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well developing takes time. not re-manufacturing it. they have assured to launch it in a year's time...
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We have a long way to go and we will do that in the coming year, says ISRO chief Radhakrishnan
No plans to recover GSLV-D3 stages from the Bay of Bengal: ISRO chief
Cryogenic technology is the most complex of all types of rocket propulsion: Ramakrishnan
SRIHARIKOTA: The failure of the GSLV-D3 mission on Thursday will not have an impact on the Chandrayaan-2 mission scheduled for 2013, according to K. Radhakrishnan, Chairman, Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO).
The GSLV-D3, which was launched amidst high hopes, having been powered by an indigenous cryogenic engine for the first time, ended in failure after the cryogenic engine failed to ignite. As per the ISRO's plans, it is a GSLV powered by an indigenous cryogenic engine that will put Chandrayaan-2 in orbit. The Chandrayaan-2 mission will also put a lander-cum-rover on the lunar soil.
The GSLV-D3 mission had three objectives: to develop and launch an indigenous cryogenic stage with the engine and associated systems; to evaluate the performance of the indigenous cryogenic stage and engine; and to put the communication satellite GSAT-4 into orbit. Only the first objective was achieved, the ISRO Chairman said.
S. Ramakrishnan, Director (Projects), Vikram Sarabhai Space Centre, Thiruvananthapuram, said the cryogenic technology was the most complex of all types of rocket propulsion. France and the U.S. had also met with failures in using cryogenic engines. “Failures in cryogenic technology are not unusual. It is difficult to test the cryogenic engine even on the ground. We are disappointed. But we will overcome [the problems],” said Mr. Ramakrishnan
The GSLV-D3 rocket, including the indigenous cryogenic stage, cost Rs.180 crore. The ISRO spent Rs.36 crore to develop its own cryogenic stage with the engine. GSAT-4 cost Rs.130 crore.
Dr. Radhakrishnan said the cryogenic technology, which enabled communication satellites to be put into a geo-synchronous transfer orbit at an altitude of 36,000 km, was a highly complex technology. The GSLV-D3 mission was not successful and “we have to face it,” he said. “We have a long way to go and we will do that in the coming year [by launching GSLV with an indigenous cryogenic engine] … We have to work with dedication and I am sure Team ISRO will do it.” He refuted suggestions that there was a problem with the design of the GSLV because three out of the six GSLV missions from 2001 had failed.
GSLV-D3 is the sixth GSLV mission.
Dr. Radhakrishnan said there were no plans to recover the GSLV-D3 stages from the Bay of Bengal as the ISRO did when its GSLV flight failed in 2006.
Next flight
The next GSLV flight would take place in September this year but it would use a Russian cryogenic engine. It would put into the orbit a communication satellite named GSAT-5B. Another GSLV flight, also powered by a Russian cryogenic engine, would put GSAT-6 into the orbit.
PSLV launch
Meanwhile, a core-alone Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle (PSLV) of the ISRO is scheduled to lift off from the first launch pad at Sriharikota between May 8 and 10. It has already been fully integrated at the first launch pad. It will put Cartosat-2B, an Algerian satellite, two nano satellites from the Norwegian defence establishment and Switzerland, and a Studsat into the orbit.
The Studsat has been built by students of colleges in Hyderabad and Bangalore.
The Hindu : Front Page : “GSLV-D3 failure won't affect Chandrayaan-2”
GSLV-D3 failure won't affect Chandrayaan-2”
T.S. Subramanian
We have a long way to go and we will do that in the coming year, says ISRO chief Radhakrishnan
No plans to recover GSLV-D3 stages from the Bay of Bengal: ISRO chief
Cryogenic technology is the most complex of all types of rocket propulsion: Ramakrishnan
SRIHARIKOTA: The failure of the GSLV-D3 mission on Thursday will not have an impact on the Chandrayaan-2 mission scheduled for 2013, according to K. Radhakrishnan, Chairman, Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO).
The GSLV-D3, which was launched amidst high hopes, having been powered by an indigenous cryogenic engine for the first time, ended in failure after the cryogenic engine failed to ignite. As per the ISRO's plans, it is a GSLV powered by an indigenous cryogenic engine that will put Chandrayaan-2 in orbit. The Chandrayaan-2 mission will also put a lander-cum-rover on the lunar soil.
The GSLV-D3 mission had three objectives: to develop and launch an indigenous cryogenic stage with the engine and associated systems; to evaluate the performance of the indigenous cryogenic stage and engine; and to put the communication satellite GSAT-4 into orbit. Only the first objective was achieved, the ISRO Chairman said.
S. Ramakrishnan, Director (Projects), Vikram Sarabhai Space Centre, Thiruvananthapuram, said the cryogenic technology was the most complex of all types of rocket propulsion. France and the U.S. had also met with failures in using cryogenic engines. “Failures in cryogenic technology are not unusual. It is difficult to test the cryogenic engine even on the ground. We are disappointed. But we will overcome [the problems],” said Mr. Ramakrishnan
The GSLV-D3 rocket, including the indigenous cryogenic stage, cost Rs.180 crore. The ISRO spent Rs.36 crore to develop its own cryogenic stage with the engine. GSAT-4 cost Rs.130 crore.
Dr. Radhakrishnan said the cryogenic technology, which enabled communication satellites to be put into a geo-synchronous transfer orbit at an altitude of 36,000 km, was a highly complex technology. The GSLV-D3 mission was not successful and “we have to face it,” he said. “We have a long way to go and we will do that in the coming year [by launching GSLV with an indigenous cryogenic engine] … We have to work with dedication and I am sure Team ISRO will do it.” He refuted suggestions that there was a problem with the design of the GSLV because three out of the six GSLV missions from 2001 had failed.
GSLV-D3 is the sixth GSLV mission.
Dr. Radhakrishnan said there were no plans to recover the GSLV-D3 stages from the Bay of Bengal as the ISRO did when its GSLV flight failed in 2006.
Next flight
The next GSLV flight would take place in September this year but it would use a Russian cryogenic engine. It would put into the orbit a communication satellite named GSAT-5B. Another GSLV flight, also powered by a Russian cryogenic engine, would put GSAT-6 into the orbit.
PSLV launch
Meanwhile, a core-alone Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle (PSLV) of the ISRO is scheduled to lift off from the first launch pad at Sriharikota between May 8 and 10. It has already been fully integrated at the first launch pad. It will put Cartosat-2B, an Algerian satellite, two nano satellites from the Norwegian defence establishment and Switzerland, and a Studsat into the orbit.
The Studsat has been built by students of colleges in Hyderabad and Bangalore.
The Hindu : Front Page : “GSLV-D3 failure won't affect Chandrayaan-2”
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The rocket could not make it to the space.
It splashed into the Bay of Bengal according to the news reports.
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Indigenous engines bring down GSLV - India - The Times of India
Indigenous engines bring down GSLV
SRIHARIKOTA: In a setback to India's space programme, GSLV D-3, the satellite launch vehicle showcasing its indigenous cryogenic technology, trailed off its designated course and went out of control shortly after lift-off from the spaceport on Thursday. The rocket, along with its two payloads -- satellites GSAT-4 and GAGAN -- crashed into the Bay of Bengal 293 seconds after launch.
The launch was key to India's space programme as it would have become the sixth nation to successfully deploy the cryogenic technology, joining US, Russia, Japan, China and France. The earlier five versions of the GSLV had Russia-supplied cryogenic engine. India's cryogenic upper stage (CUS) engine was meant to replace the Russian engines.
It took scientists of the Indian Space Research Organization (Isro) around 17 years to develop cryogenic motors after its bid to import the technology from Russia in 1992 failed because of opposition from the US. The project to develop the indigenous cryogenic engine was approved in 1993. The powerful booster technology using supercooled liquid fuel is designed to put heavier satellites into high orbits, about 36,000 kilometres from earth.
This was also the second time in six launches that a GSLV mission has failed.
For Dr K Radhakrishnan, it was not the kind of `Vishu' (Malayali new year) he would have wished on his maiden launch as the head of the space organisation. However, putting up a brave face, Radhakrishnan said the launch would take place again within a year, when the space agency will rectify the mistakes.
"The mission objectives are not met fully. During the flight, everything was fine till the end of the second stage at around 293 seconds. The cryogenic stage is supposed to fire almost half the velocity to give the thrust to inject the satellite in its geostationary arch. We are not sure if the engine ignited," he said. Isro received no communication from the vehicle.
"We have to look at various parameters during the flight. The vehicle was tumbling, lost its control and altitude and finally splashed into the sea," Radhakrishnan told reporters. "In the cryogenic stage, the main engine and the two vernier engines need to ignite. We are not sure whether the main engine ignited," he added.
The Isro team will now look at the telemetry data and try to figure what went wrong. "We will carry out analysis and it will take two to three days to come to a conclusion as to what happened and what are the corrective measures to be taken. The team has all the capabilities and resilience to do the analysis and our target is one year... to do all corrections and have the next flight test," Radhakrishnan said as he turned up as the lone warrior to meet the press while his mission director, project director and other support staff toiled over details of what went wrong.
While the development of an indigenous cryogenic engine would make India self-reliant, it would also bring in tremendous cost advantage to Isro. "Today we are able to realize a cryogenic engine for Rs 36 crore. It would have cost about $18-$20 million for a Russian engine," the chairman said.
Isro has planned 11 launches of the GSLV in the coming years. The next GSLV launch carrying the GSAT-5P, a communication satellite, will soar sometime in September. Isro bought seven cryogenic engines from Russia and has used five of them. It plans to use the remaining two engines for its upcoming GSLV launches, he said.
Asked if Isro was confident of launching the second moon mission, Chandrayaan-II, on time on the GSLV, he said: "If India managed to have its own successful cryogenic engine and the stage tested, we should not have any reasons for a delay on that account."
Isro will also put into orbit the Cartosat-2 and an Algerian satellite, two Canadian satellite and an Indian-built eco-satellite, on its workhorse vehicle, the PSLV, in the first or second week of May.
GSLV Rises, And Falls
4.27:00pm: GSLV-D3 soars into sky from Sriharikota spaceport at the end of 29-hr countdown
4.29:31: First stage separates
4.29:33: Stage two ignites
4.30:48: Heatshield separates
4.31:53: Isro loses contact with launch vehicle as it veers off course
4.32:04: Presumed ignition of cryogenic engine
What Went Wrong
* Failure still being analysed but possibly the two steering engines, which control the rocket's path, may not have ignited in the cryogenic stage
* ISRO chief not sure if main cryogenic engine ignited
Second Failure
* Out of six launches, this is the second time GSLV has failed
* This was first launch using indigenously made cryogenic engine
Indigenous engines bring down GSLV
SRIHARIKOTA: In a setback to India's space programme, GSLV D-3, the satellite launch vehicle showcasing its indigenous cryogenic technology, trailed off its designated course and went out of control shortly after lift-off from the spaceport on Thursday. The rocket, along with its two payloads -- satellites GSAT-4 and GAGAN -- crashed into the Bay of Bengal 293 seconds after launch.
The launch was key to India's space programme as it would have become the sixth nation to successfully deploy the cryogenic technology, joining US, Russia, Japan, China and France. The earlier five versions of the GSLV had Russia-supplied cryogenic engine. India's cryogenic upper stage (CUS) engine was meant to replace the Russian engines.
It took scientists of the Indian Space Research Organization (Isro) around 17 years to develop cryogenic motors after its bid to import the technology from Russia in 1992 failed because of opposition from the US. The project to develop the indigenous cryogenic engine was approved in 1993. The powerful booster technology using supercooled liquid fuel is designed to put heavier satellites into high orbits, about 36,000 kilometres from earth.
This was also the second time in six launches that a GSLV mission has failed.
For Dr K Radhakrishnan, it was not the kind of `Vishu' (Malayali new year) he would have wished on his maiden launch as the head of the space organisation. However, putting up a brave face, Radhakrishnan said the launch would take place again within a year, when the space agency will rectify the mistakes.
"The mission objectives are not met fully. During the flight, everything was fine till the end of the second stage at around 293 seconds. The cryogenic stage is supposed to fire almost half the velocity to give the thrust to inject the satellite in its geostationary arch. We are not sure if the engine ignited," he said. Isro received no communication from the vehicle.
"We have to look at various parameters during the flight. The vehicle was tumbling, lost its control and altitude and finally splashed into the sea," Radhakrishnan told reporters. "In the cryogenic stage, the main engine and the two vernier engines need to ignite. We are not sure whether the main engine ignited," he added.
The Isro team will now look at the telemetry data and try to figure what went wrong. "We will carry out analysis and it will take two to three days to come to a conclusion as to what happened and what are the corrective measures to be taken. The team has all the capabilities and resilience to do the analysis and our target is one year... to do all corrections and have the next flight test," Radhakrishnan said as he turned up as the lone warrior to meet the press while his mission director, project director and other support staff toiled over details of what went wrong.
While the development of an indigenous cryogenic engine would make India self-reliant, it would also bring in tremendous cost advantage to Isro. "Today we are able to realize a cryogenic engine for Rs 36 crore. It would have cost about $18-$20 million for a Russian engine," the chairman said.
Isro has planned 11 launches of the GSLV in the coming years. The next GSLV launch carrying the GSAT-5P, a communication satellite, will soar sometime in September. Isro bought seven cryogenic engines from Russia and has used five of them. It plans to use the remaining two engines for its upcoming GSLV launches, he said.
Asked if Isro was confident of launching the second moon mission, Chandrayaan-II, on time on the GSLV, he said: "If India managed to have its own successful cryogenic engine and the stage tested, we should not have any reasons for a delay on that account."
Isro will also put into orbit the Cartosat-2 and an Algerian satellite, two Canadian satellite and an Indian-built eco-satellite, on its workhorse vehicle, the PSLV, in the first or second week of May.
GSLV Rises, And Falls
4.27:00pm: GSLV-D3 soars into sky from Sriharikota spaceport at the end of 29-hr countdown
4.29:31: First stage separates
4.29:33: Stage two ignites
4.30:48: Heatshield separates
4.31:53: Isro loses contact with launch vehicle as it veers off course
4.32:04: Presumed ignition of cryogenic engine
What Went Wrong
* Failure still being analysed but possibly the two steering engines, which control the rocket's path, may not have ignited in the cryogenic stage
* ISRO chief not sure if main cryogenic engine ignited
Second Failure
* Out of six launches, this is the second time GSLV has failed
* This was first launch using indigenously made cryogenic engine
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This is good to hear.
Hopefully This means the setback of the recent launch can be minimised.
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IBSA to develop satellites, cooperate on global issues
Brasilia, Apr 16 (PTI):
India, Brazil and South Africa have decided to jointly develop two satellites and forged closer cooperation on global issues like UN reforms, climate change and world trade talks.
This emerged after the fourth India-Brazil-South Africa (IBSA) summit here.
The two satellites will be used for studying climate to help agriculture sector in the three countries.
Speaking to media after the summit, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh said that IBSA besides the embodiment of south-south cooperation had entered the phase of consolidation and implementation of initiatives.
He said IBSA has immense prospects for the people of the three countries and the right direction was being provided to it by strengthening cooperation in science and technology, energy, ocean's research, which were the hallmark of the forum.
"OBS has developed into a vibrant organisation which will play important role in world affairs," Singh said at the joint media interaction with Brazilian President Lula da Silva and South African President Jacob Zuma.
Singh said the three developing economies and democracies shared similar views with regard to reform of global institutions of governance like the UN.
Zuma said that IBSA has a natural dialogue forum and he has great confidence in its future. He said the decision to develop the satellite jointly was symbolic of the fact that the forum has entered a new phase.
He pointed out that the member countries had common positions on the Doha round of WTO talks. He pressed for early conclusions of the Doha round of trade talks saying it can't be put indefinitely.
Zuma said the IBSA was rapidly emerging as an important forum for engagement. "But we are yet to fully explore the full potential of this forum," he said.
The South African president, whose country will host the next IBSA summit, said there was an opportunity for expanding cooperation in science and technology and reinforcing shared developmental objectives.
Noting that all the three IBSA countries were influential in their own regions, Zuma said, "We are in a position to make contributions to a global debate. This became clear at the Copenhagen Summit on climate change when IBSA and China played a key role in reaching an agreement."
He said the four countries were able to reflect the interest of developing nations at the climate meet.
He said the IBSA countries were key for reform of global bodies like UN to make them more democratic and more responsive to the poor.
Zuma said the three countries needed more coordination on climate change to ensure legally binding agreement on the issue in the next summit in Mexico next year.
"By working together we can build a better world and bring better future," Zuma said.
Brasilia, Apr 16 (PTI):
India, Brazil and South Africa have decided to jointly develop two satellites and forged closer cooperation on global issues like UN reforms, climate change and world trade talks.
This emerged after the fourth India-Brazil-South Africa (IBSA) summit here.
The two satellites will be used for studying climate to help agriculture sector in the three countries.
Speaking to media after the summit, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh said that IBSA besides the embodiment of south-south cooperation had entered the phase of consolidation and implementation of initiatives.
He said IBSA has immense prospects for the people of the three countries and the right direction was being provided to it by strengthening cooperation in science and technology, energy, ocean's research, which were the hallmark of the forum.
"OBS has developed into a vibrant organisation which will play important role in world affairs," Singh said at the joint media interaction with Brazilian President Lula da Silva and South African President Jacob Zuma.
Singh said the three developing economies and democracies shared similar views with regard to reform of global institutions of governance like the UN.
Zuma said that IBSA has a natural dialogue forum and he has great confidence in its future. He said the decision to develop the satellite jointly was symbolic of the fact that the forum has entered a new phase.
He pointed out that the member countries had common positions on the Doha round of WTO talks. He pressed for early conclusions of the Doha round of trade talks saying it can't be put indefinitely.
Zuma said the IBSA was rapidly emerging as an important forum for engagement. "But we are yet to fully explore the full potential of this forum," he said.
The South African president, whose country will host the next IBSA summit, said there was an opportunity for expanding cooperation in science and technology and reinforcing shared developmental objectives.
Noting that all the three IBSA countries were influential in their own regions, Zuma said, "We are in a position to make contributions to a global debate. This became clear at the Copenhagen Summit on climate change when IBSA and China played a key role in reaching an agreement."
He said the four countries were able to reflect the interest of developing nations at the climate meet.
He said the IBSA countries were key for reform of global bodies like UN to make them more democratic and more responsive to the poor.
Zuma said the three countries needed more coordination on climate change to ensure legally binding agreement on the issue in the next summit in Mexico next year.
"By working together we can build a better world and bring better future," Zuma said.
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indian rocket farted in the space 
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indian rocket farted in the space
France is the largest contributor to the ESA right!?
Did first Ariane 5 succeed (V-89)? answer- no
The second launch saw an issue with the Cryo engine which failed!
So I would kindly recommend you to go and fart somewhere else.
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ISRO to launch Cartosat-2B on May 9 - India - The Times of India
BANGALORE: Undeterred by the GSLV-D3 mission failure, India is going ahead with the launch of an advanced remote-sensing satellite Cartosat-2B, now tentatively fixed for May 9 from Sriharikota spaceport.
The high-resolution spacecraft, designed for an operational life of five years, is slated to be launched from the first launchpad on May 9 around 10 am, ISRO spokesperson S Satish told said here on Friday.
Thursday's GSLV-D3 mission to flight-test the indigenous cryogenic engine and stage for the first time ended in failure after the rocket veered off course and plunged into the sea.
GSLV and PSLV missions are independent of each other. ISRO officials said there is no change in its earlier announced plans to launch PSLV in the first half of May -- now fixed for May nine.
"It (Cartosat-2B) will give pictures of 0.8 metre resolution," ISRO chairman K Radhakrishnan has said. In simple terms, the single panchromatic camera on board this cartographic satellite would be able to identify and take pictures of a moving car.
Thus, this highly-agile satellite, weighing around 690 kg, is expected to give a boost to the tasks of infrastructure and urban planning. The camera provides scene specific spot imageries for cartographic and a host of other civilian applications.
BANGALORE: Undeterred by the GSLV-D3 mission failure, India is going ahead with the launch of an advanced remote-sensing satellite Cartosat-2B, now tentatively fixed for May 9 from Sriharikota spaceport.
The high-resolution spacecraft, designed for an operational life of five years, is slated to be launched from the first launchpad on May 9 around 10 am, ISRO spokesperson S Satish told said here on Friday.
Thursday's GSLV-D3 mission to flight-test the indigenous cryogenic engine and stage for the first time ended in failure after the rocket veered off course and plunged into the sea.
GSLV and PSLV missions are independent of each other. ISRO officials said there is no change in its earlier announced plans to launch PSLV in the first half of May -- now fixed for May nine.
"It (Cartosat-2B) will give pictures of 0.8 metre resolution," ISRO chairman K Radhakrishnan has said. In simple terms, the single panchromatic camera on board this cartographic satellite would be able to identify and take pictures of a moving car.
Thus, this highly-agile satellite, weighing around 690 kg, is expected to give a boost to the tasks of infrastructure and urban planning. The camera provides scene specific spot imageries for cartographic and a host of other civilian applications.
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