Galaxy 4R is a Panamsat-owned communications satellite previously at an orbital location of 99° W, a slot once occupied by the Galaxy IV, which suffered a failure in 1998. G4R was launched on April 18, 2000, with an Ariane launch vehicle, and covered North America with twenty-four transponders each on the C- and Ku bands. The satellite is currently at 76.8°W, inclined.
Users included Warner Brothers, National Public Radio, Public Radio International, Buena Vista Television Distribution, FOX, and Televisa. The satellite was also utilized for satellite internet services through DirecPC.
Much of the Ku side was occupied by the HITS service, which re-distributes programming found on other satellites to cable providers.
G4R was scheduled to be replaced by Galaxy 16 on August 14, 2006.
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