Status
Failure
IRS-P1
Launch Time
Mon Sep 20, 1993 05:12 UTC
Mon Sep 20, 1993 05:12 UTC
First flight of PSLV. A guidance & navigation control software error resulted in one of the second-stage separation retrorockets failing to fire. Thus, the vehicle and its payload fell back to Earth 12 minutes after liftoff and crashed into the Bay of Bengal.
Rocket
Mission Details
IRS-P1
IRS-P1 was an experimental Earth observation mission undertaken by the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO). The mission's objective was to develop earth imagery using onboard instruments. Due to a malfunction in the rocket's final stage, the satellite deviated from its path and plunged into the sea.
Payloads: 1
Total Mass: 846.0 kg
Sun-Synchronous Orbit
Location
First Launch Pad, Satish Dhawan Space Centre, India
Stats
1993
64th orbital launch attempt
Indian Space Research Organisation
8th mission
1st mission of 1993
4th failed mission
PSLV
1st mission
1st mission of 1993
1st failed mission