Galaxy IV

Galaxy IV
Mission typeCommunications
COSPAR ID1993-039A Edit this at Wikidata
SATCAT no.22694Edit this on Wikidata
Spacecraft properties
BusHS-601
ManufacturerHughes
Start of mission
Launch dateJune 24 1993
RocketAriane 42P
Launch siteKourou ELA-2
ContractorArianespace
Transponders
Band24 C-band
24 Ku-band

Galaxy IV was a model HS-601 satellite built by Hughes Space and Communications Company (HSC). The satellite, which carried a payload of both C band and Ku band transponders, was launched on June 24, 1993 and operated by PanAmSat Corporation.[1] It was in geostationary orbit at 99°W.

  1. ^ "Galaxy 4, 7 / HGS 4". Gunter's Space Page. Retrieved 2021-04-17.