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SuccessGalaxy 8i · Lockheed Martin
Launch time (NET)
Monday, Dec 8, 1997, 23:52 UTC
Launch window
Monday, Dec 8, 1997, 23:52 UTC – Monday, Dec 8, 1997, 23:52 UTC
Provider
Lockheed Martin
Rocket
Launch pad
Launch Complex 36B, Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA · Open map
Status
Success
The launch vehicle successfully inserted its payload(s) into the target orbit(s).
Mission
Galaxy 8i
Type
Communications
Orbit
Geostationary Orbit (Direct-GEO)
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.
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