Status
Success
Intelsat-Americas 8
Launch Time
Thu Jun 23, 2005 14:02 UTC
Thu Jun 23, 2005 14:02 UTC
Rocket
Mission Details
Intelsat-Americas 8
Telstar 8 or Intelsat-Americas 8 and Telstar 9, both hybrid C-, Ka-, and Ku-band spacecraft, are scheduled for launch in 2003 and 2004, respectively. Skynet's customers use the satellites in a wide variety of applications, ranging from cable and direct-to-home television to Internet applications, to news gathering, distance learning, business TV, and telephony.
Built by SS/L for Loral Skynet, Telstar-8 is one of the most powerful communications satellites ever designed. It is the first to be built on SS/L's extended 1300 bus (SSL-1300S) and will carry 92 transponders with a total end-of-life power of 16 kw. The payload will include 36 Ku-band, 22 C-band, and 24 Ka-band active transponders, providing coverage across North and South America.
Payloads: 1
Total Mass: 5,493.0 kg
Geostationary Transfer Orbit
Location
LP Odyssey, Kiritimati Launch Area, Pacific Ocean
Stats
2005
25th orbital launch attempt
Zenit
53rd mission
3rd mission of 2005
42nd successful mission
3rd consecutive successful mission