NSSDCA/COSPAR ID: 2005-019A
DirecTV 8 is an American geostationary communications satellite that was launched by a Proton-M rocket from Baikonur at 17:59 UT on 22 May 2005. The satellite carries 32 Ku-band and four Ka-band transponders to provide high definition TV after parking over 93 deg-W longitude.
Launch Date: 2005-05-22
Launch Vehicle: Proton-M
Launch Site: Tyuratam (Baikonur Cosmodrome), Kazakhstan
Mass: 3700 kg
Questions and comments about this spacecraft can be directed to: Coordinated Request and User Support Office