1998 · Khrunichev State Research and Production Space Center
PAS 8
successProton-K/DM-2M | PAS 8
Three of the most powerful broadcast satellites ever launched that are capable of direct-to-home (DTH) service are providing DTH programming to millions of consumers of PanAmSat. They were designed and built by Space Systems/Loral (SS/L).
Overview
- Date / time
- November 4, 1998 at 05:12 AM UTC
- Outcome
- success
- Launch site
- 81/23 (81L)
- Mission
- PAS 8
- Mission type
- Communications
- Orbit achieved
- Geostationary Orbit