Isro workhorse PSLV has an established track record

Isro attempt to place the country's eighth navigation satellite in orbit failed on Thursday

As the Indian Space Research Organisation’s attempt to place the country’s eighth navigation satellite in orbit failed on Thursday, questions were raised whether this would have any impact on its commercial interests.

Isro’s workhorse PSLV rocket failed during its 41st flight, unsuccessful in hurling a backup navigation satellite into space on Thursday, setting back the country’s attempts to complete the constellation of homegrown GPS satellites for strategic needs. The IRNSS-1H, a backup satellite with a new atomic clock was to replace the first of the two failed Navic satellites that had faulty rubidium atomic clocks, essential in providing accurate positional