Sriharikota: ISRO’s PSLV-C62 mission encountered trouble on Monday after a disturbance was observed in the third stage of the rocket, resulting in a deviation from its planned flight path and leaving the deployment of its satellites unconfirmed. Due to a technical fault in the third stage of the mission, the rocket deviated from its path and the Anvesha Satellite mission failed. ISRO has given this information in a press conference. The Earth Observation Satellite (EOS-N1) Anvesha was planned to be deployed in a Sun-Synchronous Orbit (SSO) at an altitude of approximately 600 km above the Earth.
The first satellite mission of the year 2026 was launched today (January 12) at 10:18 am from the Satish Dhawan Space Center in Sriharikota, Andhra Pradesh. The launch was carried out using the Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle (PSLV)-C 62. However, a last-minute glitch occurred. The team is currently investigating the cause.
ISRO chief Dr. V. Narayanan said the PSLV rocket’s performance was normal until the end of the third stage. However, a slight deviation in the rocket’s rotation speed was observed towards the end of the third stage, after which it went off course.
PSLV is considered one of the world’s most reliable launch vehicles. It has launched missions such as Chandrayaan-1, Mangalyaan, and Aditya-L1. This is the PSLV rocket’s 64th flight overall. It is India’s ninth commercial mission to build and launch an Earth observation satellite. This is considered significant for India’s private space sector, as it marks the first time an Indian private company has taken such a significant stake in a PSLV mission. This mission is operated by New Space India Limited (NSIL), the commercial arm of ISRO.
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