GSLV-F10

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Context

ISRO’S GSLV-F10 flight in August last year failed because of a malfunctioning valve that led to insufficient pressure in the liquid hydrogen tank in the cryogenic upper stage of the launch vehicle - National-level failure analysis committee.

Background

ISRO launched its GSLV F10 mission on August 12, 2021 with the GISAT-1 Earth-observation satellite. The mission failed 10 minutes after liftoff.

EOS-03

EOS-03 was a state-of-the-art agile Earth observation satellite that was supposed to be placed in a Geosynchronous Transfer Orbit by GSLV-F10.
It was meant to provide almost real-time images of large parts of the country that could be used for monitoring of natural disaster like floods and cyclones, water bodies, crops, vegetation and forest cover.
The SSLV is designed to cater to the increasing demand for launch of small satellites, mainly from businesses and universities; it costs much less and consumes less energy.