Norad ID: 25086
| Spacetrack Directory Name | GALAXY 8 |
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| Country/organisation of origin | USA (US) |
| Starting point | AFETR (Kennedy Space Center/Cape Canaveral, USA) |
| Perigee | 35906 km |
| Apogee | 35989 km |
GALAXY 8, 25086 is a payload satellite owned by Panamsat (US) in GEO that was launched on Mon, 08 Dec 1997 UTC via an ATLAS IIAS launch vehicle from the Air Force Eastern Test Range (AFETR). Payloads include a variety of satellites, spacecraft, and rockets equipped with specific instruments for various scientific and technological missions. These include communications satellites like Starlink; space stations such as the ISS; scientific satellites like the Hubble; Earth observation satellites from companies like Planet Labs, Umbra, and HawkEye 360; GPS; miniature CubeSats for education and research; and military/defense satellites.
satellite GALAXY 8 Date of exalting 08.12.1997y.