DIRECTV 8

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DIRECTV 8 is classified as:

Geostationary
TV

NORAD ID: 28659

Int'l Code: 2005-019A

Perigee: 35,780.8 km

Apogee: 35,807.1 km

Inclination: 0.0 °

Period: 1,436.1 minutes

Semi major axis: 42164 km

RCS: 16.3299 m² (large)

Launch date: May 22, 2005
Source: United States (US)
Launch site: TYURATAM MISSILE AND SPACE COMPLEX (TTMTR)

DirecTV 8 is an American geostationary communications satellite. The satellite carries 32 Ku-band and four Ka-band transponders to provide high definition TV after parking over 93 deg-W longitude.

1 28659U 05019A   24118.53320737  .00000014  00000-0  00000-0 0  9996
2 28659   0.0179 270.2735 0003113 132.2178 246.4241  1.00271110 69244

Source of the keplerian elements: AFSPC