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About this launch
The DirecTV 8 satellite provides selectable medium and high power Ku-band broadcast services to the U.S. on up to 32 transponders. The service is optimized to support the current and next generation higher coding rate services that DirecTV provides.
More about this launch
Flight profileThe climb, seen from the side · 3D replay on the globe
Launch window and padBaikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
- Site
- Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
Rocket and boosterProton-M Briz-M
MissionCommunications · Direct-GEO
Communications · Direct-GEO
What it put in orbit3 catalogued objects, 1 of them satellites
Passes over you When will it cross your sky, and can you see it?
| Object | Type | Orbit | Globe |
|---|---|---|---|
| DIRECTV 8 2005-019A | Payload | 35773 × 35800 km · 0.0° | Globe |
| BREEZE-M R/B 2005-019B | Rocket body | 14843 × 35650 km · 9.8° | Globe |
| BREEZE-M DEB [TANK] 2005-019C | Debris | 296 × 18829 km · 49.4° | Globe |
COSPAR ID 2005-019. Orbits from the CelesTrak satellite catalogue (perigee × apogee, inclination).
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