| Intelsat 8 | |
| Names List: | IS-8 PAS-8 |
| Mission Type: | Communications |
| Operator: | PanAmSat / Intelsat |
| Cospar Id: | 1998-065A |
| Satcat: | 25522 |
| Website: | http://www.intelsat.com |
| Mission Duration: | 15 years (planned) 18 years (achieved) |
| Spacecraft: | PAS-8 |
| Spacecraft Type: | SSL 1300 |
| Spacecraft Bus: | LS-1300 |
| Manufacturer: | Space Systems/Loral |
| Launch Date: | 4 November 1998, 05:12:00 UTC |
| Launch Rocket: | Proton-K / DM-03 |
| Launch Site: | Baikonur, Site 200/39 |
| Launch Contractor: | Khrunichev State Research and Production Space Center |
| Entered Service: | January 1999 |
| Disposal Type: | Graveyard orbit |
| Deactivated: | 26 December 2016 |
| Orbit Reference: | Geocentric orbit |
| Orbit Regime: | Geostationary orbit |
| Orbit Longitude: | 166° East (1998–2012) 169° East (2012–2016) |
| Apsis: | gee |
| Trans Band: | 48 transponders: 24 C band at 50 watts 24 at 100 watts |
| Trans Coverage: | Asia-Pacific, Australia, Hawaii |
| Programme: | PanAmSat constellation |
| Previous Mission: | PAS-7 |
| Next Mission: | PAS-6B |
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 (PAS-8) was launched on 4 November 1998 by a Proton Block DM vehicle from Baikonur Cosmodrome. The satellite was designed with 24 Ku-band channels at 100 Watts and 24 C-band channels at 50 Watts. The spacecraft is based on the Space Systems Loral SSL=1300 bus and was part of a series of three satellites ordered from Loral. The satellite was designed for the Pacific market serving Australia, Hawaii, the northwest coast of the U.S., and portions of the Far East.[1]
On 13 August 2012, it was replaced with Intelsat 19.[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.[3]
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.
The satellite was moved to a graveyard orbit by 26 December 2016.[4]