Intelsat 8
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Intelsat 8 is a communications satellite
owned by Intelsat
located at 166° E
longitude
, serving the Pacific market. It is scheduled to be replaced with Intelsat 19
in 2011.
Communications satellite
A communications satellite is an artificial satellite stationed in space for the purpose of telecommunications...
owned by Intelsat
Intelsat
Intelsat, Ltd. is a communications satellite services provider.Originally formed as International Telecommunications Satellite Organization , it was—from 1964 to 2001—an intergovernmental consortium owning and managing a constellation of communications satellites providing international broadcast...
located at 166° E
166th meridian east
The meridian 166° east of Greenwich is a line of longitude that extends from the North Pole across the Arctic Ocean, Asia, the Pacific Ocean, the Southern Ocean, and Antarctica to the South Pole....
longitude
Longitude
Longitude is a geographic coordinate that specifies the east-west position of a point on the Earth's surface. It is an angular measurement, usually expressed in degrees, minutes and seconds, and denoted by the Greek letter lambda ....
, serving the Pacific market. It is scheduled to be replaced with Intelsat 19
Intelsat 19
Intelsat 19 is a geostationary communications satellite which will be operated by Intelsat. It is being constructed by Space Systems Loral, based on the LS-1300 satellite bus. It is scheduled for launch in 2012, and will replace the Intelsat 8 satellite at 166º East Longitude.Intelsat 19 will carry...
in 2011.