Galaxy IVR satellite was pushed into geostationary orbit above the Pacific Ocean from where it will facilitate digital TV, Internet and data traffic to north America for its 15-year operating lifetime. If required it could also provide emergency information to Latin America.

"Today's successful launch of Galaxy IVR completes a major chapter of PanAmSat's satellite expansion and backup campaign, enabling the company to migrate its Galaxy VI, Galaxy VII and Galaxy XI satellites to new orbital locations.

"This campaign has expanded our North American resources by providing our customers with three new high-power spacecraft in five months," said R. Douglas Kahn, PanAmSat's president and chief executive officer. "Galaxy IVR will deliver advanced cable television, radio and telecommunications services for such marquee customers as Encore, National Public Radio, NHK, PageNet and Televisa as well as serve as a major component of our Internet initiatives."

Galaxy IVR, an HS 601 HP model spacecraft built by Hughes Space and Communications Co., will operate at 99 degrees west longitude. The satellite will take over for Galaxy XI, which will now transition to its final orbital location at 91 degrees west longitude.

Among the services on Galaxy IVR will be the delivery of AOL Plus via DirecPC, the U.S. direct-to-consumer service offered by Hughes Network Systems. The satellite will also serve as the digital platform for the transmission of AT&T's Headend in the Sky (HITS) digital cable service, offering up to 140 channels of programming throughout the United States.

In addition, Galaxy IVR will be the new platform for PanAmSat's Galaxy 3DTM service, a bundled domestic digital delivery package offering television broadcasters, programmers and business network managers a one-stop shopping resource for end-to-end digital video, audio and data transmission services among more than a dozen North American cities.

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