GSLV-D3, the first flight of India's indigenous cryogenic upper stage, failed about five minutes after liftoff from Sriharikota when the cryogenic engine's turbopump malfunctioned seconds after ignition, destroying the GSAT-4 communications/navigation satellite.
- Outcome
- Failure
- Payload to orbit
- Did not reach orbit
- Flight
- 1st
- of 13 GSLV Mk. II flights
- Date and time
- 15 April 2010, 10:57 UTC
- Rocket
- GSLV Mk. II
- Builder
- ISRO
- Launch site
- Satish Dhawan Space Centre Second Launch Pad, Satish Dhawan Space Centre, India
- Payload
- Unknown
- Launches in 2010
- 14th of 74