Key statistics
Satellite ECHOSTAR 8 at a glance.
Uptime
8420
Days in orbit
Revolutions
≈ 1.0
Per day
Orbit
OTHER
Other
Inclination
8.1
Latest
Satellite identification and parameters
Extended collection of information and parameters for ECHOSTAR 8.
Object identification
Identified? True
Debris? False
Object name: ECHOSTAR 8
International designator: 2002-039A
Object number (NORAD): 27501
Object ID (CCSDS): 27501
Country: UNITED STATES OF AMERICA (US)
Current information (Y/N): Y
RCS size: LARGE
Orbital parameters
Period: 1461.77 minutes
Inclination: 8.1246 deg
SMA: 42665.759 km
Apoapsis: 36332.613 km
Periapsis: 36242.636 km
RAAN: 64.8 deg
Eccentricy: 0.00105444
Argument of periapsis: 66.4079 deg
Mean anomaly: 289.3104 deg
Mean motion: 0.98510731 rev/day
Mean motion (dot): -0.000002 rev/day2
B* drag term: 0.0 1/REarth
Two-line elements (TLE)
Creation date: Sept. 9, 2025, 10:35 a.m.
Reference frame: TEME
Reference center: EARTH
Epoch: Sept. 9, 2025, 5:32 a.m. UTC
TLE line 0: 0 ECHOSTAR 8
TLE line 1: 1 27501U 02039A 25252.23065076 -.00000200 00000-0 00000-0 0 9997
TLE line 2: 2 27501 8.1246 64.8000 0010544 66.4079 289.3104 0.98510731 49286
Live tracking on map
Real-time ground track for satellite ECHOSTAR 8.
Associated space launch
EchoStar VIII was an American geostationary communications satellite which is operated by EchoStar. It is positioned in geostationary orbit at a longitude of 77° West, from where it is used to provide high-definition television direct broadcasting services to the Contiguous United States.
ECHOSTAR 8 was lifted into orbit during the mission ‘Proton-K/DM-2M | Echostar VIII’, on board a Proton-K/DM-2M space rocket.
The launch took place on Aug. 22, 2002, 5:15 a.m. from 81/23 (81L).
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Proton-K/DM-2M | Echostar VIII
Agency: N/A
Status: Launch Successful
Launch date: Aug. 22, 2002, 5:15 a.m. UTC
Rocket: Proton-K/DM-2M
Launch pad: 81/23 (81L)
Location: Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
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