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Delta 8930 | Galaxy 10
Delta III 8930
Aug 27, 1998, 1:17 AM UTC
Aug 27, 1998, 1:17 AM UTC
Mission Elapsed Time
T-00:00:00
Mission Details
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.
- Type
- Communications
- Orbit
- Geostationary Orbit (Direct-GEO)
Launch Site
- Pad
- Space Launch Complex 17B
- Location
- Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
- Country
- 🇺🇸 USA
Weather at Launch
- Temp
- 30.0°C
- Wind
- 6 km/h @ 237°
- Sky
- Overcast
- Source
- open-meteo-archive