Lockheed Martin

Galaxy 8i

Atlas IIAS

SUCCESS
Success

Monday, December 8, 1997 · 23:52 UTC

Mission

/01

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.

Mission Type

Communications

Orbit

Geostationary Orbit (Direct-GEO)

Probability

N/A

Status

Launch Successful

Vehicle & Pad

/02

Rocket

Atlas IIAS

Variant: IIAS

Launch Pad

Launch Complex 36B

Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA

28.471° N, 80.542° W

62

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