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