| Names | IS-8 PAS-8 |
|---|---|
| Mission type | Communications |
| Operator | PanAmSat /Intelsat |
| COSPAR ID | 1998-065A |
| SATCATno. | 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, 05:12:00UTC |
| 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: 24C band at 50watts 24Ku band at 100 watts |
| Coverage area | Asia-Pacific,Australia,Hawaii |
Intelsat 8 (formerlyPAS-8) is acommunications satellite owned byIntelsat located at 166° East oflongitude, serving thePacific Ocean market.
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 withIntelsat 19.[2] During September 2012, it was co-located to the same position asIntelsat 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 includeAustralia Network and regular feeds ofEntertainment Tonight andThe Wall Street Journal Report available via a two-meter dish at 4.1GHz horizontal.
The satellite was moved to a graveyard orbit by 26 December 2016.[4]
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