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Galaxy 1 was the first in a line of communications satellites launched by Hughes Communications in 1983. It was the first satellite exclusively devoted to cable television, and carried many such services as HBO, Cinemax, The Movie Channel, Showtime, The Disney Channel, TBS, CNN, among some.

In 1992, Galaxy 1 was replaced by Galaxy 5 and the predominant cable television service, when a majority of satellite TV services relocated onto that satellite.

It was originally slated for retirement in 1992 and replacement by Galaxy 1R, but the replacement was lost during launch and it would not be replaced until 1994, when it was replaced by Galaxy 1RR.

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This satellite was the same one that Captian Midnight used to override the Home Box Office Channel's signal and broadcasted a message to protest the introduction of high fees and scrambling equipment.