Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) Chairman Dr V Narayanan on Thursday termed the launch of the NASA-ISRO Synthetic Aperture Radar (NISAR) satellite as one of the most precise ever, following its successful injection into orbit using an indigenously developed Indian launcher.
India's GSLV-F16 rocket successfully placed the NISAR Earth Observation Satellite into its intended Sun-Synchronous Polar Orbit (SSPO) today evening on its scheduled time.
The Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) is gearing up for a series of exciting missions. According to the organisation's chief, Dr V Narayanan, ISRO will launch the NASA-ISRO Synthetic Aperture Radar (NISAR) satellite on July 30 using the GSLV-F16 rocket.
On Monday, the Indian Space Research Organisation said that it will launch the NISAR, the first joint Earth observation satellite by ISRO and NASA, from the Satish Dhawan Space Centre in Sriharikota, Andhra Pradesh, on July 30 at 17:40 IST.
"The PSLV-c61 mission faced a setback during the third stage due to a drop in chamber pressure, which impacted the fourth stage performance and led to mission loss. A national-level committee is investigating the cause," Narayanan told ANI.
In a rare setback, the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) faced a mission failure on Sunday as its 101st launch -- EOS-09 aboard the PSLV-C61 -- could not be completed due to technical problems in the third stage of the launch vehicle.
After the Indian Space Organisation's (ISRO) launch of PSLV-C61 aimed at deploying the EOS-09 earth observation satellite failed, Space Strategist PK Gosh said that every launch is learning process.
ISRO chief V Narayanan said that the launch of the EOS-09 satellite, which was launched on Sunday, could not be accomplished, and scientists are further studying the entire performance.
The flight sequence of the PSLV-C-61 consists of various stages, starting from Ignition of PS1 and PSOM at the ground, to separation of various sections to finally the separation of the satellite from the rocket.