Sriharikota, May 18 -- The Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) Chief V Narayanan confirmed that the launch of the EOS-09 satellite, which was launched on Sunday, could not be accomplished, and scientists are further studying the entire performance.

Addressing a press conference, V Narayanan said the first two stages after the launch performed as expected, and the problem was detected at the third stage.

"Today we attempted a launch of the PSLV-C61 vehicle. The vehicle is a 4-stage vehicle. The first two stages performed as expected. During the 3rd stage, we are seeing observation. The mission could not be accomplished. We are studying the entire performance; we shall come back at the earliest," Narayanan said.

The ISRO also poste...