Department of the Air Force Report, 1996

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228. Koreasat, 5 Aug 95, Response Mode NA, Flight Phase 1 and 5: One of three air-
ignited strap-on GEMs did not separate because of a malfunction in the separation
explosive transfer system. Failure to drop a GEM motor resulted in depletion of
second-stage propellants. Although perigee was close to nominal, the apogee was
3,450 nm below the planned value and far outside the 3-sigma limits.
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