| Name of Satellite, Alternate Names | Intelsat 8 (IS-8, PAS-8) |
| Country of Operator/Owner | USA |
| Operator/Owner | PanAmSat (Intelsat, Ltd.) |
| Users | Commercial |
| Purpose | Communications |
| Class of Orbit | GEO |
| Type of Orbit | |
| Longitude of GEO (degrees) | 169 |
| Perigee (km) | 35774 |
| Apogee (km) | 35798 |
| Eccentricity | 0.000284656988329063 |
| Inclination (degrees) | 0.02 |
| Period (minutes) | 1436.08 |
| Launch Mass (kg.) | 3592 |
| Dry Mass (kg.) | 2100 |
| Power (watts) | |
| Date of Launch | 04-11-1998 |
| Expected Lifetime | 15 yrs. |
| Contractor | Space Systems/Loral |
| Country of Contractor | USA |
| Launch Site | Baikonur Cosmodrome |
| Launch Vehicle | Proton K |
| COSPAR Number | 1998-065A |
| NORAD Number | 25522 |
| Comments | Television broadcast; 24 Ku-band; Asia-Pacific. |