Delta failure

1995-08-30T14:52:00

The failure of one of nine solid-rocket boosters to separate from a McDonnell Douglas Delta 2 first stage after launch from Cape Canaveral, Florida, on 5 August caused the placement of the Koreasat 1 communications satellite into a lower-than-planned geostationary transfer orbit.

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