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New Delhi, Aug 7: The Small Satellite Launch Vehicle (SSLV) successfully launched from the Satish Dhawan Space Centre’s first launch pad on Sunday, but the mission was unsuccessful and the Indian Space Research Organization (Isro) declared that the satellites are no usable.
As it failed not fire at the terminal stage, the Velocity Trimming Module (VTM), which places the satellites into their desired orbits, is being pointed to as the cause of failure. The VTM was only slightly lit during the first of the intended thirty seconds of ignition.
Although all stages were said to have operated smoothly, the Indian space agency did not immediately call the mission a success and instead first alluded to data loss.
“SSLV-D1 placed the satellites into 356 km x 76 km elliptical orbit instead of 356 km circular orbit. Satellites are no longer usable. The issue is reasonably identified. Failure of a logic to identify a sensor failure and go for a salvage action,” Isro said in a statement.
