New Delhi: ISRO’s efforts to put the NVS-02 satellite in the preferred orbit experienced a problem after the thrusters aboard the spacecraft stopped working to fire, the room firm stated onSunday The NVS-02 satellite, which was essential for India’s very own space-based navigating system, was introduced on January 29 aboard the GSLV-Mk 2 rocket which was ISRO’s 100th launch from the spaceport at Shriharikota.
“But the orbit raising operations towards positioning the satellite to the designated orbital slot could not be carried out as the valves for admitting the oxidizer to fire the thrusters for orbit raising did not open,” the room firm stated in an upgrade to the GSLV-F15 objective on its internet site. The satellite is orbiting the Earth in an elliptical exerciser Geosynchronous Transfer Orbit (GTO) which is not appropriate for the navigating system.
“The satellite systems are healthy and the satellite is currently in elliptical orbit. Alternate mission strategies for utilising the satellite for navigation in an elliptical orbit are being worked out,” ISRO stated. After the GSLV rocket put the satellite in the GTO, the photovoltaic panels aboard the satellite were efficiently released and power generation was small. Communication with the ground terminal has actually been developed, the room firm stated.
The launch aboard the GSLV succeeded as all the phases carried out perfectly and the orbit was accomplished with a high level of accuracy.
