 | 4.243 |
| 2025 Oct 14 17:56 | 2025 Oct 13 21:24:23 | 0.0177 | 0.00036 | 15.7860 | 348.2720 | 98.5691 | 1.00270 | 4.243 |
| 2025 Oct 12 17:56 | 2025 Oct 12 06:01:17 | 0.0421 | 0.00037 | 5.3267 | 141.6067 | 98.5691 | 1.00270 | 4.243 |
| 2025 Oct 11 17:57 | 2025 Oct 11 05:19:38 | 0.0394 | 0.00036 | 5.5516 | 136.5185 | 98.5691 | 1.00270 | 4.243 |
| 2025 Oct 09 17:56 | 2025 Oct 08 23:14:37 | 0.0320 | 0.00035 | 6.2113 | 122.7552 | 98.5691 | 1.00270 | 4.243 |
| 2025 Oct 08 17:56 | 2025 Oct 08 12:01:26 | 0.0286 | 0.00035 | 6.6038 | 115.8372 | 98.5691 | 1.00270 | 4.243 |
| 2025 Oct 07 17:56 | 2025 Oct 07 07:19:16 | 0.0237 | 0.00034 | 7.1340 | 105.0101 | 98.5691 | 1.00270 | 4.243 |
| 2025 Oct 05 17:56 | 2025 Oct 05 11:19:30 | 0.0121 | 0.00033 | 8.8847 | 74.2066 | 98.5691 | 1.00270 | 4.243 |
| 2025 Oct 04 17:57 | 2025 Oct 03 13:04:57 | 0.0044 | 0.00033 | 6.7269 | 103.0884 | 98.5691 | 1.00270 | 4.243 |
| 2025 Oct 03 17:57 | 2025 Oct 03 05:28:27 | 0.0046 | 0.00033 | 6.4499 | 107.6291 | 98.5691 | 1.00270 | 4.243 |
| 2025 Oct 02 17:56 | 2025 Oct 02 03:55:01 | 0.0228 | 0.00033 | 11.3474 | 32.0680 | 98.5691 | 1.00270 | 4.243 |
| 2025 Sep 30 17:56 | 2025 Sep 29 14:52:54 | 0.0087 | 0.00031 | 14.6792 | 337.0636 | 98.5691 | 1.00270 | 4.243 |
| 2025 Sep 29 17:56 | 2025 Sep 29 04:36:21 | 0.0180 | 0.00031 | 12.8644 | 4.1772 | 98.5691 | 1.00270 | 4.243 |
| 2025 Sep 28 17:56 | 2025 Sep 28 06:21:38 | 0.0181 | 0.00031 | 13.9991 | 343.2446 | 98.5691 | 1.00270 | 4.243 |
| 2025 Sep 27 17:56 | 2025 Sep 27 04:39:00 | 0.0169 | 0.00030 | 14.5201 | 333.0721 | 98.5691 | 1.00270 | 4.243 |
| 2025 Sep 26 17:56 | 2025 Sep 26 02:57:34 | 0.0126 | 0.00030 | 15.3472 | 319.7358 | 98.5691 | 1.00270 | 4.243 |
| 2025 Sep 25 17:56 | 2025 Sep 24 13:34:38 | 0.0164 | 0.00032 | 16.0943 | 315.6876 | 98.5691 | 1.00270 | 4.243 |
| 2025 Sep 24 17:56 | 2025 Sep 24 03:00:11 | 0.0179 | 0.00032 | 16.2172 | 313.5293 | 98.5691 | 1.00270 | 4.243 |
| 2025 Sep 20 17:56 | 2025 Sep 20 01:22:19 | 0.0131 | 0.00031 | 7.9996 | 74.2046 | 98.5691 | 1.00270 | 4.243 |