Guwahati: The first Small Satellite Launch Vehicle (SSLV), which was launched today (Sunday), suffered data loss at the terminal stage despite the fact that it “performed and separated,” according to Indian Space Research Organization (ISRO) Chairman S Somanath.
“Every stage went off without a hitch. The first stage performed and separated, the second stage performed and separated, the third stage also performed and separated, and in the mission’s final phase, there is some data loss. We are analysing the data, and we will have more to say soon about the status of the satellites and the vehicle performance.
Early this morning, the ISRO launched its first SSLV mission, carrying the Earth Observation Satellite (EOS-02) and the student-built satellite AzaadiSAT as co-passengers.
EOS-02 is a high spatial resolution experimental optical remote sensing satellite from the microsatellite series.
The AzaadiSAT is an 8U Cubesat that weighs around 8 kg and can accommodate 75 distinct payloads, each of which weighs about 50 g. 750 students from 75 rural government schools in India created it.
At the Satish Dhawan Space Centre in Sriharikota earlier in March, the ground testing of the newly created solid booster stage (SS1) for the new launch vehicle of ISRO, the Small Satellite Launch Vehicle (SSLV), was completed.
All of the test’s propulsion parameters were determined to be satisfactory and to closely match the forecasts.