Galaxy 4R

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Galaxy 4R is a Panamsat-owned communications satellite 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 currently covers North America with twenty-four transponders each on the C- and K_u bands.

Users include Warner Brothers, National Public Radio, Public Radio International, FOX, and Televisa. The satellite is also utilized for satellite internet services through DirecPC.

Much of the K_u side is occupied by the HITS service, which re-distributes programming found on other satellites to cable providers.

G4R is scheduled to be replaced by Galaxy 16 on Monday, August 14^th, 2006.