Intelsat 8
Names | IS-8 PAS-8 |
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Mission type | Communications |
Operator | PanAmSat / Intelsat |
COSPAR ID | 1998-065A |
SATCAT no. | 25522 |
Website | http://www.intelsat.com |
Mission duration | 15 years (planned) 18 years (achieved) |
Spacecraft properties | |
Spacecraft | PAS-8 |
Spacecraft type | SSL 1300 |
Bus | LS-1300 |
Manufacturer | Space Systems/Loral |
Launch mass | 3,592 kg (7,919 lb) |
Dry mass | 2,100 kg (4,600 lb) |
Start of mission | |
Launch date | 4 November 1998, 05:12:00 UTC |
Rocket | Proton-K / DM-03 |
Launch site | Baikonur, Site 200/39 |
Contractor | Khrunichev State Research and Production Space Center |
Entered service | January 1999 |
End of mission | |
Disposal | Graveyard orbit |
Deactivated | 26 December 2016 |
Orbital parameters | |
Reference system | Geocentric orbit |
Regime | Geostationary orbit |
Longitude | 166° East (1998–2012) 169° East (2012–2016) |
Transponders | |
Band | 48 transponders: 24 C band at 50 watts 24 Ku band at 100 watts |
Coverage area | Asia-Pacific, Australia, Hawaii |
Intelsat 8 (formerly PAS-8) is a communications satellite owned by Intelsat located at 166° East of longitude, serving the Pacific Ocean market.
Mission[]
On 13 August 2012, it was replaced with Intelsat 19.[1][2] During September 2012, it was co-located to the same position as Intelsat 5 at 169° East from 166° East to continue its service life as Intelsat 5's replacement later in the year.
On 19 October 2012 at around 23:00 UTC, Intelsat 8 took over broadcasting Intelsat 5's television channels which include Australia Network and regular feeds of Entertainment Tonight and The Wall Street Journal Report available via a two-meter dish at 4.1 GHz horizontal.
Decommissioning[]
Deorbited on 26 December 2016.[3]
References[]
- ^ "2009". Intelsat. Retrieved 15 April 2021.
- ^ "Launch Schedule 2012". Sat Launch. Retrieved 15 April 2021.
- ^ "Satellites". SatBeams. Retrieved 15 April 2021.
Categories:
- Communications satellites in geostationary orbit
- Satellite television
- Spacecraft launched in 1998
- Intelsat satellites
- Satellites using the SSL 1300 bus
- Communications satellite stubs