Explained: Behind Chandrayaan-2’s GSLV Mk-III rocket that developed a glitch today | Explained News, The Indian Express

Explained: Behind Chandrayaan-2’s GSLV Mk-III rocket that developed a glitch today | Explained News, The Indian Express

Written by Amitabh Sinha |Sriharikota |Updated: July 15, 2019 5:10:32 pm

Explained: Behind Chandrayaan-2’s GSLV Mk-III rocket that developed a glitch today

Chandrayaan-2 was GSLV Mk-III's biggest and the most keenly-awaited launch. But it will now have to wait. Though ISRO has been tight-lipped about the nature of the problem, there are indications that it could relate to the cryogenic upper stage.

Indian Space Research Organization (ISRO)’s Geosynchronous Satellite Launch Vehicle (GSLV) MkIII carrying Chandrayaan-2 stands at Satish Dhawan Space Center after the mission was aborted at the last minute at Sriharikota (AP)

The GSLV Mk-III rocket, which developed problems just ahead of the launch of the Chandrayaan-2 mission on Monday morning, is supposed to be ISRO’s next-generation launch vehicle, designed to carry heavier payloads deeper into space.