Sriharikota: ISRO or the Indian Space Research Organisation suffered a setback when GSLV-F06 mission carrying GSAT-5P failed to launch due to a technical failure at stage one.

ISRO was set to launch India’s heaviest communication satellite into orbit today. The mission was to be the first GSLV mission after the failure of the flight test of the indigenous cryogenic stage in the GSLV-D3 mission in April this year.

The launch of the satellite, which was originally scheduled for December 20, had been postponed after a leak in the Russian cryogenic engine on board the launch vehicle.

GSAT-5P with 24 C-band transponders and 12 extended C-band transponders is meant for augmenting communication services currently provided by Indian National Satellite System (INSAT). It is meant to boost TV, telemedicine and tele-education, and telephone services.

The satellite, developed by ISRO Satellite Centre, Bangalore, is the fifth in the GSAT series. It has a designed mission life of 12 years. And it is built with the cost of 150 crores rupees.

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