NEW DELHI – a rocket, an Indian communications satellites that shortly after the start Saturday exploded, the second start error for India's space agency this year.
Television pictures showed the rocket exploded in the first stage, after it launched from the Sriharikota Space Center in Andhra Pradesh, India. It wore a GSAT-5 P communications satellites into orbit.
The vehicle developed an error 47 seconds after launch and lost command, Chairman who said Indian space research organization, at a higher angle in flight, k. Radhakrishnan. ", Gives a higher stress, breaking up of the vehicle", said Mr. Radhakrishnan.
In April fell a similar rocket on a developmental flight into the Gulf of Bengal. The ISRO said its rotor seized and ruptured turbine housings, probably due to excessive pressure and thermal stresses.
India plans its first manned spaceflight in 2016.
One Indian satellite 2008 orbit the Moon was started last year after communication links clicked and scientists lost control of the satellite abandoned.
India is the fifth country to America, Russia and China to the commercial satellite launch market.
Since 1994, India's space program has launched a series of Indian made satellites. It has launched nine consecutive successful space flights.
He said Yashpal, a former Indian scientists and independent commentator of Saturday's failure was disappointed. Other countries have experienced similar problems, he said. "I hope it is just one of these things," said Yashpal who uses a name.
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