Thu Dec 05 15:30:07 UTC 2024: ## ISRO Scraps European Space Agency Satellite Launch Due to Technical Glitch
**Thiruvananthapuram, [Date]:** The Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) has postponed the launch of the European Space Agency’s (ESA) Proba-3 twin satellite mission at the last minute due to a technical malfunction. The launch, scheduled for Thursday evening at 4:12 PM, was to be carried out by ISRO’s commercial arm, NewSpace India Limited (NSIL), using a PSLV C59 rocket.
Proba-3, a 550-kilogram payload, was intended to create an artificial solar eclipse in space to facilitate detailed studies of the sun. The mission, costing a reported ₹1680 crore, aimed to place the satellites in a geostationary orbit at an altitude of 60,000 kilometers.
ISRO officials detected the fault in the spacecraft shortly before the planned launch, forcing a cancellation. No further details regarding the nature of the technical issue were immediately released. The launch date for the rescheduled mission has yet to be announced.
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