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Intelsat 8 (formerly PAS-8) is a communications satellite owned by Intelsat located at 166° East of longitude, serving the Pacific Ocean market.

Intelsat 8

Names	IS-8 PAS-8
Mission type	Communications
Operator	PanAmSat / Intelsat
COSPAR ID	1998-065A
SATCAT no.	25522
Website	http://www.intelsat.com
Mission duration	15 years (planned) 18 years (achieved)
Spacecraft properties
Spacecraft	PAS-8
Spacecraft type	SSL 1300
Bus	LS-1300
Manufacturer	Space Systems/Loral
Launch mass	3,592 kg (7,919 lb)
Dry mass	2,100 kg (4,600 lb)
Start of mission
Launch date	4 November 1998, 05:12:00 UTC
Rocket	Proton-K / DM-03
Launch site	Baikonur, Site 200/39
Contractor	Khrunichev State Research and Production Space Center
Entered service	January 1999
End of mission
Disposal	Graveyard orbit
Deactivated	26 December 2016
Orbital parameters
Reference system	Geocentric orbit
Regime	Geostationary orbit
Longitude	166° East (1998–2012) 169° East (2012–2016)
Transponders
Band	48 transponders: 24 C band at 50 watts 24 Ku band at 100 watts
Coverage area	Asia-Pacific, Australia, Hawaii
PanAmSat constellation ← PAS-7 PAS-6B →

Mission

On 13 August 2012, it was replaced with Intelsat 19.[1][2] 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.

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

Deorbited on 26 December 2016.[3]

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