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Satellite · NORAD 28659 · COSPAR 2005-019A

DIRECTV 8

ActivePayloadGEOCommunications derived

Altitude now

35,774.1km

SGP4 propagation

Velocity

3.08km/s

Inclination

0.00°

Period

23.9 h

1,436.1 min

Perigee

35,774km

Apogee

35,799km

orbit freshOrbit updated 9 h ago · element epoch 11 Sept 2026 14:58 UTC (6.2 h old)· Metadata updated 9 h ago

Live position

Ground track & current position

Propagated client-side every 5 s from the latest element set (SGP4). Accuracy degrades with element age.

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Latitude
0.008° N
Longitude
119.049° W
Altitude
35774.1 km
Velocity
3.076 km/s
  • past 45 min
  • next 90 min
  • first fix from server render · element epoch 11 Sept 2026 14:58 UTC

Mission

Mission & classification

Mission type derived
Communications
Object type
Payload
SATCAT ops status
Operational [+]
Radar cross-section
16.7 m²
Constellation membership derived
Intelsat fleet via celestrak_group

CelesTrak groups

Aliases

  • DIRECTV 8Celestrak

Ownership

Operator & country

Operator
Intelsat
SATCAT owner code
US · United States
Country
United States US

Launch

Launch

Launch page →
Launch date
22 May 2005
COSPAR launch id
2005-019
Launch site
Baikonur Cosmodrome (Tyuratam)

Objects from the same launch · 2

Change log

History

FieldChangeSourceDate
Operator Id∅ → org_01M28X1Z85HR9H5NZCKT3GK9W9Celestrak11 Sept 2026 18:56 UTC
Constellation Id∅ → con_01M28X1Z9V6NXRFGCNTV7GF80ACelestrak11 Sept 2026 18:56 UTC
Operator Id∅ → org_01M28X1Z85HR9H5NZCKT3GK9W9Celestrak11 Sept 2026 18:56 UTC
Constellation Id∅ → con_01M28X1Z9V6NXRFGCNTV7GF80ACelestrak11 Sept 2026 18:56 UTC
Country Code∅ → USCelestrak Satcat11 Sept 2026 18:53 UTC
Owner Code∅ → USCelestrak Satcat11 Sept 2026 18:53 UTC
Orbit Class∅ → GEOCelestrak11 Sept 2026 18:53 UTC

Regulatory

UN registration

UN Register of Objects Launched into Outer Space (UNOOSA) — connector planned, not yet ingested; registration unavailable

Transparency

Sources & provenance

All sources →

  • CelesTrakcommunity

    Orbital data courtesy of CelesTrak (Dr. T.S. Kelso).

    last sync 7 h ago

  • CelesTrak SATCATcommunity

    Satellite catalog data courtesy of CelesTrak.

    last sync 9 h ago

Field provenance

FieldSourceObservedConfidence
Canonical NameCelesTrak SATCAT11 Sept 2026 18:53 UTC100%
Decay DateCelesTrak SATCAT11 Sept 2026 18:53 UTC100%
Launch DateCelesTrak SATCAT11 Sept 2026 18:53 UTC100%
Object TypeCelesTrak SATCAT11 Sept 2026 18:53 UTC100%
Orbital ElementsCelesTrak11 Sept 2026 20:57 UTC100%
Owner CodeCelesTrak SATCAT11 Sept 2026 18:53 UTC100%
StatusCelesTrak SATCAT11 Sept 2026 18:53 UTC100%

Timeline

Events

All events →

No events detected for this object yet. Launches, decays and orbit changes are generated by the derived-analytics connector.

Reference

Identifiers

NORAD catalogue number
28659
COSPAR / international designator
2005-019A
SatelliteIndex id
sat_01M28X2SWT01QM2JGQ9QTBM26C
Canonical slug
directv-8-28659

Orbit class, mission type and constellation membership are derived by SatelliteIndex (Communications) — see the methodology. Positions are propagated estimates, not tracking measurements; never use them for conjunction assessment.