Gas leak led to Telstar 402 explosion

THE LOSS OF the Telstar 402 communications satellite after launch, aboard an Ariane 4 on 8 September 1994, was caused by an explosion, Martin Marietta Astro Space has confirmed (Flight International, 11-17 January).

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