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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. 9/10/96 145 RTI