Intelsat 8

Summary

Intelsat 8 is a communications satellite^[1]. It ranks in the top 7% of communications_satellite entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (4 views/month).^[2]

Key Facts

• Intelsat 8's instance of is recorded as communications satellite^[3].
• Intelsat 8's operator is recorded as PanAmSat^[4].
• Intelsat 8's COSPAR ID is recorded as 1998-065A^[5].
• Intelsat 8's space launch vehicle is recorded as Proton-K^[6].
• Intelsat 8's SCN is recorded as 25522^[7].
• Intelsat 8's type of orbit is recorded as geostationary orbit^[8].
• Intelsat 8's UTC date of spacecraft launch is recorded as +1998-11-04T00:00:00Z^[9].
• Intelsat 8's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/03cmqxp^[10].
• Intelsat 8's significant event is recorded as rocket launch^[11].
• Intelsat 8's space tug is recorded as Blok DM-2M^[12].
• Intelsat 8's start point is recorded as Baikonur Cosmodrome Site 81/23^[13].
• Intelsat 8's Wolfram Language entity code is recorded as Entity["Satellite", "25522"]^[14].

Why It Matters

Intelsat 8 ranks in the top 7% of communications_satellite entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (4 views/month).^[2] It is known by 3 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[15]