ISRO's 101st satellite mission fails after mid-flight rocket issue
The mission, which lifted off at 5:59 am local time from the Satish Dhawan Space Centre in Sriharikota, marked what would have been the 101st launch from the site. The rocket's first two stages performed normally, ISRO Chairman V Narayanan said in a brief statement following the launch attempt.
'The PSLV is a four-stage vehicle and up to the second stage, the performance was normal,' Narayanan said. 'The third stage motor started perfectly but during the functioning of the third stage we are seeing an observation and the mission could not be accomplished.'
He did not elaborate on the nature of the anomaly, but added, 'After analysis we shall come back.'
The mission was carrying EOS-09, an Earth observation satellite equipped with a Synthetic Aperture Radar (SAR) capable of capturing high-resolution images under all weather conditions, day and night. The satellite was designed to support a wide range of applications, including agricultural monitoring, forestry, urban planning, disaster management, and national security.
EOS-09 was intended to be a repeat mission of EOS-04, which was successfully launched in 2022, and aimed to improve the frequency and availability of remote sensing data for users across multiple sectors.
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