On October 5, 1993 the EOSAT-owned Landsat 6 failed at
launch after not reaching the velocity necessary to obtain
orbit.
The satellite did not achieve orbit because of a ruptured
hydrazine manifold. The separation from the booster rocket
occurred properly, however, the ruptured rocket fuel
chamber prevented fuel from reaching the apogee kick motor.
This failure resulted in the spacecraft tumbling instead of
accumulating enough energy to reach its planned orbit.