India could not put its Geosynchronous Satellite Launch Vehicle (GSLV) into the orbit due to a certain technical fault, that occurred in its third and final ignition stage, minutes after the rocket lifted off from the Satish Dhawan Space Centre, Sriharikota, as reported by news websites.
The GSLV was carrying a satellite called EOS-03, previously known as GISAT-1, which was meant for quick monitoring of natural disasters such as cyclones, cloudbursts and thunderstorms as well as to obtain data for agriculture, forestry and marine purposes.
The launch “could not be fully accomplished mainly because of a technical anomaly observed in the cryogenic stage,” K.Sivan, Chairman of Indian Space Research Organization (ISRO) was quoted as saying.
“Performance of first and second stages was normal. However, Cryogenic Upper Stage ignition did not happen due to technical anomaly. The mission couldn’t be accomplished as intended,” the ISRO said in a statement.
