Another Failure of India's GSLV Launch Vehicle
India’s launch of a new telecommunications satellite, GSAT-5P, failed today.
The onboard computer of the Geosynchronous Satellite Launch Vehicle (GSLV) “lost control of the actuation system” 47 seconds into the launch according to IBNLive, which has footage of the failure and portions of a press conference with Indian Space Research Organization (ISRO) Chairman K. Radhakrishnan. He said that the rocket “developed large amplitude errors leading to higher angle of attack, leading to higher structural loads, and leading to breaking up of the vehicle.”
Only two of the seven GSLV launch attempts so far have been successful according to IBNLive. India’s launches take place from Sriharikota, a barrier island in the Bay of Bengal.
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