Telstar 8 --> Intelsat Americas 8 (IA 8)
--> Galaxy 28

Spacecraft n°:

Comm. spacecraft n°:

Renamed: Galaxy-28 - Also called: Intelsat IA-8
ex. Telstar 8

Designation	28702 / 05022A
Launch date	23 Jun 2005 - 14:02 UT
Launch site	Odyssey, POR
Launch vehicle	Zenith-3SL
Mission	Commercial: Communication
Geostationary orbit on 11 Jul - 14:24 UT:
Perigee / Apogee	35765 x 35808 km
Inclination	0.04°
Period	1436.10 min

Prime contractor	Space Systems/Loral (SSL)
Platform	LS-1300S
Operator	Loral Skynet --> Intelsat, Ltd.
Mass at launch	5493 kg
Dry Mass	kg
Basic shape
Dimension
Equipment	22 C-band, 36 Ku-band & 24 Ka-band transponders
Solar array
Stabilization
Propulsion	R-4D-11, 4 SPT-100 plasma thrusters
DC power	16000
Design lifetime	13 yrs - still active

Date	Position	Remarks
July 2010	88.96° W

Satellite initially located over 270°E.

28 C-band, 36 Ku-band, 24 Ka-band; video and data transmissions to all countries in North and South America.
Built by SS/L for Loral Skynet, Telstar-8 is one of the most powerful communications satellites ever designed. It is the first to be built on SS/L's extended 1300 bus (LS-1300S) and will carry 92 transponders with a total end-of-life power of 16 kw. The payload will include 36 Ku-band, 22 C-band, and 24 Ka-band active transponders, providing coverage across North and South America.
Loral anounced in July 2003 a definite agreement to sell Telstar 8 to Intelsat.

Ref.: #3(SD396), #14, #226 - update: 03.11.10