Maybe the second time will be the charm for the SSLV.
" during the separation of the SSLV's second stage briefly saturated all six accelerometers in the vehicle's navigation system. This caused the SSLV to go into"salvage mode," and the rocket ultimately deployed the satellites despite not reaching the required velocity.
. For example, the second-stage separation system has been replaced with a proven one that's known to generate lower vibrational shocks. And now the SSLV, which can deliver up to 1,100 pounds to low Earth orbit, is on the launch pad again. The rocket will loft three satellites on Thursday's flight — ISRO's 344-pound EOS-07 Earth-observation satellite and two smaller craft called Janus-1 and AzaadiSAT-2.
Janus-1 is a 22.5-pound satellite that will be operated by Indian-American company Antaris. The 19.7-pound AzaadiSAT-2 cubesat, like its lost predecessor,"is a combined effort of about 750 girl students across India guided by Space Kidz India, Chennai," ISRO officials wrote in aIf all goes according to plan, the SSLV will deploy all three payloads into a 280-mile-high circular orbit about 15 minutes after liftoff. " , a book about the search for alien life.
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