India's Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle (PSLV-C61) mission suffered a rare setback early Sunday morning when an anomaly in its third-stage propulsion system led to the failure of the EOS-09 Earth observation satellite launch. The rocket lifted off at 5:59 a.m. IST from Sriharikota's Satish Dhawan Space Centre but veered off trajectory during the PS3 solid rocket motor phase, forcing ISRO to terminate the mission. Read more: https://intdy.in/s79bjb #ISRO #PSLV #PSLVC61 #Sriharikota #Video | India

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