All the three stages of the vehicle have already been integrated, Karnik said, adding, the “satellite will be mated with the launch vehicle next week.” He said, “....Everything should be ready by December 26, MMR team will meet on December 27. It will review and decide on the launch.”
The launch of GSLV-D5 scheduled at 1650 hours on August 19 from Satish Dhawan Space Centre (SDSC) at Sriharikota, was called off after a leak was detected in the fuel system of the liquid second stage in pre-launch pressurisation phase on the vehicle, just two hours before lift-off.
The propellants were later drained from the cryogenic stage, liquid second stage and the four liquid strap-ons of GSLV-D5 and the vehicle was moved back to the Vehicle Assembly Building in SDSC.
Fuel tank made of aluminium alloy called Afnor 7020 tended to develop crack over a period of time and the leak was blamed on it.
Updated on: December 22, 2013 16:16 IST
