Fleetsatcom 8

Also called USA 046

General

Designation	20253 / 89077A
Launch date	25 Sep 1989
Country of origin	United States
Mission	Military: telecommunications
Geostationary orbit	23°W, inclined (till Mar 1999 when the orbit was classified; unofficial: 16.2°W, inclined, in 2019: 72°E)
Launch vehicle	Atlas Centaur
Launch site	Cape Canaveral

March 2005: still active

Specifications
Payload

Has an additional EHF payload

Possible telemetry at 2262.47 MHz

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