[net.ham-radio] Ariane Launch Failure Update

karn (09/10/82)

For the second time, an Ariane rocket has launched a submarine
satellite.

Its official; the third stage on L5 shut down early for unknown reasons,
and the launcher and its two satellites impacted in the middle of the
Atlantic Ocean.

This makes a track record so far consisting of 3 successes (L01, L03, L04)
and two failures (L02 and L5).