LIVE: ISRO PSLV-C62 Mission Faces Anomaly During Stage 3 Launch
PSLV-C62 rocket deviated from flight path, said ISRO chief V Narayanan
Sriharikota: ISRO's PSLV-C62, carrying an Earth Observation satellite and several commercial payloads, encountered an anomaly during the third stage of the flight, space agency chairman V Narayanan said on Monday.
The mission was the first launch of the year, part of a contract secured by NewSpace India Ltd, the commercial arm of ISRO.
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- 12 Jan 2026 11:00 AM IST
The PSLV-C62 mission encountered an anomaly during end of the PS3 stage. A detailed analysis has been initiated.
- 12 Jan 2026 10:46 AM IST
After the separation of all the satellites, scientists would restart the fourth stage (PS4) of the rocket to de-boost and enter a re-entry trajectory for the separation of the last satellite, the Kestrel Initial Technology Demonstrator (KID) capsule.
- 12 Jan 2026 10:29 AM IST
The high-energy solid third stage has successfully finished its firing and detached from the vehicle. This critical phase, closely monitored by mission engineers, has been executed flawlessly
- 12 Jan 2026 10:27 AM IST
Telemetry data shows that the two solid strap-on boosters have completed their burn and successfully detached from the launch vehicle. The central core stage has now taken over propulsion, accelerating the rocket through the upper layers of the atmosphere at supersonic velocity.
