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ISRO’s NVS-02 satellite faces setback as thrusters fail to fire

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ISRO’s attempts to place the NVS-02 satellite in the desired orbit suffered a setback after the thrusters on board the spacecraft failed to fire, the space agency said yesterday. The NVS-02 satellite, which was crucial for India’s space-based navigation system, was launched on January 29 on board the GSLV-Mk 2 rocket which was ISRO’s 100th launch from the spaceport at Shriharikota.

The satellite is orbiting the Earth in an elliptical Geosynchronous Transfer Orbit (GTO) which is not suitable for the navigation system. ISRO said, 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. After the GSLV rocket placed the satellite in the GTO, the solar panels on board the satellite was successfully deployed and power generation was nominal. Communication with the ground station has been established, the space agency said. The launch on board the GSLV was successful as all the stages performed flawlessly and the orbit was achieved with a high degree of precision.

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