ISRO’s GSLV rocket failed to be in orbit, India’s latest earth observation satellite EOS-03 due to a failure to ignite the cryogenic stage of the launch vehicle, prompting the premier space agency to declare the mission could not be achieved as intended.
ISRO Chairman K Sivan said, “(the mission) could not be fully accomplished mainly because there is a technical error observed in the deep-freezing stage.ISRO, after facing difficulties caused by the pandemic, worked again for its launch process for the rocket to place the satellite with an aim to provide near real-time imaging of large areas of the country at frequent intervals and quick monitoring of natural disasters.
The four-stage rocket was the first to carry a four-meter at the top of the vehicle to accommodate larger payloads.
The rocket was supposed to place the EOS “an agile state-of-the-art satellite into the Geosynchronous Transfer Orbit, 19 minutes after lift-off.
An unsuccessful attempt to launch the satellite came in the wake of scientists postponing the earlier planned missions earlier.
