ISRO GSAT-6A/GSLV-F08 FAILURA OF NEWLY LAUNCHES

Spacecraft built for 10-year mission goes silent on Day 2, recovery efforts are on

The Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) confirmed on Sunday afternoon that communication with GSAT-6A, the country's newest communication satellite, was lost after the second firing of the on-board engine, which was performed on Saturday.

“Efforts are under way to establish the link with the satellite," a statement from the space agency said.

News started creeping around forenoon on Saturday that a power glitch showed up while engineers were doing the satellite's second orbit manoeuvre from the Master Control Facility (MCF) in Hassan. It seems that the GSAT-6A was not sending back signals. The top brass, including Chairman K. Sivan, ISRO Satellite Centre (ISAC) and MCF officials went into a huddle at the ISRO headquarters and later at the MCF.