The primary cause for the failure was the sudden loss of thrust in one out of the four liquid propellant strap-on stages (S4) immediately after lift-off at 0.2 sec. Rocket's self destruct was engaged over the Bay of Bengal.
Orbital Attempt
#4,781
ISRO Mission
#21
Pad Launch
#2
Location Launch
#21
Jul 10, 2006, 12:08 PM
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The second launch pad was built between 1999 and 2003. It became functional in 2005 and has since been used for various rockets. This launch pad supports missions by PSLV, GSLV, LVM3 rockets and is even envisioned for India's future crewed spaceflight.
Total Launches
32
Orbital Attempts
31
Fastest Turnaround
1mo 1d
Satish Dhawan Space Centre – SDSC (formerly Sriharikota Range – SHAR),[1] is the primary spaceport of the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO), located in Sriharikota, Andhra Pradesh.
Timezone
Asia/Kolkata
Local Launch Time
Jul 10, 2006, 5:38 PM
Total Launches
104
Total Landings
0
Coordinates
13.7200, 80.2300
