Lockheed MartinAtlas IIASLaunch Complex 36B, Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
Galaxy 8i
Launched
December 8, 1997
Image: U.S. DoD
Summary
Galaxy 8i launched on a Lockheed Martin Atlas IIAS from Launch Complex 36B, Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA on December 8, 1997. It was Lockheed Martin's 31st launch, 9th this year and humanity's 4,199th orbital launch attempt. It was the 12th Atlas IIAS flight and the 5th this year. The payload was bound for Geostationary Orbit (Direct-GEO). Galaxy 8i, one of 2 catalogued objects, reached a 291 × 50,681 km orbit inclined 29.9°. 2 objects from this launch are catalogued, one of them a payload.
- Watch
- No webcast on record.
- Vehicle
- Atlas IIAS · Lockheed Martin
- Booster
- No booster details on record.
- Mission
- Communications · Geostationary Orbit (Direct-GEO)
- Milestone
- 12th Atlas IIAS flight · 5th this yearLockheed Martin's 31st launch9th this yearhumanity's 4,199th orbital launch attempt81st orbital launch attempt this year
Flight preview
Orbit: as tracked
Galaxy 8i · NORAD 25086 · 1997-078 · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 2 objects
Show the numbers for orbit elements
- Object
- GALAXY 8
- Object ID
- 1997-078A
- Epoch
- 1997-12-08 15:22:25 UTC
- Mean motion
- 1.52685269 rev/day
- Eccentricity
- 0.7908911
- Inclination
- 29.8729°
- Ascending node
- 254.7238°
- Arg. of perigee
- 184.7748°
- Mean anomaly
- 155.8225°
- Element set
- 999
- Rev at epoch
- 0
- B*
- 0
Perigee, apogee and period are Kepler figures from the catalogued mean elements, not a propagated state. Published orbit: Direct-GEO. Ascent drawn from padside's representative profile.
Catalogued objects
2 catalogued: 1 payload, 1 rocket stage
- Galaxy 8i · NORAD 25086
Centaur AC-149 · re-entered June 3, 1998
Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org
About this launch
Galaxy 8-i is one of the most powerful satellites to join PanAmSat Corporation's fleet of spacecraft, with nearly 10 kilowatts of power at beginning of life. It is a Hughes HS-601HP body-stabilized model built by Hughes Space and Communications Company in El Segundo, Calif.
Pad
Launch Complex 36B, Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
62nd launch from Launch Complex 36B, 5th this year · 539th from Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
76 launches from this pad · 1,131 from Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
64 days after the previous launch from this pad
Questions
When did Galaxy 8i launch?
Galaxy 8i launched on December 8, 1997. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.
Where can I watch Galaxy 8i?
No webcast is on record for this launch.
What rocket launched Galaxy 8i?
Atlas IIAS, flown by Lockheed Martin. Atlas IIAS spec sheet
Where did Galaxy 8i launch from?
Launch Complex 36B, Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA.
What orbit did Galaxy 8i reach?
Galaxy 8i, one of 2 catalogued objects, reached a 291 × 50,681 km orbit inclined 29.9°.
How many satellites did Galaxy 8i launch?
1 payload from this launch is catalogued (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).