flown missionFailure
SSLV | EOS-02 (Microsat-2A) (Demo 1)
Indian Space Research OrganizationSatish Dhawan Space Centre First Launch Pad — Satish Dhawan Space Centre, India
Either the launch vehicle did not reach orbit, or the payload(s) failed to separate.
mission
- Name
- SSLV Demo 1
- Type
- Test Flight
- Target orbit
- Low Earth Orbit (LEO)
First test flight of Indian SSLV (Small Satellite Launch Vehicle).
schedule
- NET (no earlier than)
- Window opens
- Window closes
- Last updated
- Fail reason
- Sensor failure and subsequent programming error caused satellites to be injected into 76 x 356 km unstable orbit which they would re-enter quickly.
vehicle & provider
- Rocket
- SSLV
- Provider
- Indian Space Research Organization
- Type
- Government
- Country
- IND
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launch site
- Pad
- Satish Dhawan Space Centre First Launch Pad
- Location
- Satish Dhawan Space Centre, India
- Country
- IND
- Timezone
- Asia/Kolkata
- Coordinates
- 13.7330, 80.2350