| Name of Satellite, Alternate Names | SES-8 |
| Country of Operator/Owner | USA |
| Operator/Owner | SES World Skies (SES [Société Européenne des Satellites (SES)]) |
| Users | Commercial |
| Purpose | Communications |
| Class of Orbit | GEO |
| Type of Orbit | |
| Longitude of GEO (degrees) | 95 |
| Perigee (km) | 35777 |
| Apogee (km) | 35795 |
| Eccentricity | 0.000213492741246798 |
| Inclination (degrees) | 0.02 |
| Period (minutes) | 1436.07 |
| Launch Mass (kg.) | 3138 |
| Dry Mass (kg.) | |
| Power (watts) | |
| Date of Launch | 03-12-2013 |
| Expected Lifetime | 15 yrs. |
| Contractor | Orbital Sciences Corp. |
| Country of Contractor | USA |
| Launch Site | Cape Canaveral |
| Launch Vehicle | Falcon 9 |
| COSPAR Number | 2013-071A |
| NORAD Number | 39460 |
| Comments | Direct broadcast TV and communications network services to India and south-east Asia. |