[1][2] In a 2014 interview, ISRO Chairman K. Radhakrishnan attributed the failure to incorrect mixture ratio used in the cryogenic upper stage.
[8][9][10][11] The satellite was a gift from India to its neighbors to bolster Prime Minister Narendra Modi's neighborhood first policy.
[12] Afghanistan, Bangladesh, Bhutan, Maldives, Nepal and Sri Lanka are the users of the multi-dimensional facilities provided by the satellite.
[13] All launches have occurred from the Satish Dhawan Space Centre, known before 2002 as the Sriharikota Range (SHAR).
as well as the second heaviest satellite placed in orbit by an indigenous cryogenic engine propelled GSLV [34][35][36]