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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.
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| Subject | Predicate | Object | Confidence | Src |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Intelsat 8 | Band | 48 transponders: 24 C band at 50 watts 24 Ku band at 100 watts | 1.00 | infobox |
| Intelsat 8 | Bus | LS-1300 | 1.00 | infobox |
| Intelsat 8 | Contractor | Khrunichev State Research and Production Space Center | 1.00 | infobox |
| Intelsat 8 | COSPAR ID | 1998-065A | 1.00 | infobox |
| Intelsat 8 | Coverage area | Asia-Pacific, Australia, Hawaii | 1.00 | infobox |
| Intelsat 8 | Deactivated | 26 December 2016 | 1.00 | infobox |
| Intelsat 8 | Disposal | Graveyard orbit | 1.00 | infobox |
| Intelsat 8 | Dry mass | 2,100 kg (4,600 lb) | 1.00 | infobox |
| Intelsat 8 | Entered service | January 1999 | 1.00 | infobox |
| Intelsat 8 | Launch date | 4 November 1998, 05:12:00 UTC | 1.00 | infobox |
| Intelsat 8 | Launch mass | 3,592 kg (7,919 lb) | 1.00 | infobox |
| Intelsat 8 | Launch site | Baikonur, Site 200/39 | 1.00 | infobox |
| Intelsat 8 | Longitude | 166° East (1998–2012) 169° East (2012–2016) | 1.00 | infobox |
| Intelsat 8 | Manufacturer | Space Systems/Loral | 1.00 | infobox |
| Intelsat 8 | Mission duration | 15 years (planned) 18 years (achieved) | 1.00 | infobox |
| Intelsat 8 | Mission type | Communications | 1.00 | infobox |
| Intelsat 8 | Names | IS-8 PAS-8 | 1.00 | infobox |
| Intelsat 8 | Operator | PanAmSat / Intelsat | 1.00 | infobox |
| Intelsat 8 | Reference system | Geocentric orbit | 1.00 | infobox |
| Intelsat 8 | Regime | Geostationary orbit | 1.00 | infobox |
| Intelsat 8 | Rocket | Proton-K / DM-03 | 1.00 | infobox |
| Intelsat 8 | SATCAT no. | 25522 | 1.00 | infobox |
| Intelsat 8 | Spacecraft | PAS-8 | 1.00 | infobox |
| Intelsat 8 | Spacecraft type | SSL 1300 | 1.00 | infobox |
| Intelsat 8 | Website | http://www.intelsat.com | 1.00 | infobox |
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