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Galaxy 8i

Name: Galaxy 8i launch
Start: 1997-12-08T23:52:01+00:00
End: 1997-12-08T23:52:01+00:00
Location: Launch Complex 36B, Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA

Atlas IIASLockheed MartinLaunch Complex 36B

Monday, December 8, 1997 · 11:52 PM UTC

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Mission Brief

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.

PayloadGalaxy 8i

OrbitGeostationary Orbit

CustomerLockheed Martin

Stages2

PadLaunch Complex 36B, Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA

Mission Timeline

14 / 14100%

Ground vector

Launch site

Site locked

Launch Complex 36B

Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA

Global range

Latitude: 28.471°N
Longitude: 80.542°W

Range Weather

Launch commit criteria

Clear

Watch

TrackingNo active constraints

Weather Rules

Tracking no weather issues at this time.

Primary concern: No weather issues
Rule count: 0
Temperature: Not reported
Surface wind: Not reported

Window

11:52 PM UTC - 11:52 PM UTC

Vehicle

Atlas IIAS

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Height59.7 m

LEO Payload18,850 kg

Launches80

Successes77

Provider

Lockheed Martin

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Schedule History

No meaningful launch-time or status changes recorded.

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