“No longer usable”
What is SSLV?
Small Satellite Launch Vehicle (SSLV) is a 34-metre tall, about 10-metre less than PSLV, and it has a vehicle diameter of two metres as compared to 2.8 metres of PSLV
Objectives of SSLV
To provide inputs on thermal anomalies towards supporting applications in the domains of geo-environmental studies, forestry, hydrology, agri, soil & coastal studies
What was its goal?
To place satellites EOS-02 and AzaadiSAT into low earth orbit
What went wrong?
SSLV-D1 placed the satellites into 356 km x 76 km elliptical orbit, instead of
356 km circular orbit. Isro cited the failure of the mission to ‘failure of a logic to identify a sensor failure and go for a salvage action caused the deviation’
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