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Delta 8930 | Galaxy 10

United States Air Force · Delta III 8930 · Space Launch Complex 17B, Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA

United States Air Force's 998th launch · 11th this year · humanity's 4,259th orbital launch attempt

August 27, 1998Add to calendar
Failure

Either the launch vehicle did not reach orbit, or the payload(s) failed to separate.

Window: Aug 27, 01:17Aug 27, 01:17 UTC

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Galaxy 10

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.

Communications · Geostationary Orbit (Direct-GEO)

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Pad — Space Launch Complex 17B

132 launches from this pad · 1,121 from Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA

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