ISRO: GSLV F06 Failure: Preliminary Findings and Further Steps “The finding of the Preliminary Failure Analysis Team is that the primary cause of the failure is the untimely and inadvertent snapping of a group of 10 connectors located at the bottom portion of the Russian Cryogenic Stage. Some of these connectors carry command signals from the onboard computer residing in the Equipment Bay (located near the top of the vehicle) […]

India’s Launch of GSAT-5P Telecommunications Satellite Fails, SpaceRef “ISRO, the Indian Space Research Organization, saw its GSLV Mark 1 rocket begin to disintegrate about a minute after launch today. It was carrying the GSAT-5P telecommunications satellite. The launch was at 5:34 a.m. EST (10:34 GMT). The launch started off well but just a minute after launch the rocket appeared to begin veer off course before it disintegrated. The problem appears […]