Indian space agency ISRO has called off the launch of its GSLV-D5 launch vehicle scheduled for August 19, as a leak was observed in the ...
Indian space agency ISRO has called off the launch of its GSLV-D5 launch vehicle scheduled for August 19, as a leak was observed in the UH25 fuel system of the liquid second stage during the pre-launch pressurisation phase on the vehicle just two hours before the scheduled lift-off.
The propellants has been now drained from the Cryogenic Stage, Liquid Second Stage and the four liquid Strap-ons of GSLV-D5. The vehicle will be moved back to the Vehicle Assembly Building for further actions.
The rocket featured a redesigned Indian cryogenic engine after a maiden failure in 2010.
This was the first mission of GSLV in the last three years, after two such rockets failed in 2010. One of the GSLV rockets flew with an Indian cryogenic engine, and the other one with a Russian engine.
The GSLV is a three stage/engine rocket. The first stage is fired with solid fuel, the second with liquid fuel and the third is the cryogenic engine.
The revised launch date will be announced after a detailed assessment.
