USAF Delta III 8930 Galaxy 10

Name: USAF Delta III 8930 Galaxy 10
Start: 1998-08-27T01:17:00.000Z
Location: Space Launch Complex 17B

Delta III 8930

Status

Failure

Date

27 AUG 1998

01:17

Launch Provider

United States Air Force

Launch Pad

Space Launch Complex 17B

Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA

Mission Overview

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.

Rocket

Delta III 8930

Mission Type

Communications

Orbit

Geostationary Orbit

Stages

Livestream

Not available

Rocket Details

The Delta III rocket was an expendable launch vehicle made by Boeing. The first Delta III launch was on August 26, 1998.

Height

35 m

Diameter

4 m

Launch Mass

301 T

Thrust

4,889 kN