Telstar 402

USA

Launch data:

Designation	23249 / 94058A
Launch date	09 Sep 1994
Launch site	Ko, ELA-2
Launch vehicle	Ariane-42L (V67)
Mission	Telecommunications
Geostationary orbit:
Location	was expected in slot 89°W

End of life

Out of service	9 Sep 1994
Cause	Explosion after pressurisation
Decay	14 Nov 2004 (~02:24 UT)

The second of two pyrovalve firings to enable its propulsion system set off an explosion and a disastrous leak. A lawsuit by AT&T and a countersuit by Lockheed Martin were settled out of court in 1995 on this subject.

Ref: #3(SD389), #15 - update: 17.11.05