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Khrunichev State Research and Production Space CenterProton-K/DM-2M81/23 (81L), Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
PAS 8
Launched
November 4, 1998
Summary
PAS 8 launched on a Khrunichev State Research and Production Space Center Proton-K/DM-2M from 81/23 (81L), Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan on November 4, 1998. It was Khrunichev State Research and Production Space Center's 56th launch, 5th this year and humanity's 4,277th orbital launch attempt. It was the 12th Proton-K/DM-2M flight and the 3rd this year. The payload was bound for Geostationary Orbit (Direct-GEO). PAS 8, one of 4 catalogued objects, reached a 6,791 × 35,948 km orbit inclined 17.3°. 4 objects from this launch are catalogued, one of them a payload.
- Watch
- No webcast on record.
- Vehicle
- Proton-K/DM-2M · Khrunichev State Research and Production Space Center
- Booster
- No booster details on record.
- Mission
- Communications · Geostationary Orbit (Direct-GEO)
- Milestone
- 12th Proton-K/DM-2M flight · 3rd this yearKhrunichev State Research and Production Space Center's 56th launch5th this yearhumanity's 4,277th orbital launch attempt70th orbital launch attempt this year
Flight preview
Orbit: as tracked
PAS 8 · NORAD 25522 · 1998-065 · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 4 objects
Show the numbers for orbit elements
- Object
- PAS 8
- Object ID
- 1998-065A
- Epoch
- 1998-11-04 05:21:50 UTC
- Mean motion
- 1.87898692 rev/day
- Eccentricity
- 0.5255255
- Inclination
- 17.2576°
- Ascending node
- 132.8427°
- Arg. of perigee
- 358.2631°
- Mean anomaly
- 0.811°
- Element set
- 999
- Rev at epoch
- 4
- B*
- 0.00015
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
4 catalogued: 1 payload, 2 rocket stages, 1 component; 1 still in orbit
- PAS 8 · NORAD 25522
Proton-K 395-02 Stage 3 · re-entered November 6, 1998
Blok DM3 No. 10L · in orbit
Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org
About this launch
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Pad
81/23 (81L), Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
81st launch from 81/23 (81L), 4th this year · 1,117th from Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
104 launches from this pad · 1,565 from Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
66 days after the previous launch from this pad
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Questions
When did PAS 8 launch?
PAS 8 launched on November 4, 1998. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.
Where can I watch PAS 8?
No webcast is on record for this launch.
What rocket launched PAS 8?
Proton-K/DM-2M, flown by Khrunichev State Research and Production Space Center. Proton-K/DM-2M spec sheet
Where did PAS 8 launch from?
81/23 (81L), Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan.
What orbit did PAS 8 reach?
PAS 8, one of 4 catalogued objects, reached a 6,791 × 35,948 km orbit inclined 17.3°.
How many satellites did PAS 8 launch?
1 payload from this launch is catalogued (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).