The Indian Space Research Organisation (Isro) launched the Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle at 5:59 a.m. IST from Sriharikota’s Satish Dhawan Space Centre, but the rocket veered off trajectory during the critical third-stage burn ending up in a major failure.
It was carrying the Earth Observation Satellite (EOS-09) to space in a bid to give India an all-weather imaging edge.
WHAT HAPPENS NOW?
When a space mission fails, Isro initiates a meticulous and systematic process to analyse the failure and identify its root cause. This process is critical to ensure future missions are safer and more reliable.
Here’s how Isro typically approaches the analysis of a lost mission, such as a launch…