Geosynchronous Satellite Launch Vehicle D3 failed after launch of 505 second. GSLV D3 sucessfully completed first 2 stage and than failed at 3 stage. ISRO said they will try again after 1 year.
LAUNCH OF GSLV-D3 FAILS: ISRO
ITGD Bureau
New Delhi/Sriharikota (Andhra Pradesh), April 15,2010
Minutes after the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) launched its ambitious Geosynchronous Satellite Launch Vehicle (GSLV-D3) on Thursday afternoon, the rocket deviated from its scheduled path and the link with it was lost.
While the fate of the rocket was yet to be known, ISRO chairman K. Radhakrishnan was quick in admitting that the launch had failed.
GSLV-D3 was country's first rocket powered by a totally indigenous cryogenic engine. Its successful launch would have seen India through to an elite club comprising only the US, Russia, China, Japan and the European Space Agency.
The rocket blasted off from the Satish Dhawan Space Centre at 4.27 pm. The 416-tonne launch vehicle was slated to inject GSAT-4, an advanced communication satellite weighing 2,218 kg into geo transfer orbit (GTO), 36,000 km away from the earth.
Though the first three phases of launch were successful, the rocket started deviating from its path after about 8 minutes. Soon after, the link with it was lost.
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