ISRO to launch GSLV with cryo engine within a year

Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) is planning to launch a GSLV flight using indigenously developed cryogenic engine within a year after it failed in its attempt to do so earlier, its Chairman K Radhakrishnan said today.

"Preparations are on to launch the flight with indigenously developed cryogenic technology within one year," he told reporters here.

He said the probe into the failure of GSLV D-3 mission earlier this year was in different stages of progress and some minute details that led to the failure were yet to be identified. Failures were normal in experimental phases, he added.

On recently launched PSLV-16, he said the CARTOSAT put into the orbit by the flight was functioning well satisfying all the parameters.

With this successful launch, the space agency had been getting a lot of offers from various countries for carrying their payloads, he said.

Radhakrishnan said ISRO was also engaged in developing satellites for the Indian Regional Navigational Satellite System and it was expected to be completed within two years.

He said more PSLV will be launched within the next few months.

Radhakrishnan, who arrived here after the successful launch of PSLV 16, was given a reception by the scientists and officials of Vikram Sarabhai Space Centre, where he served as Director before becoming the chairman of ISRO.