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Galaxy 10

failureDelta 8930 | Galaxy 10

Galaxy 10, a Hughes HS-601HP satellite, would have joined PanAmSat's fleet of dual-payload spacecraft serving the United States. It was the first satellite to be carried on the new Boeing Delta-8930 rocket. The launch occurred on 26 August 1998, but the satellite was lost when the Delta-8930 failed.

Overview

Date / time
August 27, 1998 at 01:17 AM UTC
Outcome
failure
Launch site
Space Launch Complex 17B
Mission
Galaxy 10
Mission type
Communications
Orbit achieved
Geostationary Orbit
Launch vehicle
Delta III 8930 →
Launch provider
United States Air Force →