Sriharikota, May 18 -- The PSLV-C61 mission carrying Earth Observation
Satellite EOS-09 could not be accomplished on Sunday morning due to a
technical glitch in ignition and separation of the third stage of the 4-stage rocket.
ISRO Chairman V Narayanan told reporters that the mission could not be accomplished
after it encountered some anomaly in its third stage.
He said the rocket took off as scheduled at 0559 hrs and the ignition and separation
of the first two stages were normal.
However, during ignition and separation of the third stage (with solid propellants) a
technical glitch was witnessed.
"We are analysing it", he said, adding, the mission could not be accomplished.
"Today we targeted the 101st launch from Sriharikota, the...