LIVE: ISRO PSLV-C62 Mission Faces Anomaly During Stage 3 Launch
PSLV-C62 rocket deviated from flight path, said ISRO chief V Narayanan
Sriharikota: The PSLV-C62 mission of ISRO encountered an anomaly during end of the PS3 stage, said the space agency in an X post. "A detailed analysis has been initiated." it said.
Earlier, ISRO's trusted workhorse PSLV lifted off from the spaceport here on Monday, carrying an earth observation satellite along with 14 other commercial payloads for both domestic and overseas customers.
The mission lifted off at 10.17 am IST from the First Launch Pad, carrying India’s advanced Earth Observation Satellite EOS-N1 along with 15 co-passenger satellites, including eight from foreign countries.
PSLV-C62 rocket deviates from flight path: ISRO chief V Narayanan
The PSLV-C62 mission encountered an anomaly during end of the PS3 stage. A detailed analysis has been initiated.
After the separation of all the satellites, scientists would restart the fourth stage (PS4) of the rocket to de-boost and enter a re-entry trajectory for the separation of the last satellite, the Kestrel Initial Technology Demonstrator (KID) capsule.
The high-energy solid third stage has successfully finished its firing and detached from the vehicle. This critical phase, closely monitored by mission engineers, has been executed flawlessly
Telemetry data shows that the two solid strap-on boosters have completed their burn and successfully detached from the launch vehicle. The central core stage has now taken over propulsion, accelerating the rocket through the upper layers of the atmosphere at supersonic velocity.