Galaxy 10 Mission
Launch Status
Failure
Date & Time
27 Aug 1998, 1:17am
UTC
Pad
Space Launch Complex 17B
Launch Service Provider
Vehicle
Mission
Galaxy 10
Mission Type
Communications
Destination
Geostationary Orbit
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.
Updated: Jan 3, 7:58pm UTC
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