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| image      = File:PSLVC62 launch trenches.webp
| image      = File:PSLVC62 launch trenches.webp
| rocket    = PSLV-DL
| rocket    = PSLV-DL
| caption    = PSLV-C62 at the FLP before Liftoff  
| caption    = PSLV-C62 at the FLP before Liftoff
| 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>
| 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>
| operator  = [[ISRO]]
| operator  = [[ISRO]]
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* {{Flagicon|Spain}} [[KID (spacecraft)|KID]]
* {{Flagicon|Spain}} [[KID (spacecraft)|KID]]
* 17 other payloads
* 17 other payloads
| outcome    = Failure
| succession = [[List of PSLV launches|PSLV launches]]
| succession = [[List of PSLV launches|PSLV launches]]
| previous  = [[PSLV-C61]]
| previous  = [[PSLV-C61]]
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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>
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>{{Cite web |date=2025-12-04 |title=PARLIAMENT QUESTION: ISRO's UPCOMING MISSIONS AND GAGANYAAN PROGRAMME |url=https://www.pib.gov.in/PressReleasePage.aspx?PRID=2198757&reg=3&lang=2 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20260310005312/https://www.pib.gov.in/PressReleasePage.aspx?PRID=2198757&reg=3&lang=2 |archive-date=2026-03-10 |access-date=2025-12-14 |website=www.pib.gov.in}}</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 }}</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>


== Mission overview ==
== Mission overview ==
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** ''Stage 3:'' {{cvt|7650|kg}}
** ''Stage 3:'' {{cvt|7650|kg}}
** ''Stage 4:'' {{cvt|1600|kg}}
** ''Stage 4:'' {{cvt|1600|kg}}
* '''Altitude''':505.291 km<ref name=":0">[https://www.isro.gov.in/media_isro/pdf/PSLVC62/PSLV_C62_Brochure080126.pdf PSLV_C62_Brochure080126.pdf]
* '''Altitude''':505.291 km<ref name=":0">{{Cite web |title=PSLV-C62 / EOS-N1 MISSION |url=https://www.isro.gov.in/media_isro/pdf/PSLVC62/PSLV_C62_Brochure080126.pdf |access-date=2026-01-08 |website=ISRO}}
 
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* '''Semi Major Axis:''' 6883.428 ± 10 km<ref name=":0" />
* '''Semi Major Axis:''' 6883.428 ± 10 km<ref name=":0" />
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== Payload ==
== Payload ==
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" />
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 }}</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=ISRO to launch Orbital Paradigm's Kestrel cargo capsule demonstrator on 31 Dec |url=https://www.news9live.com/science/isro-to-launch-orbital-paradigms-kestrel-cargo-capsule-demonstrator-on-31-dec-2911789 |access-date=2025-12-15 |website=News9live|date=2025-12-14|last=Madanapalle|first=Aditya}}</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" />


== Flight ==
== Flight ==
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>  
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]] survived the initial 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=C. S. |first=Hemanth |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 |issn=0971-751X|last2=Mukunth|first2=Vasudevan}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last= |first= |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 [[Indian Ocean|Southern Indian Ocean]].<ref>{{Cite web |last= |first= |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 }}</ref>  


== Failure analysis ==
== Failure analysis ==
[[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>
[[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 }}</ref> ISRO has also consulted an external agency under K Vijay Raghavan Committee<ref>{{Cite news |date=2026-04-04 |title=ISRO eyes May launch; Artemis-II will be a success, says Chairman V Narayanan |url=https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/science/isro-eyes-may-launch-artemis-ii-will-be-a-success-says-chairman-v-narayanan/articleshow/130023065.cms?from=mdr |access-date=2026-04-05 |work=The Economic Times |issn=0013-0389}}</ref> in addition to its own Failure Analysis Committee, chaired by former chairman [[K. Sivan|K.Sivan]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=PSLV to be reviewed by third party outside Isro, could launch by June |url=https://www.indiatoday.in/science/story/pslv-launch-failure-isro-jitendra-singh-space-minister-space-travel-packed-schedule-third-party-probe-2862932-2026-02-04 |access-date=2026-02-05 |website=India Today|date=2026-02-04}}</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 |issn=0971-751X}}</ref> The FAC submitted its report on 13 June, and India's minister for the Department of Space, [[Jitendra Singh Rana|Jitendra Singh]], said that cause of the flight's failure had been found, but that it could not be publicly disclosed.<ref>{{Cite news |last=C.S |first=Hemanth |date=2026-06-13 |title=Anomaly in PSLV detected and resolved: Jitendra Singh |url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/karnataka/anomaly-in-pslv-detected-and-resolved-jitendra-singh/article71098533.ece |access-date=2026-06-22 |work=The Hindu |issn=0971-751X}}</ref>


== See also ==
== See also ==

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PSLV-C62
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PSLV-C62 at the FLP before Liftoff
PSLV-DL launch
Launch12 January 2026; 10:17 AM IST
(UTC +5:30) [1]
OperatorISRO
PadSatish Dhawan FLP
Payload
OutcomeFailure
PSLV launches
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The PSLV-C62 was the 64th flight of the ISRO's PSLV and its return to flight mission following PSLV-C61. The mission was launched on 12 January 2026 with multiple payloads for customers[2] but failed to reach orbit.[3][4][5]

Mission overview[edit | edit source]

  • Mass:
    • Payload weight: 1710 kg total
  • Overall height: 44.4 m (146 ft)
  • Propellant:
  • Propellant mass:
    • Boosters: 12,000 kg (26,000 lb)
    • Stage 1: 139,000 kg (306,000 lb)
    • Stage 2: 41,000 kg (90,000 lb)
    • Stage 3: 7,650 kg (16,870 lb)
    • Stage 4: 1,600 kg (3,500 lb)
  • Altitude:505.291 km[6]
  • Semi Major Axis: 6883.428 ± 10 km[6]
  • Inclination: 97.5 ± 0.12°[6]
  • Azimuth: 140°[6]

Payload[edit | edit source]

The primary payload of the mission was the EOS-N1 imaging satellite built for strategic purposes by DRDO.[7] A small 25 kg football-sized space capsule developed by the Spain-based startup Orbital Paradigm called Kestrel Initial Demonstrator (KID) flew on the PS-4 stage. Bengaluru-based space company OrbitAID Aerospace expected to perform an on-orbit satellite refuelling experiment with AayulSAT.[8] 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.[9][10][11] 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.[6]

Flight[edit | edit source]

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.[12][13][14][15] The Spanish re-entry space capsule KID survived the initial launch failure, as it managed to separate from the rocket and transmitted flight data for three minutes with a peak of 28 g during its non-nominal descent.[16][17][18] 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.[19]

Failure analysis[edit | edit source]

ISRO Chairman 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 C-61 flight eight months prior.[12][13][14] 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.[20][21] ISRO has also consulted an external agency under K Vijay Raghavan Committee[22] in addition to its own Failure Analysis Committee, chaired by former chairman K.Sivan.[23][21] 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.[24] The FAC submitted its report on 13 June, and India's minister for the Department of Space, Jitendra Singh, said that cause of the flight's failure had been found, but that it could not be publicly disclosed.[25]

See also[edit | edit source]

References[edit | edit source]

  1. "ISRO to launch PSLV-C62/EOS-N1 Mission on January 12". thehindu.com. 7 January 2026. Retrieved 19 February 2026.
  2. "PARLIAMENT QUESTION: ISRO's UPCOMING MISSIONS AND GAGANYAAN PROGRAMME". www.pib.gov.in. 4 December 2025. Archived from the original on 10 March 2026. Retrieved 14 December 2025.
  3. Vasudev, Amit (12 January 2026). "Two consecutive PSLV failures in a year raise concerns over ISRO's 'workhorse' rocket". The South First. Retrieved 12 January 2026.
  4. "'Deviation seen in third-stage': Isro's PSLV-C62 mission fails". The Times of India. 12 January 2026. ISSN 0971-8257. Retrieved 12 January 2026.
  5. "Indian PSLV rocket apparently fails for 2nd launch in a row (video)". Space. 11 January 2026. Retrieved 12 January 2026.
  6. 6.0 6.1 6.2 6.3 6.4 "PSLV-C62 / EOS-N1 MISSION" (PDF). ISRO. Retrieved 8 January 2026.
  7. "Isro will usher in NY with PSLV C62 mission on Monday; will launch surveillance sat EOS-N1, 18 payloads". The Times of India. 8 January 2026. ISSN 0971-8257. Retrieved 8 January 2026.
  8. "Isro to launch startup's satellite refuelling mission with PSLV-C62: What is it?". India Today. 7 January 2026. Retrieved 8 January 2026.
  9. "What is Anvesha? All about India's new hyperspectral eye to be launched by PSLV-C62". The Week. Retrieved 15 December 2025.
  10. Madanapalle, Aditya (14 December 2025). "ISRO to launch LVM3 on 21 Dec, PSLV on 31 Dec". News9live. Retrieved 15 December 2025.
  11. Madanapalle, Aditya (14 December 2025). "ISRO to launch Orbital Paradigm's Kestrel cargo capsule demonstrator on 31 Dec". News9live. Retrieved 15 December 2025.
  12. 12.0 12.1 "Setback for ISRO: PSLV mission fails again, deviates from path". The Indian Express. 13 January 2026. Retrieved 13 January 2026.
  13. 13.0 13.1 "ISRO PSLV-C62 mission Live Updates: 'Encountered an anomaly': ISRO's PSLV-C62 rocket deviates from flight path; detailed analysis initiated". The Times of India. 12 January 2026. Retrieved 13 January 2026.
  14. 14.0 14.1 "Why ISRO's PSLV-C62 failed months after the C61 setback?". The Economic Times. 12 January 2026. ISSN 0013-0389. Retrieved 13 January 2026.
  15. ISRO Official (11 January 2026). PSLV-C62 / EOS-N1 Mission | Live Launch Coverage. Retrieved 13 January 2026 – via YouTube.
  16. Gorman, Douglas (13 January 2026). "Exclusive: Orbital Paradigm Emerges as the Lone Survivor of Failed PSLV Launch". Payload. Retrieved 13 January 2026.
  17. C. S., Hemanth; Mukunth, Vasudevan (12 January 2026). "PSLV-C62 strays from flight path, fails to launch satellite". The Hindu. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 13 January 2026.
  18. "Lone Spanish satellite survives PSLV-C62's failure, sends data from space". India Today. 13 January 2026. Retrieved 14 January 2026.
  19. "PSLV-C62 fell in the Indian Ocean, satellites likely burned in the atmosphere". India Today. 13 January 2026. Retrieved 15 January 2026.
  20. "PSLV failures: Ajit Doval visits VSSC, holds meeting with Director". The Hindu. 3 February 2026. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 5 February 2026.
  21. 21.0 21.1 Kumar, A. (4 February 2026). "NSA Ajit Doval Reviews PSLV Failures After Back-to-Back Mission Losses". The Defense News. Retrieved 5 February 2026.
  22. "ISRO eyes May launch; Artemis-II will be a success, says Chairman V Narayanan". The Economic Times. 4 April 2026. ISSN 0013-0389. Retrieved 5 April 2026.
  23. "PSLV to be reviewed by third party outside Isro, could launch by June". India Today. 4 February 2026. Retrieved 5 February 2026.
  24. Koshy, Jacob (2 February 2026). "Investigation into PSLV failures 'ongoing', next launch date in June: Minister". The Hindu. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 3 February 2026.
  25. C.S, Hemanth (13 June 2026). "Anomaly in PSLV detected and resolved: Jitendra Singh". The Hindu. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 22 June 2026.

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