| Satellite Name | Telstar 8 |
| Status | Ex Satellite Name |
| Mission Type | Communication |
| Orbit | Geostationary |
| Position | 89.0 ° West |
| Country | USA |
| Operator | Loral Space & Communications Inc. |
| Satellite Manufacturer | Space Systems Loral (SSL) |
| Model (BUS) | SSL 1300S |
| Launch Vehicle | Zenit 3SL |
| Launch Site | Sea Launch |
| Launch Date | 23.06.2005 |
| Satellite Lifetime | 12 Year (Planned lifetime has expired.) |
| Mass | 5493 Kg |
| Transponders | Ku Band Transponders : 36 C Band Transponders : 22 Ka Band Transponders : 24 |
| Downlink Frequency | Unknown |
| Uplink Frequency | Unknown |
| Beacon Frequency | Unknown |
| Norad Number | Unknown |
| Cospar Number | 2005-022A |
| Toplam TV | 0 |
| SD TV | 0 |
| HD TV | 0 |
| Ultra HD (4K) TV | 0 |
| 3D TV | 0 |
| Radio | 0 |
| Data | 0 |
| Feed | 0 |
