The failure of India’s latest rocket to place small satellites in orbit was not a setback and the area company will quickly try one other flight, Space Commission member AS Kiran Kumar has stated.
Kumar was commenting on the failure of the primary demonstration flight of Small Satellite Launch Vehicle (SSLV) to place an earth remark satellite tv for pc (EOS2) and AzaadiSat, constructed by lady college students from throughout the nation, into the specified orbit on Sunday. “No, no, no. It is not a setback. We were only marginally short in the end,” Kumar, a former chairman of the Indian Space Research Organization (ISRO) advised PTI on the sidelines of the Kalaari-Indian Space Association Networking Meet right here.
Kumar, who was current on the Sriharikota spaceport for the Sunday launch, stated all of the three levels of ISRO’s latest rocket carried out properly and the first goals of the launch car have been demonstrated properly. “It is a query of tweaking sure components, the way in which it’s operated and the way in which choices are made. Very quickly they are going to be trying the following flight,” he stated.
Kumar stated the SSLV was vital as a result of satellites have been now turning into smaller and the brand new rocket may assist India get a share of the small satellite tv for pc launch market. “All the levels carried out properly. We have been solely marginally quick ultimately. The satellites have been positioned in an orbit of 350 km x 70 km as an alternative of a round orbit of 350 km. It is a marginal fault, however then it’s a lesson for understanding,” Kumar stated.
ISRO scientists have stated that the speed trimming module, the liquid propulsion based mostly terminal stage of the launch car, did not ignite as a consequence of sensor failure.
ISRO Chairman S Somanath had stated on Sunday that an professional committee has been shaped to determine the ‘particular’ downside and undertake an in depth analysis in days to return.
SSLV positioned the 135-kg EOS-02 and the co-passenger satellite tv for pc AzaadiSAT, a 8U Cubesat weighing round eight kg into an “highly unstable” elliptical orbit. Both the satellites crashed into the ocean quickly after being positioned in orbit.
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With inputs from TheIndianEXPRESS
