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ISRO's PSLV-C61 launch fails, recalling past failures
ISRO's 101st satellite launch, the PSLV-C61 mission, failed due to a problem in the third stage.
May 18, 2025
Key Points
- 1ISRO's PSLV-C61 mission, carrying the EOS-09 satellite, failed on Sunday, May 18.
- 2The failure was due to a problem in the third stage of the flight.
- 3The PSLV has only failed twice before: in 1993 and 2017.
- 4The PSLV is a versatile launch vehicle used for launching Earth observation, Geo-stationary, and Navigation satellites.
- 5This was the 63rd PSLV launch.
Important Terms
ISROPSLVEOS-09Satellite launchSpace mission
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