ISRO: Cryogenic Stage Fired for One Second Before Turbo Pump Failed
19 Apr 2010, 18:58 UTC
The crash of ISRO's GSLV-D3 rocket was caused when the turbo pump feeding the cryogenic third stage failed 1 second into a planned 720 burn.
GSLV Mark III engine test (Photo: ISRO)
An update on the failure of India’s GSLV-D3 rocket, which crashed into the Bay of Bengal on Thursday after its cryogenic third stage failed:
A preliminary study of flight data by the scientists has determined that the cryogenic stage did indeed ignite but failed to function thereafter as a fuel turbo pump that supplied fuel to the cryogenic engine stopped working just a second after ignition.
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