<p>“The controllability was lost after 45 seconds after the lift-off. The control commands to the four strap on motors of the first stage did not reach,” ISRO chairman K. Radhakrishnan told reporters.<br /><br />He said the first stage performed well till 50 seconds, and after that the rocket started failing.<br /><br />According to him, the destruct command was issued 63 seconds after the lift off by the Range Safety Officer.<br /><br />The 2,310 kg GSAT-5P satellite, costing about Rs.125 crore, was to serve the needs of the telecommunication sector and the weather department.<br /><br />It was also to retire the INSAT-2E satellite, sent up in 1999.</p>
<p>“The controllability was lost after 45 seconds after the lift-off. The control commands to the four strap on motors of the first stage did not reach,” ISRO chairman K. Radhakrishnan told reporters.<br /><br />He said the first stage performed well till 50 seconds, and after that the rocket started failing.<br /><br />According to him, the destruct command was issued 63 seconds after the lift off by the Range Safety Officer.<br /><br />The 2,310 kg GSAT-5P satellite, costing about Rs.125 crore, was to serve the needs of the telecommunication sector and the weather department.<br /><br />It was also to retire the INSAT-2E satellite, sent up in 1999.</p>