GSLV rocket blasts off, but no signal

15 April,2010 05:25 PM IST |   |  Agencies

India's GSLV D3 rocket, powered for the first time by an indigenous cryogenic engine, blasted off on time here Thursday with a GSAT 4 satellite. But there was tension minutes later as the rocket stopped emitting signals.


India's GSLV D3 rocket, powered for the first time by an indigenous cryogenic engine, blasted off on time here Thursday with a GSAT 4 satellite. But there was tension minutes later as the rocket stopped emitting signals.

After the rocket attained a height of 60 km, scientists at the control room here said they'd stopped getting signals.

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GSLV rocket blasts off no signal