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In a major setback, scientists have lost contact with GSAT-6A satellite launched on March 29 but efforts are underway to establish the link, Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) said on Sunday. The satellite lost ground link as it was preparing for the third and final orbit-raising firing. It has now dropped out of the ISRO radar. Top scientists did not explain what went wrong and whether the 2066-ton satellite can be retrieved. ISRO’s update at 9.22 am on Friday said the first orbit-raising was carried out. The second orbit-raising was also successful. The home-made satellite was expected to send and receive signals from hand-held devices. The satellite had a large antenna ensuring a two-way exchange of data, voice or video, from any corner of the country. ISRO had suffered a setback on August 31 last year when the IRNSS-1H satellite did not come out of the heat shield.
In a major setback, scientists have lost contact with GSAT-6A satellite launched on March 29 but efforts are underway to establish the link, Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) said on Sunday. The satellite lost ground link as it was preparing for the third and final orbit-raising firing. It has now dropped out of the ISRO radar. Top scientists did not explain what went wrong and whether the 2066-ton satellite can be retrieved. ISRO’s update at 9.22 am on Friday said the first orbit-raising was carried out. The second orbit-raising was also successful. The home-made satellite was expected to send and receive signals from hand-held devices. The satellite had a large antenna ensuring a two-way exchange of data, voice or video, from any corner of the country. ISRO had suffered a setback on August 31 last year when the IRNSS-1H satellite did not come out of the heat shield.
