DirecTV 8

Communications satellite. DirecTV 8 was launched on May 22, 2005 aboard a Proton-M/Briz-M from Baikonur. Latest status in GCAT: renamed (Jun 12, 2017).

COSPAR 2005-019ANORAD 28659United States

Identity

Name in GCAT: DirecTV 8
Payload designation: DirecTV-8
International designator: 2005-019A
NORAD catalog number: 28659
GCAT identifier: S28659
UN registration: ST/SG/SER.E/481

Mission

Mission type: Communications
Use: Commercial
Program: DirecTV
Owner: DirecTV
Country: United States
Builder: SS/Loral
Platform (bus): SSL-1300

Launch

Date: May 22, 2005 · 17:59 UTC
Launch record: 2005-019Success
Rocket: Proton-M/Briz-M
Spaceport: Baikonur · pad LC200/39

Orbit and fate

Orbit class (GCAT): GEO/S
Perigee: 35,776 km
Apogee: 35,796 km
Inclination: 0.04°
Status: Renamed
Status date: June 12, 2017
Last known active: Feb 5, 2023

Size

Mass: 3,711 kg
Dry mass: 2,000 kg
Length: 5.6 m
Diameter: 2.80 m
Span: 31.0 m

Source: GCAT payload, deep-space and lander catalogs, Jonathan C. McDowell (CC BY 4.0); Wikidata Q1227411 (CC0).