Panamsat said its Galaxy 14 satellite was placed into orbit Aug. 13 by a Soyuz-Fregat rocket from the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan.

Galaxy 14 is the 24th satellite in the Panamsat fleet and the 14th to serve the United States. The spacecraft will be co-located with Galaxy 12 at 125 degrees West and will give Panamsat its second in-orbit spare covering the United States. The satellite, built by Orbital Sciences Corp., is based on the Star 2 platform and carries 24 C-band transponders. It is designed to deliver digital video programming, high-definition television, video on demand and Internet protocol TV service.

Starsem and Arianespace provided the launch services.