Status
Partial Failure
GSAT-1
Launch Time
Wed Apr 18, 2001 10:13 UTC
Wed Apr 18, 2001 10:13 UTC
First flight of GSLV. The vehicle did not have sufficient fuel to reach the targeted orbit and thus the payload was deposited in a lower, unstable one.
Rocket
Mission Details
GSAT-1
GSAT-1 was an experimental communications satellite launched aboard the maiden flight of the GSLV rocket. The spacecraft was equipped with instrumentation to test Pulse-code modulation (PCM) transmitting on S-band frequencies and transponders operating in the C-band. The spacecraft was unable to complete its mission after a launch failure left it in a lower-than-planned orbit and propulsion issues prevented the satellite from correcting this via its own maneuvering system.
Payloads: 1
Total Mass: 1,540.0 kg
Geostationary Transfer Orbit
Location
First Launch Pad, Satish Dhawan Space Centre, India
Stats
2001
15th orbital launch attempt
Indian Space Research Organisation
14th mission
1st mission of 2001
GSLV Mk I & II
1st mission
1st mission of 2001