Space news weekly recap: SSLV maiden flight troubles to SpaceX replacing Russia

Space news weekly recap: SSLV maiden flight troubles to SpaceX replacing Russia

Last Sunday, ISRO’s maiden SSLV (Small Satellite Launch Vehicle) mission lifted off successfully. But something went wrong almost immediately when ISRO chairman S Somnath announced that the SSLV D1 mission suffered data loss. Before long, ISRO announced that the two satellites deployed by the launch vehicle would not be useful because they were put into […]

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Morning Digest: August 12, 2022

Morning Digest: August 12, 2022

From IC-814 to Pulwama, India-U.S. proposal lists Rauf Asghar role in every JeM terror attack Rauf Asghar, the brother of Jaish-e-Mohammad (JeM) chief Masood Azhar, organised, planned and executed the IC-814 hijacking in December 1999 that finally ended after the Vajpayee government agreed to release his brother Masood Azhar and two other major terrorists, India and […]

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Another SSLV flight soon: Space Commission member

Another SSLV flight soon: Space Commission member

The failure of India’s newest rocket to put small satellites in orbit was not a setback and the space agency will soon attempt another flight, Space Commission member A S Kiran Kumar has said. Kumar was commenting on the failure of the first demonstration flight of Small Satellite Launch Vehicle (SSLV) to put an earth […]

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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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Space news weekly recap: SSLV maiden flight troubles to SpaceX replacing Russia

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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ISRO SSLV-D1/EOS-02 mission launch live | SSLV mission takes off at 9:18 a.m.

ISRO SSLV-D1/EOS-02 mission launch live | SSLV mission takes off at 9:18 a.m.

ISRO’s maiden Small Satellite Launch Vehicle (SSLV)-D1/EOS-02 earth observation and student satellites lifted off from Sriharikota spaceport ISRO’s maiden Small Satellite Launch Vehicle (SSLV)-D1/EOS-02 earth observation and student satellites lifted off from Sriharikota spaceport The countdown for the launch of India’s maiden Small Satellite Launch Vehicle (SSLV) carrying an earth observation satellite and a student satellite commenced […]

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ISRO’s ‘baby rocket’ and its umbilical cord with Thiruvananthapuram

ISRO’s ‘baby rocket’ and its umbilical cord with Thiruvananthapuram

When the Small Satellite Launch Vehicle (SSLV) lifts off from Sriharikota on its maiden developmental flight, Thiruvananthapuram, where India’s space programme took off in the 1960s, will have much to cheer about. Slated for launch from the Satish Dhawan Space Centre on August 7, the ‘baby rocket’ has been fully designed and developed by the […]

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