Intelsat 8

Intelsat 8
Spacecraft properties
Names	IS-8 PAS-8

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	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 K_u band at 100 watts
Coverage area	Asia-Pacific, Australia, Hawaii

PanAmSat constellation ← PAS-7 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]

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

The satellite was moved to a graveyard orbit by 26 December 2016.^[4]

References

^ Krebs, Gunter D. "PAS 8 → Intelsat 8". Gunter's Space Page. Retrieved 6 March 2023.
^ "2009". Intelsat. Retrieved 15 April 2021.
^ "INTELSAT 19". n2yo.com. Retrieved 5 March 2023.
^ "Satellites". SatBeams. Retrieved 15 April 2021.

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v t e ← 1997 Orbital launches in 1998 1999 →
Lunar Prospector Skynet 4D Ofek-4 STS-89 Soyuz TM-27 USA-137 Brasilsat B3 Inmarsat-3 F5 Orbcomm FM3 Orbcomm FM4 GFO Ad Astra Globalstar 1 Globalstar 2 Globalstar 3 Globalstar 4 Kosmos 2349 Iridium 50 Iridium 52 Iridium 53 Iridium 54 Iridium 56 Kakehashi SNOE Teledesic 1 Hot Bird 4 Intelsat 806 Progress M-38 (VDU-2) USA-138 SPOT 4 Iridium 51 Iridium 61 Iridium 55 Iridium 57 Iridium 58 Iridium 59 Iridium 60 TRACE Iridium 62 Iridium 63 Iridium 64 Iridium 65 Iridium 66 Iridium 67 Iridium 68 STS-90 Globalstar 6 Globalstar 8 Globalstar 14 Globalstar 15 Nilesat 101 BSat-1B Kosmos 2350 Iridium 69 Iridium 71 Kosmos 2351 EchoStar IV USA-139 NOAA-15 Progress M-39 Iridium 70 Iridium 72 Iridium 73 Iridium 74 Iridium 75 Zhongwei 1 STS-91 Thor 3 Kosmos 2352 Kosmos 2353 Kosmos 2354 Kosmos 2355 Kosmos 2356 Kosmos 2357 Intelsat 805 Kosmos 2358 Kosmos 2359 Molniya 3-49 Nozomi Shtil-1 Tubsat-N Tubsat-N1 Resurs-O1 #4 Fasat-Bravo TMSAT Gurwin Techsat 1B WESTPAC SAFIR-2 Sinosat-1 Kosmos 2360 Orbcomm FM13 Orbcomm FM14 Orbcomm FM15 Orbcomm FM16 Orbcomm FM17 Orbcomm FM18 Orbcomm FM19 Orbcomm FM20 Mercury 3 Soyuz TM-28 Iridium 3 Iridium 76 ST-1 Galaxy 10 Astra 2A Kwangmyŏngsŏng-1 Iridium 79 Iridium 80 Iridium 81 Iridium 82 Globalstar 5 Globalstar 7 Globalstar 9 Globalstar 10 Globalstar 11 Globalstar 12 Globalstar 13 Globalstar 16 Globalstar 17 Globalstar 18 Globalstar 20 Globalstar 21 PAS-7 Orbcomm FM21 Orbcomm FM22 Orbcomm FM23 Orbcomm FM24 Orbcomm FM25 Orbcomm FM26 Orbcomm FM27 Orbcomm FM28 Molniya-1T #99 STEX (USA-141) Eutelsat W2 Sirius 3 Hot Bird 5 USA-140 Maqsat 3 Deep Space 1 SEDSAT-1 Progress M-40 (Sputnik 41) AfriStar GE-5 STS-95 (SPARTAN-201, PANSAT) PAS-8 Iridium 2 Iridium 83 Iridium 84 Iridium 85 Iridium 86 Zarya / ISS Bonum 1 STS-88 (Unity, PMA-1 PMA-2 SAC-A MightySat-1 Satmex 5 SWAS Nadezhda 5 Astrid 2 Mars Climate Orbiter Iridium 11 Iridium 20 PAS-6B Kosmos 2361 Kosmos 2362 Kosmos 2363 Kosmos 2364
Payloads are separated by bullets ( · ), launches by pipes ( \| ). Crewed flights are indicated in underline. Uncatalogued launch failures are listed in italics. Payloads deployed from other spacecraft are denoted in (brackets).

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Orbital launches in 1998

1999 →

Lunar Prospector
Skynet 4D
Ofek-4
STS-89
Soyuz TM-27
USA-137
Brasilsat B3
Inmarsat-3 F5
Orbcomm FM3
Orbcomm FM4
GFO
Ad Astra
Globalstar 1
Globalstar 2
Globalstar 3
Globalstar 4
Kosmos 2349
Iridium 50
Iridium 52
Iridium 53
Iridium 54
Iridium 56
Kakehashi
SNOE
Teledesic 1
Hot Bird 4
Intelsat 806
Progress M-38 (VDU-2)
USA-138
SPOT 4
Iridium 51
Iridium 61
Iridium 55
Iridium 57
Iridium 58
Iridium 59
Iridium 60
TRACE
Iridium 62
Iridium 63
Iridium 64
Iridium 65
Iridium 66
Iridium 67
Iridium 68
STS-90
Globalstar 6
Globalstar 8
Globalstar 14
Globalstar 15
Nilesat 101
BSat-1B
Kosmos 2350
Iridium 69
Iridium 71
Kosmos 2351
EchoStar IV
USA-139
NOAA-15
Progress M-39
Iridium 70
Iridium 72
Iridium 73
Iridium 74
Iridium 75
Zhongwei 1
STS-91
Thor 3
Kosmos 2352
Kosmos 2353
Kosmos 2354
Kosmos 2355
Kosmos 2356
Kosmos 2357
Intelsat 805
Kosmos 2358
Kosmos 2359
Molniya 3-49
Nozomi
Shtil-1
Tubsat-N
Tubsat-N1
Resurs-O1 #4
Fasat-Bravo
TMSAT
Gurwin Techsat 1B
WESTPAC
SAFIR-2
Sinosat-1
Kosmos 2360
Orbcomm FM13
Orbcomm FM14
Orbcomm FM15
Orbcomm FM16
Orbcomm FM17
Orbcomm FM18
Orbcomm FM19
Orbcomm FM20
Mercury 3
Soyuz TM-28
Iridium 3
Iridium 76
ST-1
Galaxy 10
Astra 2A
Kwangmyŏngsŏng-1
Iridium 79
Iridium 80
Iridium 81
Iridium 82
Globalstar 5
Globalstar 7
Globalstar 9
Globalstar 10
Globalstar 11
Globalstar 12
Globalstar 13
Globalstar 16
Globalstar 17
Globalstar 18
Globalstar 20
Globalstar 21
PAS-7
Orbcomm FM21
Orbcomm FM22
Orbcomm FM23
Orbcomm FM24
Orbcomm FM25
Orbcomm FM26
Orbcomm FM27
Orbcomm FM28
Molniya-1T #99
STEX (USA-141)
Eutelsat W2
Sirius 3
Hot Bird 5
USA-140
Maqsat 3
Deep Space 1
SEDSAT-1
Progress M-40 (Sputnik 41)
AfriStar
GE-5
STS-95 (SPARTAN-201, PANSAT)
PAS-8
Iridium 2
Iridium 83
Iridium 84
Iridium 85
Iridium 86
Zarya / ISS
Bonum 1
STS-88 (Unity, PMA-1
PMA-2
SAC-A
MightySat-1
Satmex 5
SWAS
Nadezhda 5
Astrid 2
Mars Climate Orbiter
Iridium 11
Iridium 20
PAS-6B
Kosmos 2361
Kosmos 2362
Kosmos 2363
Kosmos 2364

Payloads are separated by bullets ( · ), launches by pipes ( | ). Crewed flights are indicated in underline. Uncatalogued launch failures are listed in italics. Payloads deployed from other spacecraft are denoted in (brackets).