Hughes Communications Inc.
21 satellites in orbit, 1 operating.
The count is the catalogue’s as of Nov 9, 2026, 8:17 AM; whether a satellite is operating is as Orbinauts writes it where it has written when the satellite’s mission ended, and otherwise as Jonathan McDowell’s general catalogue believes it, licensed CC BY 4.0: GCAT
Hughes Communications Inc. is how GCAT, Jonathan McDowell’s general catalogue (CC BY 4.0), names the organisation under the code HCI, of United States of America. This page gathers the satellites it flies and those of every organisation under it, each row naming the organisation that flies it. It is part of Hughes Electronics Corp.. See every satellite of Hughes Electronics Corp..
The live map has no filter that picks out exactly these satellites.
| Satellite | Kind | Orbit class | Launched | Operating | Flown by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| UFO 7 (USA 127) | Communications satellite | Inclined geosynchronous | Ended | ||
| GALAXY 9 | Communications satellite | Inclined geosynchronous | Ended | Hughes Communications Galaxy Inc | |
| GALAXY 3R | Communications satellite | Inclined geosynchronous | Ended | Hughes Communications Galaxy Inc | |
| UFO 4 (USA 108) | Communications satellite | Inclined geosynchronous | Ended | ||
| UFO 3 (USA 104) | Communications satellite | Inclined geosynchronous | Ended | ||
| GALAXY 1R | Communications satellite | Inclined geosynchronous | Ended | Hughes Communications Galaxy Inc | |
| UFO 2 (USA 95) | Communications satellite | Inclined geosynchronous | Yes | ||
| HGS 4 (GALAXY 4) | Communications satellite | Inclined geosynchronous | Ended | Hughes Communications Galaxy Inc | |
| UFO 1 (USA 98) | Communications satellite | Inclined geosynchronous | Ended | ||
| GALAXY 7 | Communications satellite | Inclined geosynchronous | Ended | Hughes Communications Galaxy Inc | |
| GALAXY 5 | Communications satellite | Inclined geosynchronous | Ended | Hughes Communications Galaxy Inc | |
| GALAXY 6 | Communications satellite | Inclined geosynchronous | Ended | Hughes Communications Galaxy Inc | |
| SBS 6 | Communications satellite | Inclined geosynchronous | Ended | ||
| LEASAT 5 | Communications satellite | Inclined geosynchronous | Ended | ||
| LEASAT 4 | Communications satellite | Inclined geosynchronous | Ended | ||
| LEASAT 3 | Communications satellite | Inclined geosynchronous | Ended | ||
| LEASAT 1 | Communications satellite | Inclined geosynchronous | Ended | ||
| GALAXY 3 | Communications satellite | Inclined geosynchronous | Ended | ||
| LEASAT 2 | Communications satellite | Inclined geosynchronous | Ended | ||
| GALAXY 2 | Communications satellite | Inclined geosynchronous | Ended | ||
| GALAXY 1 | Communications satellite | Inclined geosynchronous | Ended |