LAUNCH CENTER
Failure
Thu Aug 27 1998
United States Air Force
Galaxy 10
Launch Failure
LAUNCH PREVIEW
Launch Time
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(1:17 AM UTC)
Launch Window Start
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(1:17 AM UTC)
Launch Window End
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(1:17 AM UTC)
RECOVERY OVERVIEW
Location
No Recovery Specified
Type
No Recovery Specified
Rocket Details
Name:
Delta 8930Description:
The Delta III rocket was an expendable launch vehicle made by Boeing. The first Delta III launch was on August 26, 1998.
MISSION OVERVIEW
- Type: Communications
- 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.
COMPLEX OVERVIEW
Location
Cape Canaveral, FL, USA
Pad
Space Launch Complex 17B