Intelsat 8

Overview

Intelsat 8

names list	IS-8 PAS-8
mission type	Communications
operator	PanAmSat / Intelsat
cospar id	1998-065A
satcat	25522
website	http://www.intelsat.com
mission duration	15 years (planned) 18 years (achieved)
spacecraft	PAS-8
spacecraft type	SSL 1300
spacecraft bus	LS-1300
manufacturer	Space Systems/Loral
launch mass	3592 kg
dry mass	2100 kg
launch date	4 November 1998, 05:12:00 UTC
launch rocket	Proton-K / DM-03
launch site	Baikonur, Site 200/39
launch contractor	Khrunichev State Research and Production Space Center
entered service	January 1999
disposal type	Graveyard orbit
deactivated	26 December 2016
orbit reference	Geocentric orbit
orbit regime	Geostationary orbit
orbit longitude	166° East (1998–2012) 169° East (2012–2016)
apsis	gee
trans band	48 transponders: 24 C band at 50 watts 24 at 100 watts
trans coverage	Asia-Pacific, Australia, Hawaii
programme	PanAmSat constellation
previous mission	PAS-7
next mission	PAS-6B

Intelsat 8 (formerly PAS-8) is a communications satellite owned by Intelsat located at 166° East of longitude, serving the Pacific Ocean market.

Mission

INTELSAT 8 (PAS-8) was launched on 4 November 1998 by a Proton Block DM vehicle from Baikonur Cosmodrome. The satellite was designed with 24 Ku-band channels at 100 Watts and 24 C-band channels at 50 Watts. The spacecraft is based on the Space Systems Loral SSL=1300 bus and was part of a series of three satellites ordered from Loral. The satellite was designed for the Pacific market serving Australia, Hawaii, the northwest coast of the U.S., and portions of the Far East.[1]

On 13 August 2012, it was replaced with Intelsat 19.[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.[3]

Intelsat 8

Mission

Decommissioning

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