FLTSATCOM 8 (USA 46)
Launch
Launched on Sep 25, 1989 from Launch Complex 36B, United States of America aboard a Atlas G Centaur.
Atlas G Centaur | FLTSATCOM F8 →Live · TLE epoch 2026-09-07 16:27 UTC
Orbit class
IGSO — Inclined Geosynchronous (BeiDou / QZSS, figure-8 ground track)
Operator
United States Government
Country
United States
Manufacturer
—
Launched
Sep 25, 1989
Mass
—
Apogee
35,805 km
Perigee
35,782 km
Inclination
12.40°
Period
23.93 h
Altitude history
Apogee and perigee for FLTSATCOM 8 (USA 46) across 103 days of archived orbital elements (105 element sets, one per day).
Trend
Decaying
Change
-3.6 km
Rate
-0.03 km/day
Now
35782 × 35805 km
Apogee Perigee
Derived from our own archive of CelesTrak orbital elements, sampled every 3 hours. Short windows show drag and station-keeping; they are not a reentry prediction.
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