Intelsat 8
Intelsat 8 (formerly PAS-8) is a communications satellite owned by Intelsat located at 166° E longitude, serving the Pacific market.
| Mission type | Communication |
|---|---|
| Operator | PanAmSat Intelsat |
| COSPAR ID | 1998-065A |
| SATCAT no. | 25522 |
| Mission duration | 15 years |
| Spacecraft properties | |
| Manufacturer | Space Systems Loral |
| Start of mission | |
| Launch date | 4 November 1998, 05:12:00 UTC |
| Rocket | Proton-K/DM3 |
| Launch site | Baikonur 200/39 |
| Orbital parameters | |
| Reference system | Geocentric |
| Regime | Geostationary |
| Longitude | 166° East(1998–2012) 169° East(2012–) |
| Transponders | |
| Band | 24 IEEE C band 24 IEEE Ku band |
| Coverage area | Asia-Pacific Australia |
On 13 August 2012 it was replaced with Intelsat 19.[1][2] During September, 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 2300 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 26.48 MBd QPSK 3/4.
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