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.

The mission did not reach its intended destination and Isro said that the satellites are no longer usable.

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.

This marks the loss of two big satellites, the Earth Observation Satellite (EOS-02) and the AzadiSAT.

The satellites likely ended up over the Pacific between Australia and New Zealand, as per experts.

Isro will set up a committee to review the failure.