Sriharikota sources have made a statement that an Indian navigation satellite launched from SHAR on Thursday was declared a failure. Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) Chairman A.S. Kiran Kumar said: "The mission was unsuccessful." ISRO chairman A S Kiran Kumar said navigation satellite IRNSS-1H mission from Andhra Pradesh's Sriharikota was unsuccessful.
According to sources the ISRO Chairman said the mission has failed, as heat shield did not open up for the deployment of the satellite. Sources have reported that the rocket reached the intended altitude, but the heat shield failed to separate to allow the satellite to be deployed.
Meanwhile all the stages performed as
intended, only the heat shield did not separate. ISRO will have to analyse the
sequence of events to figure out how the incident will affect future flights,
he said. IRNSS1H is part of Indian navigation system 'NAVIC.'
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