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'''Galaxy 1''' was the first in a line of [[Galaxy (satellite)|Galaxy]] [[communications |
'''Galaxy 1''' was the first in a line of [[Galaxy (satellite)|Galaxy]] [[communications satellite]]s launched by [[Hughes Aircraft Company#Hughes Space and Communications Group|Hughes Communications]] in 1983. It was the first satellite exclusively devoted to [[cable television]], and carried many services, such as [[HBO]], [[Cinemax]], [[The Movie Channel]], [[Showtime (TV network)|Showtime]], The [[Disney Channel]], [[TBS (TV channel)|TBS]], [[CNN]], among some. |
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==Retirement of Galaxy 1== |
==Retirement of Galaxy 1== |
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In 1992, Galaxy 1 was replaced by '''Galaxy 5''' as the predominant cable television service, when a majority of satellite |
In 1992, Galaxy 1 was replaced by '''Galaxy 5''' as the predominant cable television service, when a majority of satellite television services were relocated onto that satellite. It was originally slated for retirement in 1992 and replacement by Galaxy 1R, but the replacement was lost during launch on August 22, 1992, due to a failure of the booster rocket's second stage Centaur engine; it was eventually replaced in 1994 by Galaxy 1RR. |
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==Home Box Office== |
==Home Box Office== |
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The [[HBO]] (Home Box Office) signal on [[transponder]] 23 of Galaxy 1 was interrupted during the infamous [[Captain Midnight (HBO)|Captain Midnight attack]] on April 27, 1986. The attack was directed |
The [[HBO]] (Home Box Office) signal on [[transponder]] 23 of Galaxy 1 was interrupted during the infamous [[Captain Midnight (HBO)|Captain Midnight attack]] on April 27, 1986. The attack was directed at HBO for their adoption of the [[Videocipher]] system and for charging high prices for access to the HBO and [[Cinemax]] services with that system. |
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==See also== |
==See also== |
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Galaxy 1 was the first in a line of Galaxy communications satellites launched by Hughes Communications in 1983. It was the first satellite exclusively devoted to cable television, and carried many services, such as HBO, Cinemax, The Movie Channel, Showtime, The Disney Channel, TBS, CNN, among some.
Retirement of Galaxy 1
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In 1992, Galaxy 1 was replaced by Galaxy 5 as the predominant cable television service, when a majority of satellite television services were relocated onto that satellite. It was originally slated for retirement in 1992 and replacement by Galaxy 1R, but the replacement was lost during launch on August 22, 1992, due to a failure of the booster rocket's second stage Centaur engine; it was eventually replaced in 1994 by Galaxy 1RR.
Home Box Office
The HBO (Home Box Office) signal on transponder 23 of Galaxy 1 was interrupted during the infamous Captain Midnight attack on April 27, 1986. The attack was directed at HBO for their adoption of the Videocipher system and for charging high prices for access to the HBO and Cinemax services with that system.
See also
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