Telstar 402 was a communications

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owned by

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. Telstar 402 was successfully launched into space on September 9, 1994, by means of an Ariane-42L vehicle from the Kourou Space Center,

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. It had a launch mass of 3,775 kg. The satellite was lost shortly after launch due to an explosion that occurred in the propulsion system that was caused by leakage of hot gases.

References

External links

Gunter's Space Page - Telstar 401, 402, 402R

Nasa NSSDC Entry
Communications satellites in geostationary orbit Spacecraft launched in 1994 Satellite launch failures {{US-spacecraft-stub