ISRO's maiden SSLV launch that ended in failure | See Pics
The Indian Space Research Organisation (Isro) announced that its maiden Small Satellite Launch Vehicle (SSLV) failed despite a smooth lift off from the first launch pad at the Satish Dhawan Space Centre in Sriharikota.
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The Indian Space Research Organisation (Isro) announced that its maiden Small Satellite Launch Vehicle (SSLV) failed despite a smooth lift off.
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The mission did not reach its intended destination and Isro said that the satellites are no longer usable.
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The Indian space agency, while declaring that all stages performed well, had initially hinted at data loss and did not straight away declare the mission a success.
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This marks the loss of two big satellites, the Earth Observation Satellite (EOS-02) and the AzadiSAT.
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The satellites likely ended up over the Pacific between Australia and New Zealand, as per experts.
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Isro will set up a committee to review the failure.
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