In a setback, the Indian Space Research Organisation’s (Isro) mission to put the state-of-the art Geo Imaging Satellite
(Gisat-1) failed early on Thursday morning.
The Gisat-1 is officially named EOS-03 (earth observation satellite 03).
This was the space agency’s third attempt at launching the satellite. It was first scheduled for March 5, 2020, but was scrubbed minutes before the 26-hour countdown was to begin on March 4, 2020. While Isro again appeared confident of launching it earlier this year (2021), the launch didn’t happen owing to a voltage issue that scientists described as a “minor power problem”.
Designed to provide near real-time images of large “areas of region of interest” at frequent intervals, the satellite also held the potential of aiding the country’s armed forces to plan operations: The Times Of India
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