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Isro had gone through a difficult period a few years ago, when a launch of its GSLV Mark II failed. This failure had its impact on GSLV Mark III as well. "Because we had problems with Mark II," says Isro chairman Kiran Kumar, "we had to rework some facilities of Mark III for Mark II. So Mark III got slightly delayed."
The GSLV MkIII programme was initiated in 2002 as a heavy-lift launch vehicle to launch communications satellites weighing up to 4 tons into Geosynchronous Transfer Orbit (GTO) within a time frame of 7 years.
In addition, ATF also successfully completed the acoustic qualification of the Strap on Electro Mechanical Actuator Structure for the GSLV MKIII launcher. This would help in improving reliability and also provide advantages in payload capability in comparison with the Electro Hydraulic actuators used earlier.
The failure of GSLV-D3 in 2010, where the first indigenous Cryogenic Upper Stage (CUS) was flight-tested, impacted the C25 stage programme due to the priority assigned for the additional investigation tests and added qualification tests demanded on CUS engine systems.
The GSLV MkIII programme was initiated in 2002 as a heavy-lift launch vehicle to launch communications satellites weighing up to 4 tons into Geosynchronous Transfer Orbit (GTO) within a time frame of 7 years.
In addition, ATF also successfully completed the acoustic qualification of the Strap on Electro Mechanical Actuator Structure for the GSLV MKIII launcher. This would help in improving reliability and also provide advantages in payload capability in comparison with the Electro Hydraulic actuators used earlier.
