India (SLV/ASLV/PSLV/GSLV) Flight History by Variant/Year (1979-2010)
          Page 2 of 2:  Comprehensive Orbital Launch Failure List

Date        Vehicle   ID    Site       Payload        Failure Description                      Result#
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8/10/1979   SLV-3    SLV3E1  SRI        Rohini        2nd stg control (TVC) failure              FTO
5/31/1981   SLV-3    SLV3D3  SRI        Rohini-2      Low orbit 186x418kmx46deg down in 8 days  (LEO)
3/24/1987   ASLV     ASLVD1  SRI        Rohini        2nd stg fail to ignite, no orbit           FTO
7/13/1988   ASLV     ASLVD2  SRI        SRS2          1st stg control failed 150 sec, no orbit   FTO
5/20/1992   ASLV     ASLVD3  SRI        SROSS-C       Stg5 bad spin, low orbit 256x436kmx46deg  (LEO)[1]
9/20/1993   PSLV     PSLVD1  SRI        IRS-1E        No orbit due attitude control failure      FTO
9/29/1997   PSLV     PSLVC1  SRI        IRS-1D        Stg4 He leak, low orbit 306x822kmx98.5deg (LEO)[2]
4/18/2001   GSLV     GSLVD1  SRI        GSat-1        Low GTO apogee*, cryo stg3 off 12s early  (EEO)[3]
7/10/2006   GSLV     GSLVF2  SRI SLP    Insat 4C      1st stg strap-on Vikas engine fld T+2 sec  FTO [4]
9/02/2007   GSLV     GSLVF4  SRI SLP    Insat-4CR     Low performance, guidance?                [EEO][5]
04/15/10    GSLV Mk2 GSLVD3  SRI SLP    GSAT 4        3rd Stg failed at start.                  [FTO][6]
12/25/10    GSLV Mk1 GSLVF6  SRI SLP    GSAT-5P       Control failed T+47 sec.  RSO T+63 sec.   [FTO][7]
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Footnotes:

[1] Planned circular orbit not achieved.  Reentered after 2 months
[2] Helium pressurant leak caused 130 m/s shortfall.  Planned 817km circular 
     sun synchronous not achieved.  IRS-1D used >70% of own propellant to 
     reach 742 x 822 km "functional" orbit.
[3] 181x32051kmx19.2deg versus planned 180x35975kmx19.2deg.  GSat-1 had 
     insufficient fuel to maneuver to planned geostationary orbit.
[4] Thrust controller failure on Vikas engine on one of four strap-on liquid 
     boosters, causing shutdown at T+2sec.  GSLV flew on before breaking up 
     and falling into Bay of Begal about 6-7 km downrange.
[5] Launch vehicle placed Insat-4CR in 168 x 31,786 km x 15.8 deg orbit, well 
     short of planned 170 x 35,975 km x 21.7 deg GTO.  
[6] 3rd Stg failed at or near startup.  First Indian Cryo Stage
[7] Control failed T+47 sec.  RSO T+63 sec.



#  FTO:  Failed to Orbit
   FSO*:  Failed Suborbital
  (EEO):  Unintended Eliptical Earth Orbit
  (GTO):  Unintended Geosynchronous Transfer Orbit
  (LEO):  Unintended/Improper Low Earth Orbit

"SRI" = Sriharikota, India
"SLP" = Second Launch Pad (All other launches at First Launch Pad
"TVC" = Thrust Vector Control


References:

Jonathan's Space Report Launch Vehicle Database 
    "http://www.planet4589.org/space/lvdb/index.html"
Encylopedia Astronautica "http://www.astronautix.com/"
Gunter's Space Page "http://www.skyrocket.de/space"
TRW Space Log 1957-1996, TRW Space & Electronics Group, Redondo Beach, CA. 

Last Update 12/28/2010 by Ed Kyle