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Context

• ISRO’S GSLV-F10 flight in August last year failed because of a malfunctioning valve that led to insufficient pressure in the liquid hydrogen tank in the cryogenic upper stage of the launch vehicle - National-level failure analysis committee.

Background

• ISRO launched its GSLV F10 mission on August 12, 2021 with the GISAT-1 Earth-observation satellite. The mission failed 10 minutes after liftoff.

EOS-03

• EOS-03 was a state-of-the-art agile Earth observation satellite that was supposed to be placed in a Geosynchronous Transfer Orbit by GSLV-F10.
• It was meant to provide almost real-time images of large parts of the country that could be used for monitoring of natural disaster like floods and cyclones, water bodies, crops, vegetation and forest cover.
• The SSLV is designed to cater to the increasing demand for launch of small satellites, mainly from businesses and universities; it costs much less and consumes less energy.

Read about Satellite Launch Vehicles here: https://www.iasgyan.in/daily-current-affairs/satellite-launch-vehicles

https://indianexpress.com/article/india/low-tank-pressure-gslv-f10-failure-7836600/

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