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<blockquote data-quote="william-1" data-source="post: 863810" data-attributes="member: 193781">ISRO built W2M satellites develop snag, hurting ISRO’s credibilityA power system failure in the ISRO-EADS built W2M satellite for Paris-based communication satellite operators Eutelsat is an unprecedented problem for ISRO, say senior officials in the Indian space agency.ISRO having enjoyed great success with indigenous satellites was making its first foray into the big business of satellite exports with the W2M project that fetched the agency US $33 million in revenue in a contract jointly executed with EADS.While one major power system glitch has been reported in ISRO built satellite systems in the past -- in the Insat-2D in 1997 -- senior officials in the agency said the problems that are threatening to bring down the W2M &quot;are totally different&quot;. &quot;It comes after a series of over 10 successful satellite launches,&quot; the official said.&quot;Investigations are still on to pin point the problem. We have not been able to do that yet,&quot; the official said.&quot;A serious anomaly has occurred. Ground simulations are underway through the ISRO satellite centre and the Master Control Facility to put the satellite back on track,&quot; Director, Publicity &amp; PR at ISRO S Satish said.ISRO officials refused to comment as yet on the effect of a W2M failure on ISRO's efforts to be a major player in the space business.Eutelsat reported the failure of the W2M satellite launched by the European Space Agency on December 20, 2008 through a communiqué on January 28 this year.&quot;Currently under the control of ISRO, the satellite is undergoing a full technical investigation by ISRO and EADS,&quot; the communiqué said while also stating that the satellite was not to the specification given to ISRO-EADS.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="william-1, post: 863810, member: 193781"] [SIZE=6][B]ISRO built W2M satellites develop snag, hurting ISRO’s credibility[/B][/SIZE] A power system failure in the ISRO-EADS built W2M satellite for Paris-based communication satellite operators Eutelsat is an unprecedented problem for ISRO, say senior officials in the Indian space agency. ISRO having enjoyed great success with indigenous satellites was making its first foray into the big business of satellite exports with the W2M project that fetched the agency US $33 million in revenue in a contract jointly executed with EADS. While one major power system glitch has been reported in ISRO built satellite systems in the past -- in the Insat-2D in 1997 -- senior officials in the agency said the problems that are threatening to bring down the W2M "are totally different". "It comes after a series of over 10 successful satellite launches," the official said. "Investigations are still on to pin point the problem. We have not been able to do that yet," the official said. "A serious anomaly has occurred. Ground simulations are underway through the ISRO satellite centre and the Master Control Facility to put the satellite back on track," Director, Publicity & PR at ISRO S Satish said. ISRO officials refused to comment as yet on the effect of a W2M failure on ISRO's efforts to be a major player in the space business. Eutelsat reported the failure of the W2M satellite launched by the European Space Agency on December 20, 2008 through a communiqué on January 28 this year. "Currently under the control of ISRO, the satellite is undergoing a full technical investigation by ISRO and EADS," the communiqué said while also stating that the satellite was not to the specification given to ISRO-EADS. [/QUOTE]

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