Launch times are in UTC and are either from the launching agency or estimated by 'walking back' along the ground track to the launch site. Most orbit data and decay information comes from SpaceTrack. The Space-Track data occasionally contains inconsistencies (eg - incorrect re-entry dates or early sets of elements allocated to the wrong object) that need to be corrected from other sources.

To fill the gaps where elements are not formally published, usually because they have a classification of "Secret", some orbits are based on amateur observations. Such data is published near-daily by Mike McCants. Occasionally, orbits are estimated by myself from public data.

Space-Track sometimes has insufficient information to allocate names to objects in its catalogue. In these cases, names are derived from public information.

Apogee and perigee are measured against a spherical Earth with a radius of 6378.145 km, assumed to be situated at the focus of the orbital ellipse. The value for the orbital period is the Anomalistic Period, or time to complete one circuit of the ellipse. It is not the same as the time taken to complete one circuit of the Earth. Care should be exercised when comparing Orbital Focus data with other published orbits because they may have been derived using a different model.

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2008-001 Zenit-3SL Sea Launch Platform 'Odyssey', Kiritmati						2008 Jan 15, 11:48
Thuraya 3 2008-001A 32404						in space
Comsat offering GSM-compatible mobile telephone services, equipped with 12.25 meter diameter reflector. Expected location - 98°.5 east.
epoch (UTC)	s-m axis ( km )	ecc	perigee ( km )	apogee ( km )	period ( min )	incl  ( ° )	ω   ( ° )	GEO     Longitude
2008 Jan 16, 09:56	24644	0.7117	726	35806	641.70	6.20	98
2008 Jan 19, 04:58	28504	0.4798	8450	35801	798.21	6.22	100
2008 Jan 20, 07:46	34216	0.2326	19881	35796	1049.81	6.20	100
2008 Jan 28, 06:55	42165	0.0008	35753	35821	1436.10	6.21	326	98°.3 E
2023 Feb 12, 23:47	42165	0.0002	35778	35796	1436.10	4.27	306	98°.5 E

2008-002 PSLV-CA (PSLV C-10) Satish Dhawan Space Centre						2008 Jan 21, 03:45
TecSAR (Ofeq 8) 2008-002A 32476						Re-entered - 2024 Jul 3 Life 6008 days
Radar imaging reconnaissance satellite observing Israel's neighbours in the near east.
epoch (UTC)	s-m axis ( km )	ecc	perigee ( km )	apogee ( km )	period ( min )	incl  ( ° )	ω   ( ° )
2011 Feb 1, 04:32	6829	0.0078	397	504	93.60	41.03	354

2008-003 Proton-M + Briz-M Baikonur Cosmodrome						2008 Jan 28, 00:18
Express-AM33 2008-003A 32478						in space
TV broadcast satellite - expected location - 96°.5 east. Station-keeping failed 2022 August.
epoch (UTC)	s-m axis ( km )	ecc	perigee ( km )	apogee ( km )	period ( min )	incl  ( ° )	ω   ( ° )	GEO     Longitude
2008 Jan 28, 01:35	9016	0.2619	277	4999	142.01	48.83	360
2008 Jan 31, 10:59	41898	0.0063	35256	35784	1422.50	0.09	128
2008 Feb 29, 15:51	42165	0.0001	35784	35789	1436.10	0.07	166	80°.0 E
2008 Mar 21, 16:35	42060	0.0004	35665	35698	1430.73	0.05	33	89°.9 E
2008 Mar 29, 13:58	42165	0.0002	35780	35793	1436.09	0.05	243	96°.5 E
2021 Apr 18, 20:37	42165	0.0001	35783	35790	1436.10	0.02	170	96°.5 E
2021 Apr 21, 10:38	42242	0.0004	35847	35882	1440.07	0.02	86
2021 Jul 1, 20:20	42238	0.0007	35831	35889	1439.85	0.18	22	24°.4 E
2021 Jul 10, 07:34	42237	0.0007	35830	35888	1439.80	0.20	26	16°.5 E
2021 Aug 17, 10:09	42164	0.0001	35781	35790	1436.06	0.30	335	10°.9 W
2022 Dec 25, 20:48	42163	0.0004	35769	35801	1436.02	1.54	177	8°.9 W
2023 Jan 29, 18:29	42162	0.0004	35768	35801	1435.98	1.63	196	8°.0 W
2023 Feb 13, 04:27	42162	0.0003	35770	35798	1435.97	1.67	208	7°.5 W
2023 Sep 1, 21:04	42154	0.0005	35754	35797	1435.55	2.18	124	7°.3 E

2008-004 Soyuz-U 11A511U Baikonur Cosmodrome						2008 Feb 5, 13:02
Progress M-63 (Progress 7K-TGM №363) 2008-004A 32484						Re-entered - 2008 Apr 7 Life 62 days
Supplies to ISS. Docked with the port on Pirs 2008 Feb 7 at, 14:38 UTC. Undocked Apr 7 at 08:49 UTC and made a destructive re-entry above the southern Pacific Ocean. Any unburnt fragments hit the Ocean surface at around 12:36 UTC.
epoch (UTC)	s-m axis ( km )	ecc	perigee ( km )	apogee ( km )	period ( min )	incl  ( ° )	ω   ( ° )
2008 Feb 5, 20:45	6645	0.0018	255	278	89.84	51.64	130
2008 Feb 6, 17:31	6647	0.0014	260	279	89.90	51.64	128
2008 Feb 7, 14:16	6714	0.0005	332	339	91.25	51.64	18
2008 Apr 6, 12:41	6717	0.0001	338	340	91.31	51.64	1

2008-005 Space Shuttle Atlantis, OV-104 Kennedy Space Center						2008 Feb 7, 19:45
STS-122 (Atlantis) 2008-005A 32486						Re-entered - 2008 Feb 20 Life 13 days Returned to Earth
Supplies and crew to ISS. Stephen Frick (commander), Alan G. Poindexter (Pilot), Mission Specialists - Leland D. Melvin, Rex J. Walheim, Hans Schlegel of ESA, Stanley G. Love, ISS Flight Engineer - Léopold Eyharts of ESA. Docked with the forward port of the Harmony module Feb 9 at 17:17 UTC. Undocked Feb 18 at 09:24 UTC carrying Frick , Poindexter, Melvin, Walheim, Schlegel, Love, and ISS Flight Engineer - Daniel M. Tani. A 136s retro firing Feb 20 at 13:00 UTC led to touchdown on the KSC runway at 14:07:10 UTC.
epoch (UTC)	s-m axis ( km )	ecc	perigee ( km )	apogee ( km )	period ( min )	incl  ( ° )	ω   ( ° )
2008 Feb 7, 23:02	6603	0.0013	217	233	89.00	51.65	305
2008 Feb 8, 05:03	6615	0.0012	229	244	89.24	51.66	15
2008 Feb 9, 01:58	6620	0.0020	229	255	89.34	51.64	213
2008 Feb 9, 13:23	6714	0.0006	332	340	91.24	51.64	27
2008 Feb 18, 12:29	6715	0.0011	329	344	91.26	51.64	44
2008 Feb 18, 21:16	6714	0.0010	329	343	91.25	51.64	47

2008-006 Proton-M + Briz-M Baikonur Cosmodrome						2008 Feb 11, 11:34
Thor 5 (Thor 2R) 2008-006A 32487						in space
Comsat for Norway. Expected location 0°.8 west.
epoch (UTC)	s-m axis ( km )	ecc	perigee ( km )	apogee ( km )	period ( min )	incl  ( ° )	ω   ( ° )	GEO     Longitude
2008 Feb 12, 02:26	42894	0.0133	35946	37086	1473.53	0.12	9
2008 Feb 26, 00:55	42164	0.0001	35781	35791	1436.07	0.07	232	16°.5 W
2008 Feb 29, 13:29	42064	0.0022	35592	35779	1430.93	0.03	238	16°.3 W
2008 Mar 1, 19:21	41966	0.0009	35550	35625	1425.94	0.02	262
2008 Mar 10, 14:24	42166	0.0002	35781	35794	1436.16	0.01	185	0°.6 W
2023 Feb 12, 19:52	42165	0.0003	35776	35798	1436.11	0.04	71	0°.8 W

2008-007 H-IIA 2024 (F-14) Tanegashima Space Centre						2008 Feb 23, 08:55
Kizuna (WINDS) 2008-007A 32500						in space
Japanese experimental communications satellite. WINDS is an acronym for 'Wideband InterNetworking engineering test and Demonstration Satellite'. Expected location 143° east.
epoch (UTC)	s-m axis ( km )	ecc	perigee ( km )	apogee ( km )	period ( min )	incl  ( ° )	ω   ( ° )	GEO     Longitude
2008 Feb 24, 19:37	26506	0.5913	4456	35800	715.76	15.88	180
2008 Feb 25, 13:18	30275	0.3931	11997	35796	873.74	7.53	180
2008 Mar 10, 01:58	42110	0.0023	35636	35828	1433.33	0.08	219	142°.1 E
2008 Mar 16, 03:08	42165	0.0003	35776	35797	1436.09	0.06	60	143°.0 E
2023 Feb 12, 15:06	42148	0.0003	35756	35784	1435.24	5.55	359	128°.1 E

2008-008 Ariane 5ESV (V-181) Centre Spatiale Guyanaise						2008 Mar 9, 04:03
ATV 1 (Jules Verne) 2008-008A 32686						Re-entered - 2008 Sep 29 Life 204 days
European Space Agency cargo carrier to the ISS. Docked with the aft port of Zvezda 2008 Apr 3 at 14:48 UTC. Undocked Sep 5 at 21:29 UTC. Made a destructive re-entry into the Earth's atmosphere after a retro-fire sequence beginning Sep 29 at 10:00 UTC. Any unburnt fragements hit the surface of the southern Pacific Ocean around 13:42 UTC.
epoch (UTC)	s-m axis ( km )	ecc	perigee ( km )	apogee ( km )	period ( min )	incl  ( ° )	ω   ( ° )
2008 Mar 9, 08:46	6642	0.0014	255	273	89.79	51.64	256
2008 Mar 11, 20:52	6661	0.0012	275	291	90.18	51.64	138
2008 Apr 4, 11:00	6717	0.0001	338	340	91.31	51.64	6
2008 Sep 5, 20:03	6732	0.0007	349	358	91.61	51.64	84
2008 Sep 6, 04:55	6725	0.0004	344	349	91.46	51.64	297

2008-009 Space Shuttle Endeavour, OV-105 Kennedy Space Center						2008 Mar 11, 06:28
STS-123 (Endeavour) 2008-009A 32699						Re-entered - 2008 Mar 27 Life 16 days Returned to Earth
Cargo and crew to ISS. Crew consisted of Dominic L. Gorie (Commander), Gregory H. Johnson (pilot), Mission specialists - Richard M. Linnehan, Robert L. Behnken, Garrett E. Reisman, Michael J. Foreman and Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency's (JAXA) Takao Doi. Docked with the forward port of the Harmony module March 13 at 03:49 UTC. Undocked 2008 Mach 26 at 00:35 UTC carrying Linnehan, Behnken, Reisman, Foreman and Léopold Eyharts (ESA). Touched down on the KSC runway March 27 at 0:37 UTC.
epoch (UTC)	s-m axis ( km )	ecc	perigee ( km )	apogee ( km )	period ( min )	incl  ( ° )	ω   ( ° )
2008 Mar 11, 06:37	6518	0.0130	56	225	87.29	51.63	347
2008 Mar 13, 03:27	6719	0.0001	340	342	91.35	51.64	241
2008 Mar 24, 23:57	6719	0.0001	340	341	91.35	51.64	304
2008 Mar 25, 02:05	6720	0.0001	341	342	91.37	51.64	301
2008 Mar 25, 12:21	6719	0.0002	340	343	91.36	51.64	273

2008-010 Atlas V 411, AV-006 Vandenberg Air Force Base						2008 Mar 13, 10:02
USA 200 (SIGINT) 2008-010A 32706						in space
US intelligence-related satellite carrying an SBIRS (Space Based InfraRed) sensor and (probably) a commuications payload for use at northern latitudes. Also carries NASA's TWINS-B (Two Wide-angle Imaging Neutral-atom Spectrometers) detector for monitoring the magnetosphere. See also USA-184 (2006-27A/29249). Illustrations of the satellite published by NASA suggest it is spin-stabilised with a de-spun aerial array.
epoch (UTC)	s-m axis ( km )	ecc	perigee ( km )	apogee ( km )	period ( min )	incl  ( ° )	ω   ( ° )
2008 Oct 7, 14:09	26555	0.7208	1037	39317	717.78	63.87	270

2008-011 Proton-M + Briz-M Baikonur Cosmodrome						2008 Mar 14, 23:18
AMC 14 (Americom 14) 2008-011A 32708						in space
US commercial comsat aimed at 61°.5 west longitude. A problem with the Briz-M stage of the launch vehicle left it stranded in a lower orbit than planned. After being declared an insurance loss, it was purchased by a US Government department and subsequently manoeuvred to an inclined geosynchronous orbit.
epoch (UTC)	s-m axis ( km )	ecc	perigee ( km )	apogee ( km )	period ( min )	incl  ( ° )	ω   ( ° )	GEO     Longitude
2008 Mar 16, 03:24	19982	0.6423	769	26438	468.49	49.21	356
2008 Mar 25, 09:24	24553	0.7088	772	35577	638.12	48.98	358
2008 May 9, 14:58	24912	0.6842	1489	35579	652.20	44.30	8
2008 May 15, 22:45	31860	0.3172	15375	35588	943.23	20.24	16
2008 Dec 17, 22:17	42177	0.0242	34780	36818	1436.73	13.16	39	63°.6 E
2023 Feb 11, 04:22	42164	0.0041	35612	35960	1436.06	22.41	354	17°.5 E

2008-012 Delta 7925-9.5 Cape Canaveral Air Force Station						2008 Mar 15, 06:10
USA 201 (GPS SVN 48) 2008-012A 32711						in space
Navigation satellite in the US Global Positioning System (GPS).
epoch (UTC)	s-m axis ( km )	ecc	perigee ( km )	apogee ( km )	period ( min )	incl  ( ° )	ω   ( ° )
2008 Mar 16, 06:54	16630	0.6058	178	20326	355.73	40.06	16
2008 Mar 21, 02:39	26561	0.0013	20147	20219	718.00	55.09	159

2008-013 Zenit-3SL Sea Launch Platform 'Odyssey', Kiritmati						2008 Mar 19, 22:47
DirecTV 11 2008-013A 32729						in space
Commercial comsat covering the continental United States. Expected location - 99° west.
epoch (UTC)	s-m axis ( km )	ecc	perigee ( km )	apogee ( km )	period ( min )	incl  ( ° )	ω   ( ° )	GEO     Longitude
2008 Mar 20, 04:58	24753	0.7313	273	36476	645.94	0.06	175
2008 Mar 24, 05:32	24852	0.7247	463	36484	649.83	0.15	184
2008 Mar 25, 04:40	26108	0.7380	463	38996	699.71	0.14	184
2008 Mar 26, 14:24	26985	0.7461	474	40738	735.25	0.13	171
2008 Mar 28, 22:06	30566	0.5497	7386	40989	886.36	1.29	190
2008 Apr 1, 18:36	35591	0.3330	17362	41064	1113.72	0.81	197
2008 Apr 5, 00:00	41804	0.1388	29624	41227	1417.70	0.18	289
2008 May 27, 10:23	42165	0.0001	35785	35789	1436.11	0.05	90	99°.4 W
2023 Feb 12, 23:34	42165	0.0000	35786	35787	1436.10	0.02	164	99°.2 W

2008-014 Cosmos-U 11K65M Plesetsk Cosmodrome						2008 Mar 27, 17:15
SAR-Lupe 4 2008-014A 32750						in space
German imaging satellite equipped with a synthetic aperture radar (SAR).
epoch (UTC)	s-m axis ( km )	ecc	perigee ( km )	apogee ( km )	period ( min )	incl  ( ° )	ω   ( ° )	Desc Node Local Time
2011 Jan 31, 02:12	6862	0.0017	472	496	94.29	98.18	170	16:24

2008-015 Soyuz-FG 11A511U-FG Baikonur Cosmodrome						2008 Apr 8, 11:16
Soyuz TMA-12 (Soyuz 11F732 № 222) 2008-015A 32756						Re-entered - 2008 Oct 24 Life 199 days Returned to Earth
Crew to ISS, caring Sergei Volkov, Oleg Kononenko and Yi So-Yeon (Korea). Docked with the Pirs module 2008 April 10 at 12:57 UTC. Undocked 2008 Oct 24 at 00:16 UTC carring Volkov, Kononenko and Richard Garriott. Landed the same day at 03:36 UTC in Kazakhstan.
epoch (UTC)	s-m axis ( km )	ecc	perigee ( km )	apogee ( km )	period ( min )	incl  ( ° )	ω   ( ° )
2008 Apr 8, 13:18	6589	0.0025	195	228	88.72	51.61	80
2008 Apr 8, 20:12	6655	0.0018	265	289	90.06	51.64	164
2008 Apr 10, 11:44	6716	0.0001	337	339	91.29	51.64	355

2008-016 Atlas V 421, AV-014 Cape Canaveral Air Force Station						2008 Apr 14, 20:12
Echostar G1 2008-016A 32763						in space
Comsat to provide Mobile Satellite Services (MSS) throughout the USA, including Alaska, Hawaii, Puerto-Rico and US Virgin Islands. Expected location - 93° west.
epoch (UTC)	s-m axis ( km )	ecc	perigee ( km )	apogee ( km )	period ( min )	incl  ( ° )	ω   ( ° )	GEO     Longitude
2008 Apr 16, 10:35	26296	0.6031	4059	35777	707.29	16.29	181
2008 Apr 16, 22:20	29355	0.4359	10181	35772	834.21	11.58	181
2008 Apr 24, 19:12	42189	0.0009	35773	35849	1437.33	5.99	46	92°.7 W
2008 Apr 28, 07:34	42165	0.0004	35771	35802	1436.09	5.99	74	92°.8 W
2023 Feb 13, 04:26	42165	0.0002	35776	35797	1436.09	4.27	291	92°.9 W

2008-017 Pegasus XL Lockheed L-1011 flying within Kwajalein Missile Range						2008 Apr 16, 17:02
C/NOFS (Communication/Navigation Outage Forecast System) 2008-017A 32765						Re-entered - 2015 Nov 28 Life 2782 days
Collaborative mission undertaken within the DoD Space Test Program . Project participants included NASA, NRL (Naval Research Laboratory), UTD (University of Texas at Dallas), and the Aerospace Corporation. It was designed to demonstrate the feasibility of measuring, monitoring and forecasting ionospheric scintillation.
epoch (UTC)	s-m axis ( km )	ecc	perigee ( km )	apogee ( km )	period ( min )	incl  ( ° )	ω   ( ° )
2008 Apr 18, 10:55	7007	0.0319	406	852	97.29	13.00	93
Pegasus upper stage 2008-017B 32766						Re-entered - 2022 Oct 13 Life 5293 days
Launched C/NOFS.
epoch (UTC)	s-m axis ( km )	ecc	perigee ( km )	apogee ( km )	period ( min )	incl  ( ° )	ω   ( ° )
2008 Apr 17, 13:52	7001	0.0310	405	840	97.15	13.00	81

2008-018 Ariane 5ECA (V-182) Centre Spatiale Guyanaise						2008 Apr 18, 22:17
Vinasat-1 2008-018A 32767						in space
Indonesian comsat covering Vietnam, eastern Asia, India, Australia, Japan, and Hawaii. Expected location - 132° east.
epoch (UTC)	s-m axis ( km )	ecc	perigee ( km )	apogee ( km )	period ( min )	incl  ( ° )	ω   ( ° )	GEO     Longitude
2008 Apr 23, 02:22	24379	0.7273	271	35731	631.38	2.03	181
2008 May 1, 14:14	42165	0.0001	35783	35790	1436.09	0.05	312	131°.1 E
2023 Feb 12, 19:01	42165	0.0002	35780	35794	1436.10	0.03	46	131°.9 E
Star One C2 2008-018B 32768						in space
Brazilian comsat. Expected location - 70° west.
epoch (UTC)	s-m axis ( km )	ecc	perigee ( km )	apogee ( km )	period ( min )	incl  ( ° )	ω   ( ° )	GEO     Longitude
2008 Apr 19, 15:41	24329	0.7272	259	35643	629.43	1.87	170
2008 May 1, 09:52	42163	0.0000	35784	35786	1436.03	0.07	204	68°.0 W
2023 Feb 12, 12:41	42165	0.0003	35776	35798	1436.12	0.04	4	65°.0 W

2008-019 CZ 3C Xichang Space Centre						2008 Apr 25, 15:35
Tianlian 1-01 2008-019A 32779						in space
Data communications satellite to to provide a data relay, and measurement and control service for Chinese satellites and space stations. Brought into operation for the Shenzhou 7 mission 2008 September. Retired from service 2022 February.
epoch (UTC)	s-m axis ( km )	ecc	perigee ( km )	apogee ( km )	period ( min )	incl  ( ° )	ω   ( ° )	GEO     Longitude
2008 Apr 25, 09:45	27396	0.7592	219	41817	752.14	18.07	180
2008 May 3, 13:47	42165	0.0004	35769	35804	1436.10	0.50	326	77°.0 E
2012 Mar 26, 19:33	42165	0.0003	35776	35798	1436.11	0.03	46	77°.0 E
2022 Feb 20, 20:10	42166	0.0033	35648	35927	1436.14	5.48	273	80°.0 E
2022 Mar 2, 20:48	42985	0.0007	36579	36635	1478.21	6.29	253
2023 Feb 12, 19:56	42985	0.0008	36575	36640	1478.22	7.14	243

2008-020 Soyuz-FG + Fregat Baikonur Cosmodrome						2008 Apr 26, 22:16
GIOVE-B (Galileo In-Orbit Validation Element - B) 2008-020A 32781						in space
Demonstration of critical technologies for the navigation payload of future operational Galileo satellites.
epoch (UTC)	s-m axis ( km )	ecc	perigee ( km )	apogee ( km )	period ( min )	incl  ( ° )	ω   ( ° )
2008 Apr 29, 22:48	29553	0.0024	23105	23244	842.66	55.98	218

2008-021 PSLV-CA (PSLV C-9) Satish Dhawan Space Centre						2008 Apr 28, 03:53
Cartosat 2A 2008-021A 32783						in space
Indian imaging satellite for cartography/mapping.
epoch (UTC)	s-m axis ( km )	ecc	perigee ( km )	apogee ( km )	period ( min )	incl  ( ° )	ω   ( ° )	Desc Node Local Time
2008 Apr 29, 18:09	7006	0.0013	618	637	97.26	98.00	281	09:30
2008 May 6, 19:31	7012	0.0015	623	644	97.39	98.00	293	09:31
2023 Feb 13, 11:00	7012	0.0014	624	643	97.38	97.93	107	09:34
CanX-6 (Nanosatellite Tracking of Ships) 2008-021B 32784						in space
Ship tracking mission carrying an an Automatic Identification System (AIS) receiver for detection of signals carrying positional and course information transmitted by maritime vessels.
epoch (UTC)	s-m axis ( km )	ecc	perigee ( km )	apogee ( km )	period ( min )	incl  ( ° )	ω   ( ° )	Desc Node Local Time
2008 Apr 30, 05:30	7005	0.0015	616	637	97.24	98.00	287	09:30
2023 Feb 13, 03:36	6979	0.0014	592	611	96.71	97.73	177	03:10
Cute-1.7/APD 2 (Cubical Tokyo Tech Engineering satellite 1.7/Cube OSCAR 65) 2008-021C 32785						in space
Small satellite built to demonstrate a new satellite design process and to provide researchers with experience of satellite operation.
epoch (UTC)	s-m axis ( km )	ecc	perigee ( km )	apogee ( km )	period ( min )	incl  ( ° )	ω   ( ° )	Desc Node Local Time
2008 Apr 30, 15:13	7003	0.0013	616	635	97.21	98.00	291	09:30
2023 Feb 12, 19:58	6973	0.0013	586	604	96.59	97.69	149	03:20
IMS 1 (Indian Mini Satellite) 2008-021D 32786						in space
83 kg microsatellite for Earth imaging to demonstarte low-cost satellite design and construction. Also known as TWSat (Third World Satellite).
epoch (UTC)	s-m axis ( km )	ecc	perigee ( km )	apogee ( km )	period ( min )	incl  ( ° )	ω   ( ° )	Desc Node Local Time
2008 Apr 30, 05:30	7004	0.0013	617	635	97.23	98.00	287	09:30
2023 Feb 13, 08:57	6984	0.0010	599	612	96.80	97.78	238	03:10
Compass 1 2008-021E 32787						in space
1U Cubesat for Earth imaging, built as a project by students and staff of the University of Applied Science at Aachen, Germany.
epoch (UTC)	s-m axis ( km )	ecc	perigee ( km )	apogee ( km )	period ( min )	incl  ( ° )	ω   ( ° )
2008 Apr 30, 20:04	7003	0.0014	615	635	97.21	97.99	293
2023 Feb 13, 09:05	6950	0.0013	562	581	96.10	97.59	62
AAUSat 2 2008-021F 32788						in space
1U Cubesat built as a student satellite project at the University of Aalborg, Denmark. carrying two experiments - the ADCS system using coils and reaction wheels to stabilise the satellite and control attitude, and a detector for gamma ray bursts from outer space.
epoch (UTC)	s-m axis ( km )	ecc	perigee ( km )	apogee ( km )	period ( min )	incl  ( ° )	ω   ( ° )
2008 May 2, 09:21	7003	0.0014	615	634	97.20	97.99	289
2023 Feb 13, 09:44	6943	0.0010	558	572	95.97	97.55	53
Delfi-C3 2008-021G 32789						Re-entered - 2023 Nov 13 Life 5677 days
3U Cubesat from Delft University of Technology in the Netherlands, built as a technology demonstration satellite carrying new types of solar cells, a solar sensor, and a high-efficiency amateur radio transceiver experiment.
epoch (UTC)	s-m axis ( km )	ecc	perigee ( km )	apogee ( km )	period ( min )	incl  ( ° )	ω   ( ° )
2008 May 1, 17:09	7003	0.0014	615	635	97.21	98.00	288
2023 Feb 13, 00:32	6875	0.0008	492	503	94.56	97.32	187
CanX-2 (Canadian Advanced Nanosatellite eXperiment-2) 2008-021H 32790						in space
3U Cubesat from of UTIAS/SFL (University of Toronto, Institute for Aerospace Studies/Space Flight Laboratory), built as a risk reduction proect for the upcoming CanX-4/5 formation flying mission and including a cold-gas propulsion system, a small reaction wheel as part of a three-axis stabilized momentum-bias attitude control system, and a commercially available GPS receiver. It carrie several small science experiments for the Canadian research and development community.
epoch (UTC)	s-m axis ( km )	ecc	perigee ( km )	apogee ( km )	period ( min )	incl  ( ° )	ω   ( ° )
2008 Apr 30, 21:41	7003	0.0013	615	634	97.20	97.99	291
SEEDS 2 (Space Engineering EDucation Satellite 2) 2008-021J 32791						in space
1U Cubesat from Nihon University, Japan built by students to demonstrate ground reception of data from a satellite. The transmission payload incorporates a digi-talker and slow scan TV.
epoch (UTC)	s-m axis ( km )	ecc	perigee ( km )	apogee ( km )	period ( min )	incl  ( ° )	ω   ( ° )
2008 May 1, 07:26	7004	0.0015	615	636	97.21	97.99	288
2023 Feb 13, 04:22	6962	0.0014	574	594	96.35	97.64	105
Rubin 8/PSLV 2008-021K 32792						in space
Payload attached to the upper stage of a PSLV launch vehicle to demonstrate passing of AIS (Automatuc In formation System) data from shipping via the Orbcomm and Iridium satellite telephone systems.
epoch (UTC)	s-m axis ( km )	ecc	perigee ( km )	apogee ( km )	period ( min )	incl  ( ° )	ω   ( ° )
2008 May 2, 09:42	7019	0.0030	619	662	97.53	97.92	217
2023 Feb 13, 04:28	7005	0.0027	608	646	97.25	98.02	339

2008-022 Zenit-3SLB Baikonur Cosmodrome						2008 Apr 28, 05:00
Amos 3 2008-022A 32794						in space
Israeli comsat - expected location 4° west.
epoch (UTC)	s-m axis ( km )	ecc	perigee ( km )	apogee ( km )	period ( min )	incl  ( ° )	ω   ( ° )	GEO     Longitude
2008 Apr 28, 10:39	26001	0.7478	180	39065	695.40	48.81	360
2008 Apr 29, 15:56	43181	0.0594	34237	39369	1488.33	0.71	208
2008 May 2, 19:23	42245	0.0388	34227	37505	1440.18	0.72	206
2008 May 14, 12:37	42193	0.0014	35754	35876	1437.55	0.00	36	2°.2 W
2008 May 17, 12:49	42164	0.0001	35782	35791	1436.08	0.03	117	2°.4 W
2023 Feb 12, 18:08	42165	0.0002	35780	35793	1436.10	0.04	61	4°.2 W

2008-023 Soyuz-U 11A511U Baikonur Cosmodrome						2008 May 14, 20:22
Progress M-64 (Progress 7K-TGM №364) 2008-023A 32847						Re-entered - 2008 Sep 8 Life 117 days
Supplies to ISS. Docked with the downward-facing port of Zarya May 16 at 21:39 UTC. Undocked Sep 1 at 19:46 UTC and undertook about one week of Radar-Progress experiments. Retro-fire Sep 8 at 20:47 UTC led to a destructive re-entry above the southern Pacific Ocean with any surviving fragments hitting the Ocean surface around 21:33 UTC.
epoch (UTC)	s-m axis ( km )	ecc	perigee ( km )	apogee ( km )	period ( min )	incl  ( ° )	ω   ( ° )
2008 May 14, 20:12	6578	0.0003	198	202	88.50	51.52	276
2008 May 15, 05:18	6665	0.0033	265	308	90.24	51.64	43
2008 May 16, 20:09	6719	0.0006	337	345	91.35	51.64	215

2008-024 Zenit-3SL Sea Launch Platform 'Odyssey', Kiritmati						2008 May 21, 09:43
Galaxy 18 2008-024A 32951						in space
Communications satellite covering North America (mainly Canada and the US). Expected location - 123° west.
epoch (UTC)	s-m axis ( km )	ecc	perigee ( km )	apogee ( km )	period ( min )	incl  ( ° )	ω   ( ° )	GEO     Longitude
2008 May 21, 21:34	25450	0.6505	2516	35628	673.43	0.04	201
2008 May 22, 21:26	28895	0.4531	9424	35610	814.68	0.11	189
2008 May 24, 14:18	33624	0.2485	18891	35602	1022.68	0.23	181
2008 May 30, 08:38	42165	0.0003	35774	35799	1436.09	0.05	11	123°.2 W
2023 Feb 12, 17:34	42165	0.0003	35773	35800	1436.10	0.02	234	123°.0 W

2008-025 Rockot Plesetsk Cosmodrome						2008 May 23, 15:20
Yubileiny (RS-30) 2008-025A 32953						in space
Small satellite flight testing a magneto-gravitational attitude and orbit control subsystem for use on future Strela, Rodnik and Gonets satellites. Also testing new Earth and Sun trackers, improved GaAs solar cells and radiation-resistant nanocoatings. Carries an amateur radio package. Dedicated to the 50th anniversary of Sputnik.
epoch (UTC)	s-m axis ( km )	ecc	perigee ( km )	apogee ( km )	period ( min )	incl  ( ° )	ω   ( ° )
2008 May 25, 03:34	7872	0.0017	1480	1508	115.85	82.50	307
Cosmos 2437 (Strela-3) 2008-025B 32954						in space
Government/military system store-dump communications satellite.
epoch (UTC)	s-m axis ( km )	ecc	perigee ( km )	apogee ( km )	period ( min )	incl  ( ° )	ω   ( ° )
2008 May 25, 15:09	7874	0.0019	1480	1510	115.88	82.50	317
Cosmos 2438 (Strela-3) 2008-025C 32955						in space
Government/military system store-dump communications satellite.
epoch (UTC)	s-m axis ( km )	ecc	perigee ( km )	apogee ( km )	period ( min )	incl  ( ° )	ω   ( ° )
2008 May 24, 17:53	7871	0.0020	1477	1508	115.83	82.50	306
Cosmos 2439 (Strela-3) 2008-025D 32956						in space
Government/military system store-dump communications satellite.
epoch (UTC)	s-m axis ( km )	ecc	perigee ( km )	apogee ( km )	period ( min )	incl  ( ° )	ω   ( ° )
2008 May 24, 17:54	7872	0.0019	1479	1509	115.85	82.50	312

2008-026 CZ 4C Taiyuan Space Centre						2008 May 27, 03:02
Fengyun 3A (Fengyun 3-01) 2008-026A 32958						in space
Experimental version of a second generation meteorological satellite. Fengyun-3B is capable of producing three-dimensional analyses of weather systems.
epoch (UTC)	s-m axis ( km )	ecc	perigee ( km )	apogee ( km )	period ( min )	incl  ( ° )	ω   ( ° )	Desc Node Local Time
2008 May 28, 08:47	7186	0.0004	805	811	101.04	98.81	261	10:05
2008 Jun 1, 14:02	7205	0.0003	825	829	101.44	98.82	100	10:05
2012 May 21, 00:38	7204	0.0001	826	827	101.43	98.65	27	10:08
2012 Jul 26, 15:19	7206	0.0010	820	835	101.46	98.65	53	10:06
2013 Jun 1, 06:11	7206	0.0009	821	834	101.45	98.61	234	09:51
2014 Jun 1, 18:16	7205	0.0009	821	834	101.45	98.55	263	09:27
2015 Jun 1, 04:19	7205	0.0009	820	833	101.44	98.50	291	08:55
2016 Jun 1, 04:44	7205	0.0009	820	833	101.44	98.45	312	08:15
2017 May 31, 05:29	7205	0.0009	820	833	101.43	98.41	337	07:27
2018 Jun 1, 18:52	7204	0.0010	819	833	101.43	98.38	353	06:33
2019 Mar 10, 06:28	7204	0.0008	820	832	101.43	98.38	245	05:49
2019 Mar 21, 13:15	7208	0.0008	824	836	101.51	98.38	205	05:47
2023 Feb 13, 07:24	7208	0.0010	822	836	101.49	98.54	51	02:37

2008-027 Space Shuttle Discovery, OV-103 Kennedy Space Center						2008 May 31, 21:01
STS-124 (Discovery) 2008-027A 32960						Re-entered - 2008 Jun 14 Life 14 days Returned to Earth
Supplies and crew to ISS - Mark Kelly (commander), Ken Ham (pilot), mission specialists - Akihiko Hoshide (JAXA), Ron Garan and Mike Fossum, and Greg Chamitoff (ISS flight engineer). Docked with the forward facing port of the Harmony module 2008 June 2 at 18:03 UTC. Undocked June 11 at 11:42 UTC carrying Kelly, Ham, Hoshide, Garan, Fossum and Garret E Reisman. Following retro-fire June 14 at 14:10 UTC, touched down on the KSC runway at 15:15 UTC.
epoch (UTC)	s-m axis ( km )	ecc	perigee ( km )	apogee ( km )	period ( min )	incl  ( ° )	ω   ( ° )
2008 May 31, 21:42	6651	0.0062	231	314	89.96	51.64	181
2008 Jun 1, 03:02	6696	0.0010	311	324	90.88	51.65	65
2008 Jun 1, 21:20	6706	0.0008	322	333	91.09	51.64	155
2008 Jun 2, 05:10	6708	0.0010	323	337	91.13	51.64	170
2008 Jun 2, 15:39	6709	0.0012	322	339	91.14	51.65	174
2008 Jun 2, 15:39	6718	0.0005	336	344	91.33	51.64	294
2008 Jun 4, 16:21	6718	0.0005	336	343	91.33	51.64	296

2008-028 CZ 3B Xichang Space Centre						2008 Jun 9, 12:15
Zhongxing 9 (Chinasat 9) 2008-028A 33051						in space
Chinese communications satellite, initially used as a TV relay fror the 2008 Beijing Olymic Games then turned over to straightfoward communications tasks. Expected location 92°.2 east.
epoch (UTC)	s-m axis ( km )	ecc	perigee ( km )	apogee ( km )	period ( min )	incl  ( ° )	ω   ( ° )	GEO     Longitude
2008 Jun 9, 05:16	31279	0.7882	247	49555	917.58	24.07	179
2008 Jun 23, 23:47	42165	0.0003	35775	35799	1436.12	0.05	294	92°.2 E
2023 Feb 13, 11:48	42165	0.0005	35767	35807	1436.12	0.02	203	92°.2 E

2008-029 Delta 7920H Cape Canaveral Air Force Station						2008 Jun 11, 16:05
FGST (Fermi Gamma-ray Space Telescope) 2008-029A 33053						in space
Originally called GLAST (Gamma-ray Large Area Space Telescope), it was renamed 2008 August - space observatory for gamma-ray astronomy observations, the main instrument is the Large Area Telescope (LAT) to perform an all-sky survey of phenomena such as active galactic nuclei, pulsars and dark matter. Original mission completed 2013 and then started an extended mission through to 2018.
epoch (UTC)	s-m axis ( km )	ecc	perigee ( km )	apogee ( km )	period ( min )	incl  ( ° )	ω   ( ° )
2008 Jun 13, 01:06	6930	0.0014	542	562	95.69	25.59	227

2008-030 Ariane 5ECA (V-183) Centre Spatiale Guyanaise						2008 Jun 12, 22:05
Skynet 5C 2008-030A 33055						in space
UK government communications satellite for use by the Ministry of Defence. Expected location 17° west.
epoch (UTC)	s-m axis ( km )	ecc	perigee ( km )	apogee ( km )	period ( min )	incl  ( ° )	ω   ( ° )	GEO     Longitude
2008 Jun 13, 14:18	24389	0.7277	263	35760	631.77	1.98	178
2008 Jun 20, 14:10	42047	0.0027	35557	35780	1430.06	0.82	350	21°.2 W
2008 Jun 22, 14:23	42083	0.0018	35630	35779	1431.92	0.81	348	18°.7 W
2008 Jun 28, 21:07	42164	0.0003	35772	35801	1436.08	0.80	210	17°.8 W
2023 Feb 13, 10:15	42165	0.0005	35766	35807	1436.09	0.65	246	17°.8 W
Türksat 3A 2008-030B 33056						in space
Turkish communications satellite covering south-east Europe and central Asia. Expected location - 42° east.
epoch (UTC)	s-m axis ( km )	ecc	perigee ( km )	apogee ( km )	period ( min )	incl  ( ° )	ω   ( ° )	GEO     Longitude
2008 Jun 13, 14:21	24357	0.7274	261	35697	630.53	1.99	179
2008 Jun 26, 13:49	42165	0.0001	35784	35789	1436.09	0.06	36	31°.0 E
2008 Jul 13, 21:36	41979	0.0002	35591	35611	1426.62	0.02	5
2008 Jul 17, 00:00	42167	0.0005	35770	35808	1436.22	0.04	40	42°.0 E
2023 Feb 13, 04:46	42165	0.0003	35775	35800	1436.13	0.02	196	42°.0 E

2008-031 Cosmos-3M 8K65S5 Kapustin Yar Cosmodrome						2008 Jun 19, 06:36
Orbcomm FM 38 2008-031A 33060						in space
LEO communications satellite offering store and forward messaging.
epoch (UTC)	s-m axis ( km )	ecc	perigee ( km )	apogee ( km )	period ( min )	incl  ( ° )	ω   ( ° )
2008 Jun 19, 11:10	7045	0.0009	660	673	98.07	48.45	320
Orbcomm FM 41 2008-031B 33061						in space
LEO communications satellite offering store and forward messaging.
epoch (UTC)	s-m axis ( km )	ecc	perigee ( km )	apogee ( km )	period ( min )	incl  ( ° )	ω   ( ° )
2008 Jun 19, 14:26	7045	0.0008	661	672	98.08	48.45	316
Orbcomm FM-29 2008-031C 33062						in space
LEO communications satellite offering store and forward messaging.
epoch (UTC)	s-m axis ( km )	ecc	perigee ( km )	apogee ( km )	period ( min )	incl  ( ° )	ω   ( ° )
2008 Jun 20, 16:34	7045	0.0008	661	672	98.08	48.45	321
Orbcomm FM 39 2008-031D 33063						in space
LEO communications satellite offering store and forward messaging.
epoch (UTC)	s-m axis ( km )	ecc	perigee ( km )	apogee ( km )	period ( min )	incl  ( ° )	ω   ( ° )
2008 Jun 20, 11:40	7045	0.0008	661	672	98.08	48.44	318
Orbcomm FM 37 2008-031E 33064						in space
LEO communications satellite offering store and forward messaging.
epoch (UTC)	s-m axis ( km )	ecc	perigee ( km )	apogee ( km )	period ( min )	incl  ( ° )	ω   ( ° )
2008 Jun 25, 19:04	7045	0.0008	661	672	98.07	48.45	343
Orbcomm FM 40 2008-031F 33065						in space
LEO communications satellite offering store and forward messaging.
epoch (UTC)	s-m axis ( km )	ecc	perigee ( km )	apogee ( km )	period ( min )	incl  ( ° )	ω   ( ° )
2008 Jun 30, 16:40	7045	0.0008	661	672	98.07	48.45	4

2008-032 Delta 7320 Vandenberg Air Force Base						2008 Jun 20, 07:46
Jason 2 2008-032A 33105						in space
NASA satellite performing the Ocean Surface Topography Mission (OSTM). Jason 2 is an international satellite mission to continue the continuous climate record of sea surface height measurements begun in 1992 by France's Topex/Poseidon an NASA's Jason 1.
epoch (UTC)	s-m axis ( km )	ecc	perigee ( km )	apogee ( km )	period ( min )	incl  ( ° )	ω   ( ° )
2008 Jun 22, 16:59	7707	0.0007	1324	1335	112.23	66.02	262
2008 Jul 1, 20:12	7726	0.0006	1344	1353	112.65	66.03	284
2008 Jul 8, 11:36	7716	0.0007	1332	1343	112.42	66.04	268

2008-033 Proton-K + Blok DM-2 Baikonur Cosmodrome						2008 Jun 26, 23:59
Cosmos 2440 (Oko, US-KMO №7) 2008-033A 33108						in space
Second generation missile detection and early warning satellite in geosynchronous orbit.
epoch (UTC)	s-m axis ( km )	ecc	perigee ( km )	apogee ( km )	period ( min )	incl  ( ° )	ω   ( ° )	GEO     Longitude
2008 Jun 27, 08:18	42288	0.0022	35817	36002	1442.38	2.40	257
2008 Jul 6, 15:06	42211	0.0007	35802	35863	1438.46	2.29	279	81°.5 E
2008 Jul 12, 00:19	42160	0.0005	35761	35802	1435.84	2.28	104	79°.2 E
2023 Feb 12, 13:20	42166	0.0004	35771	35805	1436.17	8.25	174	70°.3 E

2008-034 Ariane 5ECA (V-184) Centre Spatiale Guyanaise						2008 Jul 7, 21:47
Protostar 1 (Intelsat 25) 2008-034A 33153						in space
Launched originally as Protostar 1 to serve eastern Asia, the satellite was acquired 2009 by Intelsat following the earlier owner's bankruptcy. Intelsat provides service to the central Atlantic and west Africa. Original location 98° east then moved by Intelsat to 31°.5 WEST.
epoch (UTC)	s-m axis ( km )	ecc	perigee ( km )	apogee ( km )	period ( min )	incl  ( ° )	ω   ( ° )	GEO     Longitude
2008 Jul 8, 10:10	24387	0.7277	263	35753	631.66	1.97	178
2008 Jul 9, 07:42	27979	0.5051	7470	35731	776.24	0.73	180
2008 Jul 11, 15:48	33660	0.2509	18838	35725	1024.29	0.19	184
2008 Jul 14, 16:47	42106	0.0006	35701	35755	1433.11	0.06	67	94°.6 E
2008 Jul 20, 13:41	42126	0.0010	35706	35789	1434.09	0.03	96	98°.3 E
2008 Jul 23, 03:47	42164	0.0003	35775	35796	1436.03	0.03	119	98°.3 E
2010 Jan 6, 18:00	42167	0.0003	35776	35801	1436.19	0.02	71	98°.2 E
2010 Jan 9, 16:00	42322	0.0002	35934	35954	1444.15	0.03	230
2010 Mar 15, 18:30	42164	0.0003	35775	35796	1436.03	0.03	183	31°.5 W
2023 Feb 13, 09:30	42165	0.0003	35774	35799	1436.10	0.02	247	31°.5 W
Badr 6 2008-034B 33154						in space
Arab owned communications satellite to provide services to north Africa and the Middle East. Expected location - 26° east.
epoch (UTC)	s-m axis ( km )	ecc	perigee ( km )	apogee ( km )	period ( min )	incl  ( ° )	ω   ( ° )	GEO     Longitude
2008 Jul 9, 11:03	24407	0.7277	268	35789	632.45	2.04	180
2008 Jul 23, 16:13	42165	0.0004	35770	35803	1436.09	0.03	21	20°.0 E
2008 Jul 27, 05:27	42095	0.0005	35696	35737	1432.51	0.03	92	22°.1 E
2008 Aug 10, 23:13	42164	0.0004	35769	35803	1436.06	0.04	148	26°.0 E
2023 Feb 13, 07:03	42165	0.0005	35765	35809	1436.13	0.08	303	26°.0 E

2008-035 Zenit-3SL Sea Launch Platform 'Odyssey', Kiritmati						2008 Jul 16, 05:20
Echostar 11 2008-035A 33207						in space
Communication satellite to provide service the the US including Alaska and Hawaii. Expected location 110° west.
epoch (UTC)	s-m axis ( km )	ecc	perigee ( km )	apogee ( km )	period ( min )	incl  ( ° )	ω   ( ° )	GEO     Longitude
2008 Jul 16, 16:39	24560	0.7112	714	35650	638.42	0.12	188
2008 Jul 17, 03:18	28601	0.4697	8790	35655	802.27	0.19	3
2008 Jul 19, 08:59	38174	0.1007	27952	35640	1237.13	0.10	13
2008 Jul 24, 15:03	42117	0.0013	35686	35791	1433.63	0.01	164	139°.7 W
2008 Jul 28, 19:12	42164	0.0003	35773	35798	1436.03	0.02	113	138°.5 W
2008 Aug 8, 12:00	42012	0.0002	35625	35644	1428.31	0.07	46	134°.9 W
2008 Aug 24, 03:16	42165	0.0001	35781	35793	1436.10	0.02	128	110°.0 W
2023 Feb 12, 15:54	42165	0.0003	35775	35798	1436.10	0.06	36	110°.0 W

2008-036 Cosmos-3M 8K65S5 Plesetsk Cosmodrome						2008 Jul 22, 02:40
SAR-Lupe 5 2008-036A 33244						in space
German imaging satellite equipped with a synthetic aperture radar (SAR).
epoch (UTC)	s-m axis ( km )	ecc	perigee ( km )	apogee ( km )	period ( min )	incl  ( ° )	ω   ( ° )	Desc Node Local Time
2011 Jan 31, 02:09	6862	0.0017	473	496	94.29	98.16	218	00:50

2008-037 Soyuz-2 1B Plesetsk Cosmodrome						2008 Jul 26, 18:31
Cosmos 2441 (Persona 14F137 № 1) 2008-037A 33272						in space
New generation imaging reconnaissance satellite operated by the GRU (Russian Military Intelligence Directorate) with projected operational lifetime seven years. Reported to have ceased operation 2009 February because of an electronics failure caused by sub-standard components..
epoch (UTC)	s-m axis ( km )	ecc	perigee ( km )	apogee ( km )	period ( min )	incl  ( ° )	ω   ( ° )	Desc Node Local Time
2008 Jul 27, 02:25	6851	0.0398	200	746	94.06	98.31	78	10:24
2008 Jul 28, 14:42	6850	0.0393	203	741	94.04	98.32	73	10:25
2008 Jul 31, 16:51	7110	0.0020	718	745	99.43	98.30	360	10:27
2008 Aug 1, 13:36	7101	0.0012	715	732	99.26	98.31	312	10:27
2023 Feb 13, 07:33	7097	0.0017	707	731	99.17	98.18	131	02:06

2008-F01 - failed to reach orbit Falcon 1 Ronald Reagan Test Site, Kwajalein, Marshall Is						2008 Aug 3, 03:34
Celestis 4
Small container of cremated human remians for disposal in LEO. Lost when its Falcon 1 launch vehicle failed about two minutes after lift-off.
NanoSail-D
3U Cubesat - NASA project intended to deploy a 10 sq metre solar sail in LEO. Lost when its Falcon 1 launch vehicle failed about two minutes after lift-off.
PRESat (PharmaSat Risk Evaluation Satellite)
3U Cubesat - technology demonstration and risk reduction mission for the upcoming PharmaSat. Lost when its Falcon 1 launch vehicle failed about two minutes after lift-off.
Trailblazer (TacRL 1)
Rechnology demonstration satellite for the US Missile Defense Agency. Lost when its Falcon 1 launch vehicle failed about two minutes after lift-off.

2008-038 Ariane 5ECA (V-185) Centre Spatiale Guyanaise						2008 Aug 14, 20:44
Superbird 7 (Superbird C2) 2008-038A 33274						in space
Communications satellite from Japan's JSAT Corporation, covering Asia-Pacific region, the Indian Ocean, Oceania, and the Pacific Islands. Expected location - 144° east.
epoch (UTC)	s-m axis ( km )	ecc	perigee ( km )	apogee ( km )	period ( min )	incl  ( ° )	ω   ( ° )	GEO     Longitude
2008 Aug 15, 02:32	24417	0.7284	254	35825	632.86	1.95	178
2008 Aug 15, 23:32	25721	0.6402	2876	35810	684.21	1.42	178
2008 Aug 20, 04:48	42126	0.0010	35706	35789	1434.11	0.09	266	138°.9 E
2008 Aug 26, 18:52	42164	0.0005	35767	35805	1436.06	0.09	204	135°.7 E
2008 Oct 15, 05:59	42165	0.0004	35770	35804	1436.11	0.01	256	135°.8 E
2008 Oct 17, 03:44	41987	0.0004	35592	35625	1427.01	0.02	100
2008 Oct 24, 15:04	42165	0.0002	35779	35794	1436.09	0.06	343	144°.0 E
2023 Feb 13, 00:27	42165	0.0002	35779	35794	1436.09	0.03	104	143°.9 E
AMC 21 (Americom 21) 2008-038B 33275						in space
Communications satellite covering the continent of North America, and Hawaii. Expected location - 125° west.
epoch (UTC)	s-m axis ( km )	ecc	perigee ( km )	apogee ( km )	period ( min )	incl  ( ° )	ω   ( ° )	GEO     Longitude
2008 Aug 15, 12:59	24382	0.7280	254	35755	631.50	1.94	179
2008 Aug 26, 16:43	42155	0.0002	35769	35785	1435.61	0.02	241	136°.0 W
2008 Aug 30, 14:41	42165	0.0001	35785	35789	1436.13	0.02	349	135°.9 W
2008 Sep 16, 14:47	42102	0.0001	35720	35727	1432.87	0.01	281	132°.8 W
2008 Sep 29, 14:32	42165	0.0002	35777	35796	1436.11	0.05	139	125°.0 W
2023 Feb 12, 15:50	42165	0.0002	35776	35797	1436.08	0.06	50	124°.9 W

2008-F02 - failed to reach orbit Safir 1 Ayatollah Khomeini Space Centre, Iran						2008 Aug 17, 18:30
Omid?
Described by Iran as a dummy payload not destined for orbit but may have been the first attempt to launch Omid, a comms test satellite. Destroyed when launch vehicle reportedly exploded soon after lift-off.

2008-039 Proton-M + Briz-M Baikonur Cosmodrome						2008 Aug 18, 22:43
Inmarsat 4-3 2008-039A 33278						in space
Maritime communications satellite. Expected location - 97°.65 west.
epoch (UTC)	s-m axis ( km )	ecc	perigee ( km )	apogee ( km )	period ( min )	incl  ( ° )	ω   ( ° )	GEO     Longitude
2008 Aug 19, 16:23	26440	0.5957	4311	35813	713.09	22.82	354
2008 Aug 21, 15:10	28281	0.4913	8009	35797	788.88	16.29	353
2008 Aug 23, 13:57	31143	0.2146	18082	31447	911.57	7.47	207
2008 Aug 24, 09:23	32807	0.1493	21530	31327	985.60	22.20	155
2008 Aug 25, 19:12	42066	0.0020	35602	35773	1431.04	3.08	337	1°.5 W
2008 Sep 9, 20:13	42165	0.0003	35775	35798	1436.10	3.09	162	8°.2 E
2008 Sep 16, 00:00	42398	0.0002	36013	36026	1448.01	3.07	169
2008 Oct 24, 02:06	42165	0.0003	35774	35799	1436.10	3.05	240	97°.6 W
2023 Feb 12, 15:58	42165	0.0003	35775	35798	1436.09	3.40	303	98°.0 W

2008-040 Dnepr Baikonur Cosmodrome						2008 Aug 29, 07:16
Rapideye 2 2008-040A 33312						in space
German owned multispectral imaging satellite.
epoch (UTC)	s-m axis ( km )	ecc	perigee ( km )	apogee ( km )	period ( min )	incl  ( ° )	ω   ( ° )	Desc Node Local Time
2008 Aug 30, 05:22	6997	0.0019	606	632	97.08	98.00	333	11:00
2023 Feb 13, 02:56	6953	0.0012	566	583	96.17	97.56	16	09:12
Rapideye 5 2008-040B 33313						in space
German owned multispectral imaging satellite.
epoch (UTC)	s-m axis ( km )	ecc	perigee ( km )	apogee ( km )	period ( min )	incl  ( ° )	ω   ( ° )	Desc Node Local Time
2008 Aug 30, 05:19	6985	0.0034	584	631	96.84	98.00	351	11:00
2008 Sep 5, 17:30	7019	0.0022	625	657	97.54	98.00	202	11:00
2023 Feb 13, 09:52	6959	0.0013	571	590	96.28	97.56	246	08:55
Rapideye 1 2008-040C 33314						in space
German owned multispectral imaging satellite.
epoch (UTC)	s-m axis ( km )	ecc	perigee ( km )	apogee ( km )	period ( min )	incl  ( ° )	ω   ( ° )	Desc Node Local Time
2008 Aug 29, 19:40	7000	0.0015	611	633	97.14	97.99	325	11:00
2008 Sep 6, 03:57	6993	0.0025	598	632	96.99	97.99	317	11:00
2023 Feb 12, 21:24	6957	0.0026	561	597	96.25	97.58	16	09:14
Rapideye 3 2008-040D 33315						in space
German owned multispectral imaging satellite.
epoch (UTC)	s-m axis ( km )	ecc	perigee ( km )	apogee ( km )	period ( min )	incl  ( ° )	ω   ( ° )	Desc Node Local Time
2008 Aug 29, 19:41	7008	0.0011	622	638	97.30	97.99	276	10:59
2023 Feb 13, 10:36	6949	0.0002	569	572	96.08	97.57	355	09:16
Rapideye 4 2008-040E 33316						in space
German owned multispectral imaging satellite.
epoch (UTC)	s-m axis ( km )	ecc	perigee ( km )	apogee ( km )	period ( min )	incl  ( ° )	ω   ( ° )	Desc Node Local Time
2008 Aug 29, 19:42	7013	0.0015	625	646	97.42	98.00	244	10:59
2023 Feb 12, 14:08	6955	0.0006	573	581	96.21	97.57	274	09:07

2008-041 CZ 2C Taiyuan Space Centre						2008 Sep 6, 03:25
Huanjing 1A (Environmental Satellite 1A) 2008-041A 33320						in space
Chinese optical imaging satellite for disaster and environmental monitoring
epoch (UTC)	s-m axis ( km )	ecc	perigee ( km )	apogee ( km )	period ( min )	incl  ( ° )	ω   ( ° )	Desc Node Local Time
2008 Sep 9, 17:43	7021	0.0026	625	661	97.58	98.01	258	10:30
2008 Sep 13, 20:19	7023	0.0023	629	661	97.62	98.01	248	10:30
2023 Feb 13, 10:34	7013	0.0021	620	650	97.42	97.66	164	07:10
Huanjing 1B (Environmental Satellite 1B) 2008-041B 33321						in space
Chinese optical imaging satellite for disaster and environmental monitoring
epoch (UTC)	s-m axis ( km )	ecc	perigee ( km )	apogee ( km )	period ( min )	incl  ( ° )	ω   ( ° )	Desc Node Local Time
2008 Sep 6, 12:34	7027	0.0032	627	672	97.71	98.02	282	10:30
2023 Feb 13, 12:30	7013	0.0034	611	658	97.41	97.67	184	07:27

2008-042 Delta 7420 Vandenberg Air Force Base						2008 Sep 6, 18:51
Geoeye 1 2008-042A 33331						in space
Commercial high resolution imaging satellite.
epoch (UTC)	s-m axis ( km )	ecc	perigee ( km )	apogee ( km )	period ( min )	incl  ( ° )	ω   ( ° )	Desc Node Local Time
2008 Sep 8, 11:12	7057	0.0010	672	686	98.33	98.13	233	10:30
2023 Feb 13, 11:35	7057	0.0008	673	684	98.33	98.10	240	10:30

2008-043 Soyuz-U 11A511U Baikonur Cosmodrome						2008 Sep 10, 19:50
Progress M-65 (Progress 7K-TGM №365) 2008-043A 33340						Re-entered - 2008 Dec 8 Life 89 days
Supplies to ISS. Docked with the aft port of Zvezda Sep 17 at 18:43 UTC. Undocked Nov 5 at, 16:19 UTC and undertook a short period of Radar-Progress experiments. Retro-fire Dec 8 at 08:02 UTC led to a destructive re-entry above the southern Pacific Ocean with any surviving fragments hitting the Ocean surface around 08:49 UTC.
epoch (UTC)	s-m axis ( km )	ecc	perigee ( km )	apogee ( km )	period ( min )	incl  ( ° )	ω   ( ° )
2008 Sep 11, 01:58	6640	0.0046	232	292	89.75	51.64	76
2008 Sep 12, 03:34	6716	0.0043	309	367	91.29	51.64	106

2008-044 Proton-M + Briz-M Baikonur Cosmodrome						2008 Sep 19, 21:48
Nimiq 4 2008-044A 33373						in space
Broadcast satellite to provide high definition television to Canada. Expected location 82° west.
epoch (UTC)	s-m axis ( km )	ecc	perigee ( km )	apogee ( km )	period ( min )	incl  ( ° )	ω   ( ° )	GEO     Longitude
2008 Sep 20, 01:27	24488	0.7227	412	35807	635.59	49.13	360
2008 Sep 20, 17:02	26452	0.5937	4370	35779	713.60	12.59	359
2008 Sep 21, 12:29	29455	0.4312	10375	35778	838.48	7.10	359
2008 Sep 23, 12:03	37004	0.1376	25534	35717	1180.67	1.68	360
2008 Sep 26, 04:53	42126	0.0011	35702	35794	1434.13	0.04	8	86°.3 W
2008 Oct 2, 13:46	42166	0.0000	35786	35789	1436.14	0.05	319	82°.1 W
2023 Feb 13, 09:35	42165	0.0003	35776	35797	1436.09	0.02	237	82°.0 W

2008-045 Zenit-3SL Sea Launch Platform 'Odyssey', Kiritmati						2008 Sep 24, 19:28
Intelsat Americas 9 (Galaxy 19) 2008-045A 33376						in space
Comsat covering North America. Expected location - 97° west.
epoch (UTC)	s-m axis ( km )	ecc	perigee ( km )	apogee ( km )	period ( min )	incl  ( ° )	ω   ( ° )	GEO     Longitude
2008 Sep 25, 00:48	25578	0.6420	2780	35620	678.53	0.03	280
2008 Sep 26, 06:33	28323	0.4828	8271	35618	790.61	0.39	355
2008 Sep 29, 02:50	40438	0.0399	32448	35672	1348.80	0.11	20
2008 Oct 1, 05:11	42106	0.0020	35643	35812	1433.08	0.09	332	145°.4 W
2008 Oct 6, 03:20	42165	0.0002	35778	35796	1436.12	0.08	253	145°.5 W
2008 Oct 16, 09:21	42050	0.0004	35656	35688	1430.23	0.06	257	143°.9 W
2008 Nov 18, 05:00	42167	0.0004	35774	35804	1436.22	0.00	339	97°.1 W
2023 Feb 12, 12:32	42164	0.0003	35774	35799	1436.08	0.01	199	97°.0 W

2008-046 Proton-M + Blok DM2 Baikonur Cosmodrome						2008 Sep 25, 08:49
Cosmos 2442 (Uragan-M № 724) 2008-046A 33378						in space
Navigation satellite working as part of the GLONASS positioning system.
epoch (UTC)	s-m axis ( km )	ecc	perigee ( km )	apogee ( km )	period ( min )	incl  ( ° )	ω   ( ° )
2008 Sep 26, 19:12	25495	0.0010	19092	19141	675.20	64.79	192
2008 Oct 8, 15:04	25411	0.0043	18925	19142	671.90	64.79	280
2008 Oct 16, 17:13	25508	0.0029	19056	19204	675.73	64.79	339
Cosmos 2443 (Uragan-M № 725) 2008-046B 33379						in space
Navigation satellite working as part of the GLONASS positioning system.
epoch (UTC)	s-m axis ( km )	ecc	perigee ( km )	apogee ( km )	period ( min )	incl  ( ° )	ω   ( ° )
2008 Sep 26, 14:24	25518	0.0002	19134	19145	676.11	64.82	101
2008 Oct 3, 14:24	25622	0.0038	19146	19342	680.26	64.80	85
2008 Oct 19, 06:05	25571	0.0019	19144	19242	678.23	64.79	104
2008 Oct 23, 13:41	25508	0.0021	19076	19184	675.73	64.80	178
Cosmos 2444 (Uragan-M № 726) 2008-046C 33380						in space
Navigation satellite working as part of the GLONASS positioning system.
epoch (UTC)	s-m axis ( km )	ecc	perigee ( km )	apogee ( km )	period ( min )	incl  ( ° )	ω   ( ° )
2008 Sep 26, 02:24	25517	0.0001	19136	19141	676.07	64.82	272
2008 Oct 6, 12:38	25623	0.0039	19145	19345	680.31	64.81	44
2008 Oct 27, 14:20	25579	0.0036	19109	19292	678.55	64.80	19
2008 Nov 3, 16:56	25508	0.0030	19054	19206	675.73	64.80	333

2008-047 CZ 2F Jiuquan Space Centre						2008 Sep 25, 13:10
Shenzhou 7 2008-047A 33386						Re-entered - 2008 Sep 28 Life 3 days Returned to Earth
Piloted mission carrying Zhai Zhigang, Liu Boming and Jing Haipeng. Sep 27 at 08:34 UTC Zhai Zhigang wearing a Chinese-made Feitian EVA suit and Liu Boming wearing a Russian Sea Hawk EVA suit undertook a 26 minutes (approximately) spacewalk, Zhai spent 19m 35s outside the spacecraft. Used the Tianlian 1-01 communications satellite in geosynchronous orbit. Landed In Inner Mongolia Sep 28 at 09:37 UTC.
epoch (UTC)	s-m axis ( km )	ecc	perigee ( km )	apogee ( km )	period ( min )	incl  ( ° )	ω   ( ° )
2008 Sep 25, 14:18	6644	0.0098	200	331	89.82	42.41	125
2008 Sep 25, 20:17	6712	0.0005	330	337	91.20	42.40	274
BanXing 1 (Companion Satellite 1) 2008-047G 33392						Re-entered - 2009 Oct 30 Life 400 days
Released from Shenzhou 7 Sep 27 at 11:24 UTC. 40 kg manoeuvrable satellite, built by Shanghai Micro-satellite Engineering Center, to test rendezvous procedures with Shenzhou 7 - manoeuvred seven times during the test. Also transmitted images of the main spacecraft in orbit. Still operating at end of life when re-entered naturally 2009 October 30 around 03:30 UTC.
epoch (UTC)	s-m axis ( km )	ecc	perigee ( km )	apogee ( km )	period ( min )	incl  ( ° )	ω   ( ° )
2008 Sep 27, 19:34	6712	0.0007	329	339	91.22	42.40	283
CZ 2F third stage 2008-047B 33387						Re-entered - 2008 Oct 17 Life 22 days
Launched Shenzhou 7.
epoch (UTC)	s-m axis ( km )	ecc	perigee ( km )	apogee ( km )	period ( min )	incl  ( ° )	ω   ( ° )
2008 Sep 28, 03:36	6641	0.0095	199	326	89.76	42.41	127
Shenzhou 7 Orbital Module 2008-047H 33394						Re-entered - 2010 Jan 4 Life 466 days
Released from Shenzhou 7 Sep 27 at 11:34 UTC. Re-entered naturally. Main function was to act as an airlock for the EVA from Shenzhou 7.
epoch (UTC)	s-m axis ( km )	ecc	perigee ( km )	apogee ( km )	period ( min )	incl  ( ° )	ω   ( ° )
2008 Sep 29, 00:11	6711	0.0007	329	337	91.19	42.40	299
2010 Jan 4, 03:29	6511	0.0014	124	142	87.15	42.36	281

2008-048 Falcon 1 Ronald Reagan Test Site, Kwajalein, Marshall Is						2008 Sep 28, 23:15
DemoSat/Falcon 1 2008-048A 33393						in space
First test of SpaceX Falcon 1 rocket. Carried a payload mass simulator of approximately 165 kg that remained attached to the second stage. The stage itself conducted several firings to test its re-start ability once in orbit.
epoch (UTC)	s-m axis ( km )	ecc	perigee ( km )	apogee ( km )	period ( min )	incl  ( ° )	ω   ( ° )
2008 Sep 29, 15:01	7011	0.0015	622	643	97.36	9.35	259

2008-049 Dnepr Dombarovsky (Yasny) Cosmodrome						2008 Oct 1, 06:37
THEOS (Thailand Earth Observation System) 2008-049A 33396						in space
Thai Earth imaging satellite.
epoch (UTC)	s-m axis ( km )	ecc	perigee ( km )	apogee ( km )	period ( min )	incl  ( ° )	ω   ( ° )	Desc Node Local Time
2008 Oct 1, 09:22	7061	0.0014	673	693	98.42	98.80	293	09:52
2008 Oct 3, 20:27	7069	0.0005	687	694	98.57	98.80	287	09:53
2008 Oct 5, 13:33	7080	0.0024	685	719	98.81	98.79	347	09:54
2008 Oct 6, 18:03	7121	0.0006	738	747	99.67	98.78	282	09:54
2008 Oct 7, 19:00	7146	0.0005	765	772	100.21	98.79	322	09:54
2008 Oct 8, 15:24	7166	0.0018	775	801	100.62	98.79	20	09:54
2008 Oct 8, 21:25	7172	0.0003	792	796	100.75	98.78	280	09:54
2008 Oct 10, 19:29	7188	0.0001	809	810	101.07	98.78	174	09:55
2008 Oct 11, 20:36	7194	0.0011	808	824	101.21	98.79	46	09:55
2008 Oct 13, 06:01	7200	0.0002	821	823	101.33	98.78	103	09:55
2008 Oct 14, 17:49	7204	0.0004	822	828	101.41	98.78	60	09:55
2023 Feb 13, 11:48	7203	0.0001	825	826	101.41	98.72	105	10:03

2008-050 Soyuz-FG 11A511U-FG Baikonur Cosmodrome						2008 Oct 12, 07:01
Soyuz TMA-13 (Soyuz 11F732 № 223) 2008-050A 33399						Re-entered - 2009 Apr 8 Life 178 days Returned to Earth
Crew to ISS, carrying Yuri Lonchakov, Michael Fincke and Richard Garriott. Docked with the Pirs module 2008 Oct 14 at 08:26 UTC. Undocked 2009 Apr 4 at 02:55 UTC carring Lonchakov, Fincke and Charles Simonyi. Landed the same day at 07:16 UTC in Kazakhstan.
epoch (UTC)	s-m axis ( km )	ecc	perigee ( km )	apogee ( km )	period ( min )	incl  ( ° )	ω   ( ° )
2008 Oct 12, 09:03	6597	0.0036	195	242	88.87	51.65	82
2008 Oct 12, 15:56	6634	0.0017	245	267	89.62	51.63	156
2008 Oct 14, 03:57	6731	0.0004	350	355	91.59	51.64	211

2008-051 Pegasus XL Lockheed L-1011 over Pacific Ocean near Vandenberg AFB						2008 Oct 19, 17:47
IBEX (Interstellar Boundary Explorer) 2008-051A 33401						in space
NASA Science mission studying the nature of the interactions between the solar wind and the interstellar medium at the edge of the solar system
epoch (UTC)	s-m axis ( km )	ecc	perigee ( km )	apogee ( km )	period ( min )	incl  ( ° )	ω   ( ° )
2008 Oct 21, 00:00	116601	0.9491	-441	220886	6604.08	10.99	92
2009 Aug 10, 21:08	164044	0.8956	10753	304579	11020.47	21.54	75

2008-052 PSLV-XL (PSLV C-11) Satish Dhawan Space Centre						2008 Oct 22, 00:52
Chandrayaan 1 2008-052A 33405						in space
Indian lunar mission. entered orbit around the Moon at 100 km height. Performed chemical, mineralogical and photo-geologic mapping. Also carried 11 scientific instruments built in India, USA, UK, Germany, Sweden and Bulgaria. After the successful completion of all the main mission objectives, the orbit was raised to 200 km during May 2009.

2008-053 CZ 4B Taiyuan Space Centre						2008 Oct 25, 01:15
Shijian 6-03A (Practice 6-03A) 2008-053A 33408						in space
One of a pair of Shijian 6 satellites in a dual launch. Reportedly to monitor the space environment but may have been used to develop systems and sensors for a future constellation of Yaogan 31 electronic intelligence gathering satellites.
epoch (UTC)	s-m axis ( km )	ecc	perigee ( km )	apogee ( km )	period ( min )	incl  ( ° )	ω   ( ° )	Desc Node Local Time
2008 Oct 26, 04:04	6971	0.0018	580	605	96.53	97.74	297	08:21
2010 Oct 11, 22:07	6971	0.0015	583	603	96.54	97.65	89	07:51
2013 Aug 22, 07:58	6971	0.0017	581	605	96.54	97.57	210	06:19
2021 Dec 9, 22:12	6961	0.0018	571	596	96.34	97.83	180	04:15
2023 Feb 13, 05:33	6954	0.0017	564	588	96.19	97.87	188	04:43
Shijian 6-03B (Practice 6-03B) 2008-053B 33409						in space
One of a pair of Shijian 6 satellites in a dual launch. Reportedly to monitor the space environment but may have been used to develop systems and sensors for a future constellation of Yaogan 31 electronic intelligence gathering satellites.
epoch (UTC)	s-m axis ( km )	ecc	perigee ( km )	apogee ( km )	period ( min )	incl  ( ° )	ω   ( ° )	Desc Node Local Time
2008 Oct 26, 04:04	6972	0.0016	582	605	96.55	97.74	296	08:21
2010 Oct 11, 01:44	6971	0.0019	580	606	96.54	97.65	81	07:51
2013 Aug 22, 07:52	6968	0.0016	578	601	96.47	97.56	188	06:23
2021 Dec 9, 21:41	6960	0.0017	570	594	96.31	97.81	142	04:18
2023 Feb 13, 14:05	6957	0.0017	567	591	96.25	97.85	147	04:42

2008-054 Delta 7420-10 Vandenberg Air Force Base						2008 Oct 25, 02:28
COSMO-Skymed 3 2008-054A 33412						in space
Part of the COnstellation of small Satellites for Mediterranean basin Observation, an imaging satellite equipped with a 600 km swathe, high-resolution synthetic aperture radar (SAR).
epoch (UTC)	s-m axis ( km )	ecc	perigee ( km )	apogee ( km )	period ( min )	incl  ( ° )	ω   ( ° )	Desc Node Local Time
2008 Oct 26, 07:01	7001	0.0002	622	625	97.17	97.86	116	18:08
2023 Feb 13, 12:22	6967	0.0018	576	602	96.46	97.89	43	18:01

2008-055 CZ 3B Xichang Space Centre						2008 Oct 29, 16:53
Venesat-1 (Simón Bolívar) 2008-055A 33414						in space
Venezuelan communications and broadcast satellte with potential to cover also most of South American continent and part of the Caribbean area. Expected location - 78° west.
epoch (UTC)	s-m axis ( km )	ecc	perigee ( km )	apogee ( km )	period ( min )	incl  ( ° )	ω   ( ° )	GEO     Longitude
2008 Oct 29, 20:11	27329	0.7605	168	41734	749.37	24.81	179
2008 Nov 12, 13:44	42164	0.0001	35784	35788	1436.08	0.36	95	78°.0 W
2023 Feb 12, 13:11	42448	0.0061	35813	36327	1450.59	2.61	163

2008-056 CZ 2D Jiuquan Space Centre						2008 Nov 5, 00:15
Shiyan 3 (Test 3) 2008-056A 33433						in space
Described as a technology demonstrator satellite to be used for atmosphere studies. Built by the Harbin Institute of Technology.
epoch (UTC)	s-m axis ( km )	ecc	perigee ( km )	apogee ( km )	period ( min )	incl  ( ° )	ω   ( ° )	Desc Node Local Time
2008 Nov 5, 21:32	7173	0.0013	786	804	100.77	98.48	306	06:31
2023 Feb 13, 11:40	7170	0.0015	781	802	100.70	98.70	114	06:30
Chuangxin 1-02 (Innovation 1B) 2008-056B 33434						in space
Small experimental store-dump communications satellite developed by the Chinese Academy of Sciences, it will be used to collect and relay water conservancy, hydrological and meteorological data and data for power supply and disaster relief from remote monitoring stations.
epoch (UTC)	s-m axis ( km )	ecc	perigee ( km )	apogee ( km )	period ( min )	incl  ( ° )	ω   ( ° )	Desc Node Local Time
2008 Nov 5, 14:48	7174	0.0013	786	805	100.78	98.48	302	06:31
2023 Feb 13, 10:03	7171	0.0015	782	804	100.73	98.70	115	06:29

2008-057 Proton-M Baikonur Cosmodrome						2008 Nov 5, 20:44
Astra 1M 2008-057A 33436						in space
TV broadcast satellite for Europe. Expected location 19°.2 east.
epoch (UTC)	s-m axis ( km )	ecc	perigee ( km )	apogee ( km )	period ( min )	incl  ( ° )	ω   ( ° )	GEO     Longitude
2008 Nov 6, 11:44	26768	0.5756	4983	35797	726.42	21.50	360
2008 Nov 9, 17:26	29681	0.4210	10806	35800	848.15	11.77	1
2008 Nov 13, 05:07	38231	0.1034	27901	35805	1239.90	1.93	6
2008 Nov 14, 19:42	42043	0.0035	35519	35811	1429.89	0.19	93	31°.5 E
2008 Nov 19, 11:27	42162	0.0015	35723	35846	1435.98	0.19	172	33°.7 E
2008 Dec 22, 22:19	42206	0.0008	35794	35862	1438.21	0.14	139	31°.9 E
2009 Jan 20, 19:05	42165	0.0002	35777	35797	1436.11	0.11	281	19°.2 E
2023 Feb 12, 18:15	42165	0.0001	35784	35789	1436.09	0.03	278	19°.2 E

2008-058 Soyuz-U 11A511U Plesetsk Cosmodrome						2008 Nov 14, 15:50
Cosmos 2445 (Yantar 4K2M 11Ф695M, Kobalt-M) 2008-058A 33439						Re-entered - 2009 Feb 23 Life 101 days
Military imaging reconnaissance satellite, sometimes referred to as 'Yantar', with manoeuvring engine to maintain its orbit. Re-entered for landing in Russia 2009 Feb 23. Dropped off two containers of exposed film at intervals during the mission - probably mid-Dec and mid-Jan.
epoch (UTC)	s-m axis ( km )	ecc	perigee ( km )	apogee ( km )	period ( min )	incl  ( ° )	ω   ( ° )
2008 Nov 14, 18:54	6622	0.0108	172	315	89.37	67.17	85
2008 Nov 17, 09:41	6641	0.0123	181	345	89.76	67.16	68

2008-059 Space Shuttle Endeavour, OV-105 Kennedy Space Center						2008 Nov 15, 00:55
STS-126 (Endeavour) 2008-059A 33441						Re-entered - 2008 Nov 30 Life 15 days Returned to Earth
Supplies and crew to ISS - Christopher J. Ferguson (commander), Eric A. Boe (pilot). mission specialists - Stephen G. Bowen, Robert S. Kimbrough, Heidemarie M. Stefanyshyn-Piper, Donald R. Pettit, and ISS Flight Engineer Sandra H. Magnus. Docked with the forward facing port of the Harmony module 2008 Nov 16 at 22:01 UTC. Undocked Nov 28 at 14:47 UTC carrying Ferguson, Boe, Bowen, Kimbrough, Stefanyshyn-Piper, Pettit and Gregory Chamitoff. Following retro-fire Nov 30 at 20:19 UTC, touched down on the Edwards Air Force Base runway at 21:25 UTC - delayed by one day after being diverted from KSC by weather.
epoch (UTC)	s-m axis ( km )	ecc	perigee ( km )	apogee ( km )	period ( min )	incl  ( ° )	ω   ( ° )
2008 Nov 15, 06:02	6602	0.0092	163	285	88.98	51.67	339
2008 Nov 24, 17:22	6732	0.0007	350	359	91.62	51.64	28
2008 Nov 30, 18:11	6726	0.0006	344	352	91.49	51.64	28
PSSC (Pico-Satellite Solar Cell Experiment) 2008-059B 33445						Re-entered - 2010 Feb 17 Life 459 days
Very small satellite to testbed to gather data on new solar cell technologies. Released from Endeavour cargo bay 2008 Nov 29 at about 20:30 UTC using the Space Shuttle Picosatellite Launcher.
epoch (UTC)	s-m axis ( km )	ecc	perigee ( km )	apogee ( km )	period ( min )	incl  ( ° )	ω   ( ° )
2008 Nov 30, 11:52	6723	0.0004	342	348	91.43	51.64	59

2008-060 Soyuz-U 11A511U Baikonur Cosmodrome						2008 Nov 26, 12:38
Progress M-01M (Progress 7K-TGM №401) 2008-060A 33443						Re-entered - 2009 Feb 8 Life 74 days
Supplies to ISS - first mision for new version of Progress. The Kurs docking system aerial failed to deploy at launch but a direct transmission from the ground of the deployment command was successful. Docked with the Pirs module November 30 at 12:28 UTC with Lonchakov using the TORU manual control system. Undocked 2009 Feb 6 at 04:10 UTC and spent two days in independent orbit to allow performance of its upgraded electronics to be assessed. Retro-fire Feb 8 at 07:32 UTC led to a destructive re-entry above the southern Pacific Ocean with any remaining fragments hitting the water surface around 08:20 UTC.
epoch (UTC)	s-m axis ( km )	ecc	perigee ( km )	apogee ( km )	period ( min )	incl  ( ° )	ω   ( ° )
2008 Nov 26, 14:40	6590	0.0033	190	233	88.72	51.61	65
2008 Nov 26, 20:06	6598	0.0049	188	252	88.89	51.61	75
2008 Nov 27, 19:48	6642	0.0019	251	276	89.78	51.67	122
2008 Nov 29, 13:30	6646	0.0007	263	273	89.87	51.65	58

2008-061 CZ 2D Jiuquan Space Centre						2008 Dec 1, 04:42
Yaogan 4 2008-061A 33446						in space
Imaging satellite for natural resources surveys and, possibly, intelligence gathering. Specific tasks include land survey, crop yield assessment, and input to disaster monitoring and prevention plans.
epoch (UTC)	s-m axis ( km )	ecc	perigee ( km )	apogee ( km )	period ( min )	incl  ( ° )	ω   ( ° )	Desc Node Local Time
2008 Dec 1, 20:25	7021	0.0013	634	652	97.58	97.92	309	11:00
2009 Dec 9, 02:37	7021	0.0014	634	653	97.59	97.89	180	10:48
2010 Oct 22, 03:47	7022	0.0013	635	653	97.61	97.86	241	10:33
2012 May 10, 08:13	7025	0.0016	635	658	97.66	97.79	219	09:50
2013 Jul 16, 12:29	7024	0.0016	635	657	97.64	97.74	268	09:04
2013 Oct 29, 13:05	7024	0.0016	634	657	97.63	97.72	290	08:51
2013 Nov 20, 20:47	7024	0.0016	634	657	97.63	97.72	212	08:48
2023 Feb 13, 12:49	7014	0.0018	624	649	97.44	97.84	75	01:17

2008-062 Molniya-M 8K78M Plesetsk Cosmodrome						2008 Dec 2, 05:00
Cosmos 2446 (Oko, US-K №85) 2008-062A 33447						Re-entered - 2017 May 6 Life 3077 days
First generation missile detection and early warning satellite in Molniya-type highly eccentric orbit.
epoch (UTC)	s-m axis ( km )	ecc	perigee ( km )	apogee ( km )	period ( min )	incl  ( ° )	ω   ( ° )
2008 Dec 2, 16:53	26235	0.7369	524	39190	704.82	62.86	287
2008 Dec 8, 18:00	26307	0.7320	673	39184	707.72	62.83	287
2008 Dec 15, 13:32	26433	0.7338	658	39452	712.82	62.85	287
2008 Dec 19, 15:50	26560	0.7352	655	39708	717.96	62.86	287

2008-063 Proton-M + Briz-M Baikonur Cosmodrome						2008 Dec 10, 13:43
Ciel-2 2008-063A 33453						in space
Comsat covering North America. Expected location - 129° west.
epoch (UTC)	s-m axis ( km )	ecc	perigee ( km )	apogee ( km )	period ( min )	incl  ( ° )	ω   ( ° )	GEO     Longitude
2008 Dec 11, 04:44	26976	0.5567	5581	35616	734.91	19.47	360
2008 Dec 12, 18:48	30722	0.3668	13076	35612	893.18	9.23	0
2008 Dec 15, 18:06	42053	0.0010	35633	35718	1430.40	0.05	300	142°.8 W
2008 Dec 21, 14:15	42165	0.0000	35786	35788	1436.11	0.05	35	138°.0 W
2009 Jan 23, 19:12	42009	0.0001	35626	35635	1428.14	0.02	2	137°.0 W
2009 Jan 29, 12:37	42164	0.0002	35779	35793	1436.06	0.05	50	128°.8 W
2023 Feb 13, 11:29	42165	0.0003	35774	35799	1436.09	0.04	60	128°.9 W

2008-064 CZ 4B Taiyuan Space Centre						2008 Dec 15, 03:22
Yaogan 5 2008-064A 33456						Re-entered - 2014 Sep 2 Life 2087 days
Imaging satellite for natural resources surveys and, possibly, intelligence gathering. Specific tasks include land survey, crop yield assessment, and input to disaster monitoring and prevention plans. Ceased orbit adjustment manoeuvres around 2010 May 11.
epoch (UTC)	s-m axis ( km )	ecc	perigee ( km )	apogee ( km )	period ( min )	incl  ( ° )	ω   ( ° )	Desc Node Local Time
2008 Dec 16, 05:58	6865	0.0008	481	492	94.34	97.40	277	10:30
2011 Nov 9, 03:49	6850	0.0011	464	480	94.03	97.29	165	10:19
2012 May 9, 23:17	6838	0.0008	454	465	93.78	97.26	229	10:18
2013 Jul 16, 13:09	6803	0.0009	419	431	93.07	97.21	106	10:26
2013 Oct 29, 12:40	6791	0.0008	407	419	92.82	97.20	80	10:32
2014 Sep 2, 19:15	6500	0.0012	114	129	86.92	97.10	257	11:26

2008-065 Ariane 5ECA (V-186) Centre Spatiale Guyanaise						2008 Dec 20, 22:35
Eutelsat Hot Bird 13C 2008-065A 33459						in space
Communications satellite covering Europe. Expected location - 13° east.
epoch (UTC)	s-m axis ( km )	ecc	perigee ( km )	apogee ( km )	period ( min )	incl  ( ° )	ω   ( ° )	GEO     Longitude
2008 Dec 21, 14:30	24321	0.7273	255	35631	629.13	4.04	181
2009 Jan 7, 05:00	42165	0.0000	35785	35788	1436.09	0.06	201	1°.0 E
2009 Feb 6, 14:24	42078	0.0001	35695	35704	1431.65	0.05	336	3°.3 E
2009 Feb 16, 23:01	42164	0.0004	35769	35802	1436.04	0.07	277	13°.0 E
2023 Feb 13, 07:59	42165	0.0003	35773	35801	1436.12	0.04	352	13°.0 E
Eutelsat 48D (Eutelsat W2M, Afghansat 1) 2008-065B 33460						in space
Communications satellite covering Europe, North Africa, the Middle East and the Indian Ocean. A technical problem once on orbit reduced it capacity by 50%.
epoch (UTC)	s-m axis ( km )	ecc	perigee ( km )	apogee ( km )	period ( min )	incl  ( ° )	ω   ( ° )	GEO     Longitude
2008 Dec 22, 07:02	26698	0.5781	4887	35752	723.55	2.14	178
2008 Dec 23, 08:50	28827	0.4627	9110	35788	811.82	1.62	179
2008 Dec 26, 01:21	34969	0.2059	21393	35790	1084.66	0.53	179
2009 Jan 4, 15:43	42165	0.0003	35773	35802	1436.13	0.11	104	1°.7 E
2009 Jan 26, 21:36	42076	0.0009	35662	35734	1431.58	0.04	32	8°.8 E
2009 Jan 30, 02:46	42167	0.0013	35735	35843	1436.22	0.06	342	9°.6 E
2009 Apr 29, 21:20	42209	0.0057	35589	36073	1438.35	0.18	351	7°.8 E
2009 May 8, 18:12	42165	0.0003	35776	35798	1436.12	0.20	328	3°.8 E
2023 Feb 12, 20:42	42165	0.0003	35774	35800	1436.11	2.07	232	12°.6 W

2008-066 CZ 3A Xichang Space Centre						2008 Dec 23, 00:54
Fengyun 2E (Fengyun 2-05) 2008-066A 33463						in space
Meteorological imaging and climate monitoring satellite.
epoch (UTC)	s-m axis ( km )	ecc	perigee ( km )	apogee ( km )	period ( min )	incl  ( ° )	ω   ( ° )	GEO     Longitude
2008 Dec 23, 18:23	24169	0.7245	282	35300	623.22	24.29	181
2008 Dec 29, 00:43	42162	0.0004	35767	35801	1435.96	2.63	335	123°.4 E
2009 Jan 3, 20:36	42163	0.0004	35767	35802	1435.99	2.62	339	123°.6 E
2023 Feb 13, 11:47	42163	0.0002	35776	35794	1436.03	6.44	308	86°.5 E

2008-067 Proton-M + Blok DM Baikonur Cosmodrome						2008 Dec 25, 10:43
Cosmos 2447 (Uragan-M № 727) 2008-067A 33466						in space
Navigation satellite working as part of the GLONASS positioning system.
epoch (UTC)	s-m axis ( km )	ecc	perigee ( km )	apogee ( km )	period ( min )	incl  ( ° )	ω   ( ° )
2008 Dec 26, 16:11	25507	0.0004	19119	19138	675.70	64.80	258
2009 Jan 10, 16:51	25508	0.0004	19120	19140	675.73	64.80	273
Cosmos 2449 (Uragan-M № 728) 2008-067B 33467						in space
Navigation satellite working as part of the GLONASS positioning system.
epoch (UTC)	s-m axis ( km )	ecc	perigee ( km )	apogee ( km )	period ( min )	incl  ( ° )	ω   ( ° )
2008 Dec 30, 09:52	25506	0.0005	19117	19140	675.67	64.80	264
2009 Jan 5, 16:48	25383	0.0049	18880	19129	670.75	64.79	237
2009 Jan 31, 17:24	25508	0.0003	19121	19139	675.73	64.78	302
Cosmos 2448 (Uragan № 729) 2008-067C 33468						in space
Navigation satellite working as part of the GLONASS positioning system.
epoch (UTC)	s-m axis ( km )	ecc	perigee ( km )	apogee ( km )	period ( min )	incl  ( ° )	ω   ( ° )
2008 Dec 30, 18:35	25434	0.0031	18977	19134	672.79	64.79	244
2008 Dec 31, 16:53	25403	0.0042	18919	19131	671.57	64.79	235
2009 Jan 13, 19:13	25508	0.0005	19117	19143	675.73	64.80	315