New Delhi: Indian Space Research Organisation’s (ISRO) Communication Satellite W2M, which is responsible for transmitting radio signals to ISRO’s Master Control Facility (MCF) at Hassan in Karnataka, has virtually failed in space due to a defect in its power subsystem.
This has happened just within six weeks of its launch. The satellite was successfully launched on December 21,2008 from the Guiana Space Centre at Kourou in French Guiana.
It was jointly built by the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) and EADS-Astrium of Europe for Eutelsat.
Just as the W2M Satellite was about to be declared operational, it developed anomalies in its power systems on January 27. ISRO is now analysing the telemetry data to set right the problem.
Director Publicity and PR, S Satish, talked to CNN-IBN over the phone and when asked that the W2M satellite was built commercially with EADS-Astrium of Europe and now Eutelsat says it won't be integrated into it's satellite fleet, and what could have gone wrong?
Satish responded by saying “It is a huge set back for ISRO if the satellite fails; however, counter measures were being taken by ISRO from the ground to try and get the anomaly fixed as soon as possible.”
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