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August 12, 2021
Geosynchronous Satellite Launch Vehicle Mk II (GSLV-F10) liftoff
A Geosynchronous Satellite Launch Vehicle Mk II (GSLV-F10) launched the EOS-03 satellite from the Second Launch Pad (SLP) of the Satish Dhawan Space Centre (SDSC) SHAR, Sriharikota, India, on 12 August 2021, at 00:13 UTC (05:43 IST).
GSLV-F10 fails to launch EOS-03
The satellite was not placed into the desired orbit due to a problem with the third cryogenic stage. According to ISRO, “EOS-03 is a state-of-the-art agile Earth observation satellite”.
Problem with the third cryogenic stage of GSLV-F10
The rocket and satellite are lost in the Indian Ocean. The GSLV-F10 mission was the fourteenth flight of ISRO’s Geosynchronous Satellite Launch Vehicle (GSLV).
Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO): https://www.isro.gov.in/
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