Status
Success
Telstar 402
Launch Time
Fri Sep 09, 1994 00:29 UTC
Fri Sep 09, 1994 00:29 UTC
First, and last flight of Ariane 42L with an H10+ stage. Flight V67.
Rocket
Mission Details
Telstar 402
Telstar 402 was successfully launched into space on September 9, 1994, by means of an Ariane-42L vehicle from the Kourou Space Center, French Guiana. 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.
Telstar 402 was a communications satellite owned by AT&T Corporation.
Payloads: 1
Total Mass: 3,485.0 kg
Geostationary Transfer Orbit
Location
ELA-2, Guiana Space Centre, French Guiana, France
Stats
1994
61st orbital launch attempt
Arianespace
58th mission
5th mission of 1994
54th successful mission
4th consecutive successful mission
Ariane 4
39th mission
5th mission of 1994
37th successful mission
4th consecutive successful mission