Sea LaunchZenit 3SLLaunch Platform Odyssey, Sea Launch
Intelsat IA-8
Launched
June 23, 2005
Summary
Intelsat IA-8 launched on a Sea Launch Zenit 3SL from Launch Platform Odyssey, Sea Launch on June 23, 2005. It was Sea Launch's 17th launch, 3rd this year and humanity's 4,719th orbital launch attempt. It was the 17th Zenit 3SL flight and the 3rd this year. The payload was bound for Geostationary Orbit (Direct-GEO). Intelsat IA-8, one of 2 catalogued objects, reached a 172 × 35,670 km orbit inclined 0.1°. 2 objects from this launch are catalogued, one of them a payload.
- Watch
- No webcast on record.
- Vehicle
- Zenit 3SL · Sea Launch
- Booster
- No booster details on record.
- Mission
- Communications · Geostationary Orbit (Direct-GEO)
- Milestone
- 17th Zenit 3SL flight · 3rd this yearSea Launch's 17th launch3rd this yearhumanity's 4,719th orbital launch attempt25th orbital launch attempt this year
Flight preview
Orbit: as tracked
Intelsat IA-8 · NORAD 28702 · 2005-022 · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 2 objects
Show the numbers for orbit elements
- Object
- OBJECT A
- Object ID
- 2005-022A
- Epoch
- 2005-06-23 14:16:09 UTC
- Mean motion
- 2.29298999 rev/day
- Eccentricity
- 0.7306492
- Inclination
- 0.0591°
- Ascending node
- 186.1815°
- Arg. of perigee
- 192.2361°
- Mean anomaly
- 358.0975°
- 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
- Intelsat IA-8 · NORAD 28702
Blok DM-SL No. 13L · re-entered October 20, 2005
Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org
About this launch
Intelsat IA-8 is a geostationary communications satellite located at. 89 degrees W. The satellite provides coverage to North and South America customers for Intelsat.
Pad
Launch Platform Odyssey, Sea Launch
17th launch from Launch Platform Odyssey, 3rd this year · 19th from Sea Launch
36 launches from this pad · 40 from Sea Launch
58 days after the previous launch from this pad
Questions
When did Intelsat IA-8 launch?
Intelsat IA-8 launched on June 23, 2005. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.
Where can I watch Intelsat IA-8?
No webcast is on record for this launch.
What rocket launched Intelsat IA-8?
Zenit 3SL, flown by Sea Launch. Zenit 3SL spec sheet
Where did Intelsat IA-8 launch from?
Launch Platform Odyssey, Sea Launch.
What orbit did Intelsat IA-8 reach?
Intelsat IA-8, one of 2 catalogued objects, reached a 172 × 35,670 km orbit inclined 0.1°.
How many satellites did Intelsat IA-8 launch?
1 payload from this launch is catalogued (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).