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Galaxy 8
25086. Galaxy 8 was launched on December 8, 1997 aboard a Atlas IIAS from Cape Canaveral & Kennedy. Latest status in GCAT: renamed (Jul 3, 2006).
COSPAR 1997-078ANORAD 25086United States
Identity
- Name in GCAT
- Galaxy 8i
- Common name
- Galaxy 8
- Payload designation
- Galaxy 8-i
- International designator
- 1997-078A
- NORAD catalog number
- 25086
- GCAT identifier
- S25086
- UN registration
- ST/SG/SER.E/339
Mission
- Mission type
- Communications
- Use
- Commercial
- Program
- Galaxy
- Owner
- Panamsat
- Country
- United States
- Builder
- Hughes Space and Comms. Co (Hughes Satellite Systems)
- Platform (bus)
- HS-601HP
Launch
- Date
- December 8, 1997 · 23:52 UTC
- Launch record
- 1997-078Success
- Rocket
- Atlas IIAS
- Spaceport
- Cape Canaveral & Kennedy · pad LC36B
Orbit and fate
- Orbit class (GCAT)
- GEO/S
- Perigee
- 35,784 km
- Apogee
- 35,793 km
- Inclination
- 0.54°
- Status
- Renamed
- Status date
- July 3, 2006
- Last known active
- July 2004
- End of operations
- July 2004
Size
- Mass
- 3,558 kg
- Dry mass
- 1,962 kg
- Length
- 4.0 m
- Diameter
- 3.20 m
- Span
- 26.2 m
Source: GCAT payload, deep-space and lander catalogs, Jonathan C. McDowell (CC BY 4.0); Wikidata Q14771263 (CC0).