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<p><b>New page</b></p><div>{{Short description|Failed 2026 Indian satellite launch}}<br />
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{{Use Indian English|date=December 2025}}<br />
{{Infobox rocket launch<br />
| name = PSLV-C62<br />
| image = File:PSLVC62 launch trenches.webp<br />
| rocket = PSLV-DL<br />
| caption = PSLV-C62 at the FLP before Liftoff <br />
| launch = 12 January 2026; 10:17 [[ante meridiem|AM]] [[Indian Standard Time|IST]] <br/> ([[UTC]] +5:30) <ref>{{cite news|title=ISRO to launch PSLV-C62/EOS-N1 Mission on January 12 |url=https://www.thehindu.com/sci-tech/science/isro-to-kick-off-2026-with-pslv-c62-launch-on-january-12/article70481555.ece |website=thehindu.com|date=January 7, 2026|access-date=February 19, 2026}}</ref><br />
| operator = [[ISRO]]<br />
| pad = [[Satish Dhawan Space Centre#First Launch Pad|Satish Dhawan FLP]]<br />
| payload = * {{Flagicon|India}} [[EOS-N1]] <br />
* {{Flagicon|India}} [[AayulSAT]] <br />
* {{Flagicon|Spain}} [[KID (spacecraft)|KID]]<br />
* 17 other payloads<br />
| succession = [[List of PSLV launches|PSLV launches]]<br />
| previous = [[PSLV-C61]]<br />
| next = [[PSLV-N1]]<br />
}}<br />
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The '''PSLV-C62''' was the 64th flight of the [[ISRO]]'s [[Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle|PSLV]] and its return to flight mission following [[PSLV-C61]]. The mission was launched on 12 January 2026 with multiple payloads for customers<ref>[https://www.pib.gov.in/PressReleasePage.aspx?PRID=2198757&reg=3&lang=2 Press Release:Press Information Bureau]</ref> but failed to reach orbit.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Vasudev |first=Amit |date=2026-01-12 |title=Two consecutive PSLV failures in a year raise concerns over ISRO’s 'workhorse' rocket |url=https://thesouthfirst.com/news/two-consecutive-pslv-failures-in-a-year-raise-concerns-over-isros-workhorse-rocket/ |access-date=2026-01-12 |website=The South First {{!}} News, Politics, Sports, Entertainment & Live Updates |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |date=2026-01-12 |title=‘Deviation seen in third-stage': Isro’s PSLV-C62 mission fails |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/indias-first-space-mission-of-2026-isro-launches-pslv-c62-14-other-satellites-from-sriharikota/articleshow/126474769.cms |access-date=2026-01-12 |work=The Times of India |issn=0971-8257}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last= |first= |date=2026-01-11 |title=Indian PSLV rocket apparently fails for 2nd launch in a row (video) |url=https://www.space.com/space-exploration/launches-spacecraft/india-eos-n1-military-satellite-15-payloads-pslv-launch |access-date=2026-01-12 |website=Space |language=en}}</ref><br />
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== Mission overview ==<br />
* '''Mass''':<br />
** ''Payload weight:'' 1710&nbsp;kg total<br />
* '''Overall height''': {{cvt|44.4|m}}<br />
* '''Propellant''':<br />
** ''Boosters (PSOM-XL):'' [[Solid-fuel rocket|Composite Solid]] (Solid Stage)<br />
** ''Stage 1 (S-139) :'' [[Solid-fuel rocket|Composite Solid]] (Solid Stage)<br />
** ''Stage 2 (PL-40HP) :'' [[Liquid fuel rocket|Earth Storable Liquid]] (Liquid Stage)<br />
** ''Stage 3 (HPS-3):'' [[Solid-fuel rocket|Composite Solid]] (Solid Stage)<br />
** ''Stage 4 (L-2.5(AI)) :'' [[Liquid fuel rocket|Earth Storable Liquid]] (Liquid Stage)<br />
* '''Propellant mass''':<br />
** ''Boosters'': {{cvt|12000|kg}}<br />
** ''Stage 1:'' {{cvt|139000|kg}}<br />
** ''Stage 2:'' {{cvt|41000|kg}}<br />
** ''Stage 3:'' {{cvt|7650|kg}}<br />
** ''Stage 4:'' {{cvt|1600|kg}}<br />
* '''Altitude''':505.291 km<ref name=":0">[https://www.isro.gov.in/media_isro/pdf/PSLVC62/PSLV_C62_Brochure080126.pdf PSLV_C62_Brochure080126.pdf]<br />
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* '''Semi Major Axis:''' 6883.428 ± 10 km<ref name=":0" /><br />
* '''Inclination''': 97.5 ± 0.12'''°'''<ref name=":0" /><br />
* '''Azimuth''': 140'''°'''<ref name=":0" /><br />
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== Payload ==<br />
The primary payload of the mission was the [[EOS-N1]] imaging satellite built for strategic purposes by [[Defence Research and Development Organisation|DRDO]].<ref>{{Cite news |date=2026-01-08 |title=Isro will usher in NY with PSLV C62 mission on Monday; will launch surveillance sat EOS-N1, 18 payloads |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/isro-will-usher-in-ny-with-pslv-c62-mission-on-monday-will-launch-surveillance-sat-eos-n1-18-payloads/articleshow/126405810.cms |access-date=2026-01-08 |work=The Times of India |issn=0971-8257}}</ref> A small 25 kg football-sized [[space capsule]] developed by the Spain-based startup Orbital Paradigm called Kestrel Initial Demonstrator ([[KID (spacecraft)|KID]]) flew on the PS-4 stage. [[Bengaluru]]-based space company OrbitAID Aerospace expected to perform an [[Orbital propellant depot|on-orbit satellite refuelling]] experiment with AayulSAT.<ref>{{Cite web |last= |first= |date=2026-01-07 |title=Isro to launch startup's satellite refuelling mission with PSLV-C62: What is it? |url=https://www.indiatoday.in/science/story/isro-to-launch-orbitaid-aerospace-satellite-refuelling-mission-aayulsat-with-pslv-c62-what-is-it-2847925-2026-01-07 |access-date=2026-01-08 |website=India Today |language=en}}</ref> Twelve other commercial payloads totalling about 200 kg from companies and research institutions from India, Brazil, Nepal, Thailand, Spain, France, and the United Kingdom were also manifested for this flight.<ref>{{Cite web |title=What is Anvesha? All about India's new hyperspectral eye to be launched by PSLV-C62 |url=https://www.theweek.in/news/defence/2025/12/08/what-is-anvesha-all-about-india-s-new-hyperspectral-eye-to-be-launched-by-pslv-c62.html |access-date=2025-12-15 |website=The Week |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Madanapalle |first=Aditya |date=2025-12-14 |title=ISRO to launch LVM3 on 21 Dec, PSLV on 31 Dec |url=https://www.news9live.com/science/isro-to-launch-lvm3-on-21-dec-pslv-on-31-dec-2911744 |access-date=2025-12-15 |website=News9live |language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=MSN |url=https://www.msn.com/en-in/news/techandscience/isro-to-launch-orbital-paradigm-s-kestrel-cargo-capsule-demonstrator-on-31-dec/ar-AA1SjPox?ocid=msedgntp&pc=U531&cvid=fe9993a270f64483fa6fcbee1e685295&ei=19 |access-date=2025-12-15 |website=www.msn.com}}</ref> The PS-4 was planned to make an orbital re-entry with the KID payload attached following primary payload injection. This was ISRO's first launch attempt of 2026.<ref name=":0" /><br />
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== Flight ==<br />
The rocket lifted off at 10:18:30 AM IST. The first and second stages performed normally during the course of flight. However, near the end of the third stage's operation, a deviation was observed in the flight controls related to its roll-rates just prior to stage separation, resulting in flight failure.<ref name=":1">{{Cite web |date=2026-01-13 |title=Setback for ISRO: PSLV mission fails again, deviates from path |url=https://indianexpress.com/article/india/isro-launches-pslv-c62-kicks-off-indias-first-space-mission-of-2026-10468502/ |access-date=2026-01-13 |website=The Indian Express |language=en}}</ref><ref name=":2">{{Cite web |date=2026-01-12 |title=ISRO PSLV-C62 mission Live Updates: ‘Encountered an anomaly’: ISRO’s PSLV-C62 rocket deviates from flight path; detailed analysis initiated |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/isro-pslv-c62-mission-launch-live-updates-drdo-anvesha-satellite-sriharikota/liveblog/126474913.cms |access-date=2026-01-13 |website=The Times of India |language=en}}</ref><ref name=":3">{{Cite news |date=2026-01-12 |title=Why ISRO’s PSLV-C62 failed months after the C61 setback? |url=https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/science/why-isros-pslv-c62-failed-months-after-the-c61-setback/articleshow/126480412.cms?from=mdr |access-date=2026-01-13 |work=The Economic Times |issn=0013-0389}}</ref><ref>{{Cite AV media |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GgYh2Vv87ik |title=PSLV-C62 / EOS-N1 Mission {{!}} Live Launch Coverage |date=2026-01-11 |last=ISRO Official |access-date=2026-01-13 |via=YouTube}}</ref> The Spanish re-entry space capsule [[KID (spacecraft)|KID]] was the only survivor of the launch failure, as it managed to separate from the rocket and transmitted flight data for three minutes with a peak of 28 [[G-force|g]] during its non-nominal descent.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Gorman |first=Douglas |date=2026-01-13 |title=Exclusive: Orbital Paradigm Emerges as the Lone Survivor of Failed PSLV Launch |url=https://payloadspace.com/exclusive-orbital-paradigm-emerges-as-the-lone-survivor-of-failed-pslv-launch/ |access-date=2026-01-13 |website=Payload |language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |last=Mukunth |first=Hemanth C. S. & Vasudevan |date=2026-01-12 |title=PSLV-C62 strays from flight path, fails to launch satellite |url=https://www.thehindu.com/sci-tech/science/isro-satish-dhawan-space-centre-in-sriharikota-eos-n1-earth-observation-satellite-pslv-c62-eos-n1-satellite-14-co-passenger-satellites/article70500149.ece |access-date=2026-01-13 |work=The Hindu |language=en-IN |issn=0971-751X}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Science Desk |first=India Today |date=2026-01-13 |title=Lone Spanish satellite survives PSLV-C62's failure, sends data from space |url=https://www.indiatoday.in/science/story/satellite-survives-pslv-c62s-failure-company-says-it-sent-data-from-space-2851250-2026-01-13 |access-date=2026-01-14 |website=India Today |language=en}}</ref> It has been presumed that the vehicle achieved a suborbital trajectory of approximately -3800 x 390 km with a 98-degree inclination before plummeting roughly near 75°E, 18°S over the [[Southern Indian Ocean|Southern Indian Ocean.]]<ref>{{Cite web |last=Science Desk |first=India Today |date=2026-01-13 |title=PSLV-C62 fell in the Indian Ocean, satellites likely burned in the atmosphere |url=https://www.indiatoday.in/science/story/pslv-c62-fell-in-the-indian-ocean-satellites-likely-burned-in-the-atmosphere-2851349-2026-01-13 |access-date=2026-01-15 |website=India Today |language=en}}</ref> <br />
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== Failure analysis ==<br />
[[Chairperson of ISRO|ISRO Chairman]] [[V. Narayanan (engineer)|V. Narayanan]] indicated that detailed analysis for the flight's failure has been initiated by ISRO, refusing additional media statements. It was also noted that a similar failure was the cause for the unsuccessful [[PSLV-C61|C-61]] flight eight months prior.<ref name=":1" /><ref name=":2" /><ref name=":3" />NSA director [[Ajit Doval]] visited VSSC facilities following the flight failure due to the presence of national security payload on-board,where he was given an appraisal of events by VSSC director A.Rangarajan.<ref>{{Cite news |date=2026-02-03 |title=PSLV failures: Ajit Doval visits VSSC, holds meeting with Director |url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/kerala/pslv-failures-ajit-doval-visits-vssc/article70588269.ece |access-date=2026-02-05 |work=The Hindu |language=en-IN |issn=0971-751X}}</ref><ref name=":4">{{Cite web |last=Kumar |first=A. |date=2026-02-04 |title=NSA Ajit Doval Reviews PSLV Failures After Back-to-Back Mission Losses |url=https://www.thedefensenews.com/news-details/NSA-Ajit-Doval-Reviews-PSLV-Failures-After-Back-to-Back-Mission-Losses/ |access-date=2026-02-05 |website=The Defense News |language=en}}</ref>ISRO has also consulted an external agency under K Vijay Raghavan Committe<ref>{{Cite web |title=ISRO eyes May launch; Artemis-II will be a success, says Chairman V Narayanan - The Economic Times |url=https://m.economictimes.com/news/science/isro-eyes-may-launch-artemis-ii-will-be-a-success-says-chairman-v-narayanan/amp_articleshow/130023065.cms |access-date=2026-04-05 |website=m.economictimes.com}}</ref> in addition to its own Failure Anaylsis Commite,chaired by former chairman [[K. Sivan|K.Sivan]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=MSN |url=https://www.msn.com/en-in/news/world/pslv-to-be-reviewed-by-third-party-outside-isro-could-launch-by-june/ar-AA1VDEB1?uxmode=ruby&ocid=edgdhpruby&pc=U531&cvid=6984c92161014980961988be0782cbb7&ei=4 |access-date=2026-02-05 |website=www.msn.com}}</ref><ref name=":4" />The FAC is to submit its report to the PMO by June, with the next return to flight launch for the PSLV rocket scheduled for late-June 2026.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Koshy |first=Jacob |date=2026-02-02 |title=Investigation into PSLV failures ‘ongoing’, next launch date in June: Minister |url=https://www.thehindu.com/sci-tech/science/investigation-into-pslv-failures-ongoing-next-launch-date-in-june-minister/article70583617.ece |access-date=2026-02-03 |work=The Hindu |language=en-IN |issn=0971-751X}}</ref><br />
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== See also ==<br />
* [[List of PSLV launches]]<br />
*[[2026 in spaceflight]]<br />
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== References ==<br />
{{Reflist}}<br />
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