India's GSLV-F02 fails in its mission
IRNA - Islamic Republic News Agency
New Delhi, July 10, IRNA
India-INSAT-4 C-Unsuccessful
The GSLV-F02, carrying INSAT-4C communication satellite, failed in its mission seconds after a perfect take off as the 49-meter-long launch vehicle deviated from its trajectory and plunged into the Bay of Bengal.
The much-awaited launch of INSAT-4C on Monday was unsuccessful with the GSLV carrying the satellite deviated a little bit from its chartered path, PTI report said here quoting Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) sources.
After the vehicle lifted off from the launch pad at the Satish Dhawan Space Center from Sriharikota, Andhra Pradesh at 17:38 hours, there was a slight deviation from its path, following which ISRO officials put the entire system on 'emergency condition'.
ISRO Chairman G Madhavan Nair said, "There has been a mishap in the first stage. This has gone wrong in the stage of separation. We have to analyze the data (to find out) why it went wrong."
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