Isro's 101st mission fails as PSLV develops fault minutes after launch
Mumbai, May 19 -- The Indian Space Research Organisation's (Isro) 101st mission, aimed at enhancing the country's land observation abilities, failed as the Polar Synchronous Launch Vehicle (PSLV) rocket developed faults minutes after launch on Sunday morning, the space agency said.
The PSLV-C61 rocket, carrying the Earth Observation Satellite-09 (EOS-09), lifted off at 5.59am from the First Launch Pad at Satish Dhawan Space Centre, Sriharikota range. However, an anomaly discovered in the third stage of the launch resulting in the failure of the mission. "Today, 101st launch was attempted, PSLV-C61 performance was normal till 2nd stage. Due to an observation in 3rd stage, the mission could not be accomplished," the Indian space agency posted on X. P9...
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