Telstar 402

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General

Designation	23249 / 94058A
Launch date	9 Sep 1994
Country of origin	United States
Mission	Telecommunications
Geostationary orbit	was expected in slot 89°W
Launch vehicle	Ariane V67

Cost: $200 million

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End of life

Out of service	9 Sep 1994
Cause	Explosion after pressurisation
Decay	15 Nov 2004

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.

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External resources

sat-index articles

Technical data

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Specifications
C-band
Ku-band
Transponder frequency chart
Ku-band Transponder frequency chart

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