Intelsat 8
{{Short description|Communications satellite owned by Intelsat}}
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{{Infobox spaceflight
| name = Intelsat 8
| names_list = IS-8
PAS-8
| image =
| image_caption =
| image_size = 300px
| mission_type = Communications
| operator = PanAmSat / Intelsat
| COSPAR_ID = 1998-065A
| SATCAT = 25522
| website = http://www.intelsat.com
| mission_duration = 15 years (planned)
18 years (achieved)
| spacecraft = PAS-8
| spacecraft_type = SSL 1300
| spacecraft_bus = LS-1300
| manufacturer = Space Systems/Loral
| launch_mass = {{cvt|3592|kg}}
| dry_mass = {{cvt|2100|kg}}
| dimensions =
| power =
| launch_date = 4 November 1998, 05:12:00 UTC
| launch_rocket = Proton-K / DM-03
| launch_site = Baikonur, Site 200/39
| launch_contractor = Khrunichev State Research and Production Space Center
| entered_service = January 1999
| disposal_type = Graveyard orbit
| deactivated = 26 December 2016
| last_contact =
| orbit_reference = Geocentric orbit
| orbit_regime = Geostationary orbit
| orbit_longitude = 166° East (1998–2012)
169° East (2012–2016)
| apsis = gee
| trans_band = 48 transponders:
24 C band at 50 watts
24 {{Ku band}} at 100 watts
| trans_frequency =
| trans_bandwidth =
| trans_capacity =
| trans_coverage = Asia-Pacific, Australia, Hawaii
| programme = PanAmSat constellation
| previous_mission = PAS-7
| next_mission = PAS-6B
}}
Intelsat 8 (formerly PAS-8) is a communications satellite owned by Intelsat located at 166° East of longitude, serving the Pacific Ocean market.
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.{{cite web|last=Krebs|first=Gunter D.|title=PAS 8 → Intelsat 8|publisher=Gunter's Space Page|access-date=March 6, 2023|url=https://space.skyrocket.de/doc_sdat/pas-8.htm}}
On 13 August 2012, it was replaced with Intelsat 19.{{cite web|url=https://www.intelsat.com/press/news-releases/2009/20090611-1.asp|title=2009|publisher=Intelsat|access-date=15 April 2021}} 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.{{cite web|title=INTELSAT 19|url=https://www.n2yo.com/satellite/?s=38356|website=n2yo.com|access-date=5 March 2023}}
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.{{cite web|url=https://www.satbeams.com/satellites|title=Satellites|publisher=SatBeams|access-date=15 April 2021}}
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Category:Communications satellites in geostationary orbit
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Category:Satellites using the SSL 1300 bus
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