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 2026-10-23 11:55 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
35,816 km
Perigee
35,771 km
Inclination
12.39°
Period
23.93 h
Altitude history
Apogee and perigee for FLTSATCOM 8 (USA 46) across 148 days of archived orbital elements (150 element sets, one per day).
Trend
Decaying
Change
-3.4 km
Rate
-0.02 km/day
Now
35771 × 35816 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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