First test flight of Gaganyaan mission in February next year: ISRO official

First test flight of Gaganyaan mission in February next year: ISRO official

The Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) will start a series of test flights for India’s maiden human space flight mission from February next year, a senior official said here on Thursday. The space agency also plans to deploy the heavy lift Chinook helicopter and the C-17 Globemaster transport aircraft for testing the crew module, which […]

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ISRO says satellites launched by SSLV ‘no longer usable’: Top points to note

ISRO says satellites launched by SSLV ‘no longer usable’: Top points to note

ISRO’s Small Satellite Launch Vehicle (SSLV) lifted off from the spaceport in Sriharikota at 9.18 AM. But almost immediately, something went wrong. Minutes after launch ISRO chairman S Somanath said that the SSLV D1 mission suffered “data loss” at a terminal stage. And not long after that, ISRO announced that the two satellites deployed by […]

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ISRO faces setback as maiden SSLV mission suffers ‘data loss’

ISRO faces setback as maiden SSLV mission suffers ‘data loss’

ISRO chief S. Somanath said all stages of the mission performed and separated before ‘data loss’ ISRO chief S. Somanath said all stages of the mission performed and separated before ‘data loss’ Indian Space Research Organisation’s (ISRO) tryst with history suffered a setback on Sunday, as the maiden Small Satellite Launch Vehicle (SSLV) suffered “data […]

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ISRO says satellites launched by SSLV ‘no longer usable’: Top points to note

ISRO: Satellites no longer usable as they were placed into wrong orbit

After the Indian Space Research Organisation’s (ISRO) newly developed small satellite launch vehicle (SSLV) suffered some data losses in the final stage of its maiden flight Sunday morning, the space agency said that the satellites were no longer usable as the SSLV D1 placed them into the elliptical orbit instead of circular orbit. Isro chairperson […]

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SSLV satellites placed in wrong orbit; no longer usable

SSLV satellites placed in wrong orbit; no longer usable

Update: SSLV D1 placed satellites into elliptical orbit instead of circular orbit, satellites no longer usable, says ISRO. Failure of a logic to identify a sensor failure and go for salvage action caused the deviation: ISRO. ISRO Chairman S Somanath on Sunday informed the space agency’s maiden Small Satellite Launch Vehicle (SSLV) suffered “data loss” […]

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