▁tin ▁pl ating ▁with ▁nick el ▁to ▁alle vi ate ▁the ▁problem ▁in ▁newer ▁designs , ▁adding ▁ ▁per ▁payload . ▁ ▁The ▁loss ▁of ▁this ▁satellite ▁was ▁very ▁dis rupt ive ▁to ▁tele communic ations ▁in ▁the ▁United ▁States . ▁ 8 0 % ▁of ▁p ager ▁service ▁in ▁the ▁U . S . ▁went ▁down ; ▁service ▁was ▁not ▁restored ▁till ▁the ▁following ▁day . ▁Many ▁fast - pay ▁gas ▁p umps ▁were ▁not ▁able ▁to ▁verify ▁credit ▁card ▁transactions . ▁W ire ▁news ▁services , ▁like ▁Re ut ers , ▁were ▁also ▁affected . ▁The ▁TV ▁network ▁CBS ▁had ▁to ▁use ▁alternate ▁means ▁of ▁transm itting ▁its ▁programs . ▁All ▁ 6 0 0 ▁N PR - aff ili ated ▁stations ▁( as ▁well ▁as ▁numerous ▁other ▁broad c aster s ) ▁lost ▁access ▁to ▁current ▁network ▁shows ▁and ▁new sc asts . ▁ ▁After ▁the ▁incident , ▁Gal axy ▁IV ' s ▁assigned ▁orb ital ▁slot ▁was ▁briefly ▁occupied ▁by ▁Gal axy ▁ 4 R , ▁and ▁is ▁now ▁occupied ▁by ▁the ▁Gal axy ▁VI ▁satellite . ▁Gal axy ▁VI ' s ▁re location ▁required ▁an ▁emer gency ▁order ▁from ▁the ▁F CC , ▁taking ▁one ▁week ▁dr ift ▁time ▁to ▁change ▁orbit . ▁Gal axy ▁IV ▁remains ▁in ▁space . ▁ ▁References ▁ ▁External ▁links ▁Hugh es ▁Stat ement ▁on ▁Gal axy ▁IV ▁An om aly ▁ ▁Category : S at ell ites ▁using ▁the ▁B SS - 6 0 1 ▁bus ▁Category : Comm unic ations ▁sat