1997 · Lockheed Martin
Galaxy 8i
successAtlas IIAS | Galaxy 8i
Galaxy 8-i is one of the most powerful satellites to join PanAmSat Corporation's fleet of spacecraft, with nearly 10 kilowatts of power at beginning of life. It is a Hughes HS-601HP body-stabilized model built by Hughes Space and Communications Company in El Segundo, Calif.
Overview
- Date / time
- December 8, 1997 at 11:52 PM UTC
- Outcome
- success
- Launch site
- Launch Complex 36B
- Mission
- Galaxy 8i
- Mission type
- Communications
- Orbit achieved
- Geostationary Orbit