MISSION NAME
Galaxy 10 10
Status
Failure
DATE
27 AUG 1998
LAUNCH PROVIDER
United States Air Force
Launch Pad
Space Launch Complex 17B
Description
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.
Delta III 8930
Rocket Description
The Delta III rocket was an expendable launch vehicle made by Boeing. The first Delta III launch was on August 26, 1998.