SSLV-D1: First mission on SSLV fails
Business Standard|August 08, 2022
The Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) on Sunday said the satellites on board its maiden Small Satellite Launch Vehicle "are no longer usable" after the SSLV-D1 placed them on an elliptical orbit instead of a circular one.
SSLV-D1: First mission on SSLV fails

The space agency said a committee would analyse and make recommendations into today's episode and with the implementation of those recommendations "Isro will come back soon with SSLV-D2".

"SSLV-D1 placed the satellites into 356 km x 76 km elliptical orbit instead of 356 km circular orbit. Satellites are no longer usable. Issue is reasonably identified. Failure of a logic to identify a sensor failure and go for a salvage action caused the deviation," Isro said in an update on its official Twitter handle.

It added a detailed statement by ISRO Chairman S Somanath will be "uploaded soon". In its maiden SSLV mission, the launch vehicle carried The Earth Observation Satellite EOS-02 and the co-passenger student satellites AzaadiSAT.

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