SRIHARIKOTA: The Indian Space Research Organisation (Isro) reported on Sunday that a data loss occurred during the final stages of the SSLV-D1/EOS-02 mission.
“We are processing the data to conclude on the final outcome of the mission with respect to whether a stable orbit is achieved or not,”
ISRO chairman S Somanath.
Isro tweeted, “SSLV-D1/EOS-02 Mission: Maiden flight of SSLV is completed. All stages performed as expected. Data loss is observed during the terminal stage. It is being analysed. Will be updated soon.”
After the operation’s clock started at 2:26am, the Small Satellite Launch Vehicle, or SSLV, carrying the EOS-2 and Azaadisat satellites, launched from Sriharikota’s Satish Dhawan Space Center’s first launch pad at 9:18am.
The 120-ton SSLV, an all-solid-stage rocket with dimensions of 34 metres in height and two metres in diameter, can carry mini, micro, or nano satellites with masses ranging from 10 to 500 kg into 500 kilometres of planar orbit. A three-stage vehicle is the SSLV. These three propulsion stages are all solid.
Low cost, quick turnaround, flexibility in hosting many satellites, viability of launch-on-demand, and minimum launch infrastructure needs are some of SSLV’s primary advantages.
Due to the novel characteristics used, the rocket can be produced in one week. These include miniature low-cost avionics with commercially available components, multi-satellite adapter decks, simplified pyro circuits, modular features for separation systems, modular systems, simplified pyro circuits, quickly reconfigurable check-out systems, and on-board computers with minimal ground interface.
The SS1 motor, the third biggest solid booster of Isro, the SS3 motor, a novel multifunctional upper stage solid motor, and the liquid propulsion-based terminal stage for accurate injection of satellites are some of the new systems included to the launch vehicle.
An experimental imaging satellite with a quick turnaround, the 145 kg EOS-2.
An 8U Cubesat called Azaadisat weighs about 8 kilogrammes. It conducts femto-experiments with 75 distinct payloads, each weighing around 50 grammes. The payloads were constructed by female students from remote areas of the nation. The payloads include a long-range transponder, a selfie camera, a solid state PIN diode-based radiation counter to detect the ionising radiation in its orbit, and a UHF-VHF transponder operating in ham radio frequency to enable speech and data transfer for amateur radio operators.
News Source: CRUCIAL NEWS INDIA
Image credits: twitter/@ISRO
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