Dikhyaa Mohanty 
GSLV-F10 lifted off successfully from Satish Dhawan Space Centre, Sriharikota after a 26-hour countdown but later failed to put the EOS-3 earth observation satellite into orbit with the third stage of the engine not igniting.
According to the reports, the ISRO tweeted- “GSLV-F10 launch took place today at 0543 Hrs IST as scheduled. Performance of the first and second stages was normal. However, Cryogenic Upper Stage ignition did not happen due to technical anomaly. The mission couldn’t be accomplished as intended.”
The GSLV-F10 rocket carrying earth observation satellite EOS-03 blasted off from the spaceport. The vehicle uses liquid fuel strap-on motors, a solid-fuel first stage, a liquid fuel second stage, and a cryogenic third stage. A state-of-the-art agile Earth observation satellite, EOS-03, helps in quick monitoring of natural disasters like cyclones, cloudbursts and thunderstorms by providing near real-time imaging of large areas at frequent intervals.
This was the second mission for Isro in 2020, with the previous PSLV undertaking a commercial mission to launch Brazil’s earth observation satellite Amazonia-1 as the primary payload in February. All missions were halted after that due to the second wave of the pandemic.
