PAS-10 is the 21st satellite in PanAmSat Corporation's fleet, providing satellite-based video and data broadcasting. A Boeing 601HP satellite, PAS-10 carries a total of 48 transponders, 24 in C-band and 24 in Ku-band. The satellite was launched on a Proton rocket in May 2001. PAS-10 is an international satellite that will serve as the replacement for PAS 4, a 601 that was launched on Aug. 3, 1995 and is positioned at 68.5 degrees East longitude. The Boeing 601 satellites are three-axis, body-stabilized models. The series was introduced in 1987, and a high-power HP version debuted in 1994.