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Khrunichev State Research and Production Space CenterProton-M Briz-M200/39 (200L), Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
DirecTV-8
Launched
May 22, 2005
Summary
DirecTV-8 launched on a Khrunichev State Research and Production Space Center Proton-M Briz-M from 200/39 (200L), Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan on May 22, 2005. It was Khrunichev State Research and Production Space Center's 113th launch, 3rd this year and humanity's 4,713th orbital launch attempt. It was the 7th Proton-M Briz-M flight and the 2nd this year. The payload was bound for Geostationary Orbit (Direct-GEO). DirecTV 8, one of 3 catalogued objects, reached a 15,155 × 35,853 km orbit inclined 8.0°. 3 objects from this launch are catalogued, one of them a payload.
- Watch
- No webcast on record.
- Vehicle
- Proton-M Briz-M · Khrunichev State Research and Production Space Center
- Booster
- No booster details on record.
- Mission
- Communications · Geostationary Orbit (Direct-GEO)
- Milestone
- 7th Proton-M Briz-M flight · 2nd this yearKhrunichev State Research and Production Space Center's 113th launch3rd this yearhumanity's 4,713th orbital launch attempt19th orbital launch attempt this year
Flight preview
Orbit: as tracked
DirecTV 8 · NORAD 28659 · 2005-019 · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 3 objects
Show the numbers for orbit elements
- Object
- TBA - TO BE ASSIGNED
- Object ID
- 2005-019A
- Epoch
- 2005-05-23 10:49:08 UTC
- Mean motion
- 1.52555341 rev/day
- Eccentricity
- 0.3246759
- Inclination
- 7.9762°
- Ascending node
- 159.6582°
- Arg. of perigee
- 359.3886°
- Mean anomaly
- 0.3753°
- Element set
- 999
- Rev at epoch
- 3
- B*
- 0.0001
Perigee, apogee and period are Kepler figures from the catalogued mean elements, not a propagated state. Published orbit: Direct-GEO.
Catalogued objects
3 catalogued: 1 payload, 1 rocket stage, 1 component; 2 still in orbit
- DirecTV 8 · NORAD 28659
Briz-M No. 88512 · in orbit
Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org
About this launch
The DirecTV 8 satellite provides selectable medium and high power Ku-band broadcast services to the U.S. on up to 32 transponders. The service is optimized to support the current and next generation higher coding rate services that DirecTV provides.
Pad
200/39 (200L), Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
99th launch from 200/39 (200L), 2nd this year · 1,237th from Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
167 launches from this pad · 1,565 from Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
53 days after the previous launch from this pad
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Questions
When did DirecTV-8 launch?
DirecTV-8 launched on May 22, 2005. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.
Where can I watch DirecTV-8?
No webcast is on record for this launch.
What rocket launched DirecTV-8?
Proton-M Briz-M, flown by Khrunichev State Research and Production Space Center. Proton-M Briz-M spec sheet
Where did DirecTV-8 launch from?
200/39 (200L), Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan.
What orbit did DirecTV-8 reach?
DirecTV 8, one of 3 catalogued objects, reached a 15,155 × 35,853 km orbit inclined 8.0°.
How many satellites did DirecTV-8 launch?
1 payload from this launch is catalogued (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).