Maiden flight of SSLV: Three propulsion stages performed well, problem was in identifying sensor failure, says ISRO

Maiden flight of SSLV: Three propulsion stages performed well, problem was in identifying sensor failure, says ISRO

The ISRO Sunday said the maiden flight of newly developed Small Satellite Launch Vehicle (SSLV) can be termed as a partial success, with the three solid fuel-based propulsion stages working normally but the satellites getting injected into a wrong elliptical orbit owing to failure of logic to identify a sensor failure. “SSLV-D1 placed the satellites […]

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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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