India, May 18 -- The Indian Space Research Organisation faced a setback during the launch of PSLV-C61, carrying the EOS-09 satellite, as the mission could not be accomplished after an issue occurred during the third stage of the flight, ISRO chairman V Narayanan said.

"During the functioning of the third stage, we are seeing an observation, and the mission could not be accomplished. After the analysis, we shall come back," Narayanan said shortly after the launch.

About the launch, ISRO said that PSLV-C61's performance was normal till the second stage, but due to an observation in the third stage, the mission could not be accomplished.

The EOS-09 satellite aboard the Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle (PSLV-C61) was launched on Sunday. This...