Lagatar24 Desk
New Delhi, Aug 7: Isro launch the Small Satellite Launch Vehicle (SSLV), from the first launch pad at the Satish Dhawan Space Centre in Sriharikota pad on Sunday.
The Velocity Trimming Module had data loss after launch, according to Isro, despite the three stages performing successfully overall. Analysis will be performed to see whether the satellites were placed in the proper orbits.
“The maiden flight of SSLV D1 has been completed and it performed all stages as expected. We know in the terminal phase of the satellite there has been data loss and so they are waiting for the status of satellites and vehicle performances,” Isro chief S Somnath said.
SSLV-D1/EOS-02 Mission: Maiden flight of SSLV is completed. All stages performed as expected. Data loss is observed during the terminal stage. It is being analysed. Will be updated soon.
— ISRO (@isro) August 7, 2022
#WATCH ISRO launches SSLV-D1 carrying an Earth Observation Satellite & a student-made satellite-AzaadiSAT from Satish Dhawan Space Centre, Sriharikota
(Source: ISRO) pic.twitter.com/A0Yg7LuJvs
— ANI (@ANI) August 7, 2022
The SSLV has been designed and constructed on a platform similar to that of the PSLV, but with a quicker turnaround time and lower cost to serve the multi-million dollar small satellite launch market.
The size of satellites has substantially decreased due to technological advancements, with CubeSats and nano-satellites becoming the standard. Satellites the size of shoe boxes are already being launched by space agencies like NASA and Roscosmos because they are simpler to construct and can travel farther in orbit.
The Indian Space Research Organisation (Isro), which utilised the Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle (PSLV) as its main launch vehicle, made its debut on September 20, 1993. Three decades after that spectacular initial flight, the Indian space agency made history once more when it launched a new spacecraft that will fill a specific niche of the aerospace market: on-demand small satellite launches.
