Launch Overview
Vehicle
Atlas IIAS
Agency
Lockheed Martin
Site / Pad
CC / LC36B
Outcome
Success
Flight
AC-149
COSPAR Designator
1997-078
Mission
Galaxy 8i (Communications)
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.
Vehicle & Provider
Rocket
Atlas IIAS
Provider
Lockheed Martin
Agency launches
31 (9 YTD)
Site launches
539 (16 YTD)
Pad launches
62 (5 YTD)