https://www.reddit.com/r/ISRO/comments/125rfb4/parliamentary_qa_29_march_2023_queries_on/
Seeking correction or confirmation:Chandrayaan-3 : LVM3 M4 : SLP : 12 Julycommercial launch : PSLV : FLP : July1st Gaganyaan in-flight abort test : S200 stage : FLP : early? AugustAditya-L1 : PSLV-XL C56 : FLP : mid AugustINSAT-3DS : GSLV MkII F14? : SLP : after Chandrayaan-3
https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/science/isro-has-a-busy-2023-as-it-sets-its-sights-on-the-sun/articleshow/102051809.cms?from=mdr [Jul 23, 2023]QuoteFollowing that [Aditya L1] will be the orbiting of Anwesha satellite and XPoSAT- a X-Ray Polarimeter Satellite with the ISRO's Small Satellite Launch Vehicle (SSLV). It will be the country's dedicated polarimetry mission to study the dynamics of bright astronomical X-ray sources in extreme conditions, the government said.QuoteThe launch of the Radar Imaging Satellite- RISAT-1B aboard the PSLV rocket is planned in the second half of 2023.QuoteThe Indian space agency with its Geosynchronous Satellite Launch Vehicle (GSLV) plans to orbit INSAT-3DS and two IDRSS (Indian Data Relay Satellite System) satellites.QuoteThese rocketing missions apart, ISRO will be testing the various systems that will go into its LVM3 rocket for the maiden human space mission.
Following that [Aditya L1] will be the orbiting of Anwesha satellite and XPoSAT- a X-Ray Polarimeter Satellite with the ISRO's Small Satellite Launch Vehicle (SSLV). It will be the country's dedicated polarimetry mission to study the dynamics of bright astronomical X-ray sources in extreme conditions, the government said.
The launch of the Radar Imaging Satellite- RISAT-1B aboard the PSLV rocket is planned in the second half of 2023.
The Indian space agency with its Geosynchronous Satellite Launch Vehicle (GSLV) plans to orbit INSAT-3DS and two IDRSS (Indian Data Relay Satellite System) satellites.
These rocketing missions apart, ISRO will be testing the various systems that will go into its LVM3 rocket for the maiden human space mission.
NET December 28, 02:00 - 06:00 UTC per this NOTAM:R0285/23 NOTAMN Q) SCIZ/QRDCA/IV/NBO/W/000/999/1500S11900W180A) SCIZ B) 2312280200 C) 2401260600D) DLY BTN 0200-0600E) ZONE ...D... SECT NORTH SCIZ FIR DUE TO PSLV ROCKET LAUNCHTHE AREA IS BOUNDED BY GEO COORD:150000S / 1200000W150000S / 1185100W151600S / 1200000W150000S / 1200000WINSTRUCTIONS: SANTIAGO OCEANIC CONTROL 10024KHZFANS 1A EQUIPPED ACFT LOGON SCEZINFO PROVIDED BY AIRPORTS AUTHORITY OF INDIAF) SFC G) UNL<snip>
This news report makes it sound like Anvesha (aka Anwesha) is going with XPoSat on an SSLV. Not sure if it's the same SSLV mission or two separate SSLV missions. Confusing.
IN-SPACe launch manifesto has been released:QuoteQ4 FY 2023-24: (1 January 2024 - 30 March 2024)- PSLV C58 / ISRO Payload XPoSat + POEM-3 with 9 payloads- GSLV F14 / ISRO Payload Insat-3DS- AGNIBAAN-SORTeD (Suborbital mission)- SSLV D3 / ISRO Primary Payload, Space Rickshaw & IITMSatFY 2024-25 Commercial Missions:Q1: (1 April 2024 - 30 June 2024)- PSLV C59 / NSIL Primary Payload, SCOT, CGUSAT, LEAP-1- VIKRAM-1: TBDQ2: (1 July 2024 - 30 September 2024)- LVM3 M5 / NSIL Payload- VIKRAM-1: TBDQ3: (1 October 2024 - 31 December 2024)- PSLV C62 / PROBA-3- PSLV N1 / TDS-01- SSLV S1 / TBD, PARIKSHIT- VIKRAM-1: TBD- AGNIBAAN: TBDQ4: (1 January 2025 - 30 March 2025)- PSLV N2 / TBD, Aadyah, DRISHTI, Sanskardhaam, DS P30- SSLV S2 / TBD, Azista60°- VIKRAM-1: TBD- AGNIBAAN: TBDFY 2024-25 ISRO/User-funded Missions: (No specific quarters given)- PSLV C60 / ISRO Payload + POEM-4- GSLV F15 / ISRO Payload- PSLV C61 / ISRO Payload- GSLV F16 / ISRO Payload- PSLV C63 / ISRO Payloads- GSLV F17 / ISRO PayloadNote:[...]- In addition, seven test launches pertaining to Gaganyaan are also scheduled during the period.[...]
Q4 FY 2023-24: (1 January 2024 - 30 March 2024)- PSLV C58 / ISRO Payload XPoSat + POEM-3 with 9 payloads- GSLV F14 / ISRO Payload Insat-3DS- AGNIBAAN-SORTeD (Suborbital mission)- SSLV D3 / ISRO Primary Payload, Space Rickshaw & IITMSatFY 2024-25 Commercial Missions:Q1: (1 April 2024 - 30 June 2024)- PSLV C59 / NSIL Primary Payload, SCOT, CGUSAT, LEAP-1- VIKRAM-1: TBDQ2: (1 July 2024 - 30 September 2024)- LVM3 M5 / NSIL Payload- VIKRAM-1: TBDQ3: (1 October 2024 - 31 December 2024)- PSLV C62 / PROBA-3- PSLV N1 / TDS-01- SSLV S1 / TBD, PARIKSHIT- VIKRAM-1: TBD- AGNIBAAN: TBDQ4: (1 January 2025 - 30 March 2025)- PSLV N2 / TBD, Aadyah, DRISHTI, Sanskardhaam, DS P30- SSLV S2 / TBD, Azista60°- VIKRAM-1: TBD- AGNIBAAN: TBDFY 2024-25 ISRO/User-funded Missions: (No specific quarters given)- PSLV C60 / ISRO Payload + POEM-4- GSLV F15 / ISRO Payload- PSLV C61 / ISRO Payload- GSLV F16 / ISRO Payload- PSLV C63 / ISRO Payloads- GSLV F17 / ISRO PayloadNote:[...]- In addition, seven test launches pertaining to Gaganyaan are also scheduled during the period.[...]
Monthly Summary of Department of space for the month of May, 2024 PART- I (Unclassified)[...]J. NSIL Activities:[...]• NSIL Signed Launch Service Agreement (LSA) with a foreign customer for SOWA-1 Satellite (rideshare basis) onboard PSLV - Anvesha mission.[...]
QuoteGOVERNMENT OF INDIA DEPARTMENT OF SPACE LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 426 TO BE ANSWERED ON WEDNESDAY, JULY 24, 2024426. SMT. APARAJITA SARANGI: Will the PRIME MINISTER be pleased to state: that the details of the India's space programmes and missions to be launched in the year 2024? ANSWER MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF PERSONNEL, PUBLIC GRIEVANCES & PENSIONS AND IN THE PRIME MINISTER’S OFFICE (DR. JITENDRA SINGH): *** Following are the space programmes & missions planned in the year 2024. i. Three PSLV missions, two of which are technology demonstration missions (TDS-01 & SPADEX) and one dedicated commercial mission for NewSpace India Limited (NSIL) ii. One GSLV mission to launch NVS-02 Navigation Satellite iii. One SSLV mission, to launch a technology demonstration Satellite (EOS-08). iv. First unmanned flight under Gaganyaan Programme (HLVM3-G1) [...]
GOVERNMENT OF INDIA DEPARTMENT OF SPACE LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 426 TO BE ANSWERED ON WEDNESDAY, JULY 24, 2024426. SMT. APARAJITA SARANGI: Will the PRIME MINISTER be pleased to state: that the details of the India's space programmes and missions to be launched in the year 2024? ANSWER MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF PERSONNEL, PUBLIC GRIEVANCES & PENSIONS AND IN THE PRIME MINISTER’S OFFICE (DR. JITENDRA SINGH): *** Following are the space programmes & missions planned in the year 2024. i. Three PSLV missions, two of which are technology demonstration missions (TDS-01 & SPADEX) and one dedicated commercial mission for NewSpace India Limited (NSIL) ii. One GSLV mission to launch NVS-02 Navigation Satellite iii. One SSLV mission, to launch a technology demonstration Satellite (EOS-08). iv. First unmanned flight under Gaganyaan Programme (HLVM3-G1) [...]
Quote from: GewoonLukas_ on 02/08/2024 01:33 pmIN-SPACe launch manifesto has been released:Quote<snip>FY 2024-25 Commercial Missions:Q1: (1 April 2024 - 30 June 2024)- PSLV C59 / NSIL Primary Payload, SCOT, CGUSAT, LEAP-1
IN-SPACe launch manifesto has been released:Quote<snip>FY 2024-25 Commercial Missions:Q1: (1 April 2024 - 30 June 2024)- PSLV C59 / NSIL Primary Payload, SCOT, CGUSAT, LEAP-1
<snip>FY 2024-25 Commercial Missions:Q1: (1 April 2024 - 30 June 2024)- PSLV C59 / NSIL Primary Payload, SCOT, CGUSAT, LEAP-1
Polish (SatRev) Cubesat (6U) SOWA-1 will be launched on an Indian PSLV rocket in May or June.Source.
QuoteMonthly Summary of Department of space for the month of May, 2024 PART- I (Unclassified)[...]J. NSIL Activities:[...]• NSIL Signed Launch Service Agreement (LSA) with a foreign customer for SOWA-1 Satellite (rideshare basis) onboard PSLV - Anvesha mission.[...]
QuoteProba-3 double satellites set for launch following last test04/10/2024[...]Now its testing is complete, Proba-3 will now be shipped to the Satish Dhawan Space Centre in India on 21 October for a planned launch by PSLV-XL launcher on 29 November.[...]
Proba-3 double satellites set for launch following last test04/10/2024[...]Now its testing is complete, Proba-3 will now be shipped to the Satish Dhawan Space Centre in India on 21 October for a planned launch by PSLV-XL launcher on 29 November.[...]
Goal is to launch this mission No Later Than December 15th:Quote from: Chetan Kumar tweet…Currently Spadex satellites are under integration. It will be completed in a month’s time. Then it will go for full-fledged testing, demonstration of simulation and everything. We’re hoping to have a launch before Dec 15.” [Oct 14]
…Currently Spadex satellites are under integration. It will be completed in a month’s time. Then it will go for full-fledged testing, demonstration of simulation and everything. We’re hoping to have a launch before Dec 15.” [Oct 14]
Quote(ISRO) chairman S Somanath announced during the Sardar Patel Lecture at Akashvani that the first Technology Demonstrator Satellite, TDS-01, featuring indigenously developed electric thrusters, will be launched this December.source [Oct 26]
(ISRO) chairman S Somanath announced during the Sardar Patel Lecture at Akashvani that the first Technology Demonstrator Satellite, TDS-01, featuring indigenously developed electric thrusters, will be launched this December.
https://twitter.com/isrospaceflight/status/1874794754367770683Quote🚨 Planned launches for ISRO in 2025!According to Dr. Somanath, ISRO is expected to carry out 9 orbital launches this year, including the launch of the much awaited Gaganyaan-G1 and NISAR missions! 🚀There will also be PSLV-N1, the first PSLV launch conducted through NSIL!
🚨 Planned launches for ISRO in 2025!According to Dr. Somanath, ISRO is expected to carry out 9 orbital launches this year, including the launch of the much awaited Gaganyaan-G1 and NISAR missions! 🚀There will also be PSLV-N1, the first PSLV launch conducted through NSIL!
[...]3.3. Launch Services for customer satellites on-board ISRO’s Launch Vehicle[...]• Another Dedicated PSLV mission for launching Indian Govt customer satellite is planned during Q1 of 2025. This PSLV mission would also carry several other customer satellites as co-passengers on commercial basis.[...]
Sounds like this launch is scheduled for Q1 2025 (ISRO's Annual Report, Page 139):Quote[...]3.3. Launch Services for customer satellites on-board ISRO’s Launch Vehicle[...]• Another Dedicated PSLV mission for launching Indian Govt customer satellite is planned during Q1 of 2025. This PSLV mission would also carry several other customer satellites as co-passengers on commercial basis.[...]
Any new news? The launch schedule has changed a lot in the past three months.
“Nine major launches have been scheduled to be launched before the end of this financial year (March 2026). The next major mission is the LVM3-M5 mission. LVM3 will launch the communication satellite CMS-02. Subsequently, the next PSLV mission is the PSLV-C-62 targeted for launching a user-funded satellite,” he said.
Quote“Nine major launches have been scheduled to be launched before the end of this financial year (March 2026). The next major mission is the LVM3-M5 mission. LVM3 will launch the communication satellite CMS-02. Subsequently, the next PSLV mission is the PSLV-C-62 targeted for launching a user-funded satellite,” he said.https://www.newindianexpress.com/states/karnataka/2025/Jul/31/nine-more-missions-planned-before-march-2026-announces-isro-chief-v-narayananLVM3 launches NET November 2025 (source).Both statements were made by the ISRO chairman within two days after the NISAR launch. If this schedule was not changed since then, PSLV C62 is to launch NET late November.
Quote from: PM3 on 08/07/2025 12:52 pmQuote“Nine major launches have been scheduled to be launched before the end of this financial year (March 2026). The next major mission is the LVM3-M5 mission. LVM3 will launch the communication satellite CMS-02. Subsequently, the next PSLV mission is the PSLV-C-62 targeted for launching a user-funded satellite,” he said.https://www.newindianexpress.com/states/karnataka/2025/Jul/31/nine-more-missions-planned-before-march-2026-announces-isro-chief-v-narayananLVM3 launches NET November 2025 (source).Both statements were made by the ISRO chairman within two days after the NISAR launch. If this schedule was not changed since then, PSLV C62 is to launch NET late November.I think the manifest isPSLV-C62 - Q3 or Early October GSLV- NVS-03 October PSLV Oceansat-3A November PSLV- TDS Q4 LVM3-M5 based on sat delivery GSLV-F18-Q1 2026-EOS-05One SSLV
Launch is scheduled 3-4 months from now according to ISRO's Chairman. Satellite will ship to India next month:QuoteAfter NISAR, ISRO gearing up for next U.S. collaboration with BlueBird communications satellite launchAugust 01, 2025The Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) is hoping to launch the Block 2 BlueBird communications satellite, developed by the U.S.-based AST SpaceMobile, in three to four months from now, chairman of the space agency V. Narayanan said in Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala, on Friday (August 1, 2025).[...]The BlueBird satellite is expected to arrive in India in September, he said. Work is also progressing on the mission launch vehicle.[...]
After NISAR, ISRO gearing up for next U.S. collaboration with BlueBird communications satellite launchAugust 01, 2025The Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) is hoping to launch the Block 2 BlueBird communications satellite, developed by the U.S.-based AST SpaceMobile, in three to four months from now, chairman of the space agency V. Narayanan said in Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala, on Friday (August 1, 2025).[...]The BlueBird satellite is expected to arrive in India in September, he said. Work is also progressing on the mission launch vehicle.[...]
There is a bit of uncertainty as to which LMV3 is going to be launched in November. If it is the one carrying the BlueBird satellite, then the commsat should be launched before then, going by the ISRO chairman. After the NISAR launch, he stated that the next launch will be an LMV3 with an Indian communications satellite. The BlueBird launch was mentioned at the end, after several ISRO launches of PSLV, GSLV Mk2 and SSLV. So the question arises, is it the commsat or the BlueBird that is going up in November.
🚨 𝗣𝗦𝗟𝗩 𝗿𝗲𝘁𝘂𝗿𝗻𝘀 𝘁𝗼 𝗳𝗹𝗶𝗴𝗵𝘁 𝗶𝗻 𝗗𝗲𝗰𝗲𝗺𝗯𝗲𝗿!!ISRO is planning to launch the PSLV-C62 mission in mid/late December, which will be the return to flight for PSLV following a failure in its previous mission. 🚀(via internal sources)Upcoming launches for ISRO in 2025 -• LVM3-M5 》2 November• LVM3-M6 》1st week of December• PSLV-C62 》Mid/late December
Apparently this is now C62, and set to launch in the last week of December:QuoteISRO: ISRO's aggression Ready for Key Experiments US satellite from IndiaNov 12, 2025[...]Scientists are working on the rocket at the Vehicle Assembly Building in SHAR. ISRO is all set to launch the PSLV-C62 rocket in the last week of December. The OceanSat 3A satellite will be launched into orbit through this launch. Rocket assembly work is progressing rapidly at the second vehicle assembling building in SHAR.[...]Also mentioned here: https://www.sakshi.com/telugu-news/andhra-pradesh/rocket-integration-work-underway-shar-2618763
ISRO: ISRO's aggression Ready for Key Experiments US satellite from IndiaNov 12, 2025[...]Scientists are working on the rocket at the Vehicle Assembly Building in SHAR. ISRO is all set to launch the PSLV-C62 rocket in the last week of December. The OceanSat 3A satellite will be launched into orbit through this launch. Rocket assembly work is progressing rapidly at the second vehicle assembling building in SHAR.[...]
ISRO's upcoming schedule according to a parliamentary questioning from today:QuotePSLV C62/ EOS N1Dedicated launch of an Earth Observation Satellite undertaken by NSIL for strategic user along with 18 nos. of co-passenger satellites from different Indian and International users
PSLV C62/ EOS N1Dedicated launch of an Earth Observation Satellite undertaken by NSIL for strategic user along with 18 nos. of co-passenger satellites from different Indian and International users
Is the some source for PSLV-XL? I could not find any.
Anvesha and rideshares delayed into 2025, apparently.There are three remaining PSLV launches this (chronological) year.No explicit mention here; document attached to original post:Quote from: GewoonLukas_ on 07/25/2024 06:37 amQuoteGOVERNMENT OF INDIA DEPARTMENT OF SPACE LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 426 TO BE ANSWERED ON WEDNESDAY, JULY 24, 2024426. SMT. APARAJITA SARANGI: Will the PRIME MINISTER be pleased to state: that the details of the India's space programmes and missions to be launched in the year 2024? ANSWER MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF PERSONNEL, PUBLIC GRIEVANCES & PENSIONS AND IN THE PRIME MINISTER’S OFFICE (DR. JITENDRA SINGH): *** Following are the space programmes & missions planned in the year 2024. i. Three PSLV missions, two of which are technology demonstration missions (TDS-01 & SPADEX) and one dedicated commercial mission for NewSpace India Limited (NSIL) ii. One GSLV mission to launch NVS-02 Navigation Satellite iii. One SSLV mission, to launch a technology demonstration Satellite (EOS-08). iv. First unmanned flight under Gaganyaan Programme (HLVM3-G1) [...]PROBA-3:Quote from: GewoonLukas_ on 10/04/2024 10:36 amQuoteProba-3 double satellites set for launch following last test04/10/2024[...]Now its testing is complete, Proba-3 will now be shipped to the Satish Dhawan Space Centre in India on 21 October for a planned launch by PSLV-XL launcher on 29 November.[...]SPADEX:Quote from: GewoonLukas_ on 10/14/2024 05:10 amGoal is to launch this mission No Later Than December 15th:Quote from: Chetan Kumar tweet…Currently Spadex satellites are under integration. It will be completed in a month’s time. Then it will go for full-fledged testing, demonstration of simulation and everything. We’re hoping to have a launch before Dec 15.” [Oct 14]TDS-01; aboard PSLV N1:Quote from: input~2 on 10/26/2024 04:13 pmQuote(ISRO) chairman S Somanath announced during the Sardar Patel Lecture at Akashvani that the first Technology Demonstrator Satellite, TDS-01, featuring indigenously developed electric thrusters, will be launched this December.source [Oct 26]
Lokesh KR@Lokeshkr73·🇮🇳 PSLV-C62 is tentatively scheduled for 10 Jan 2026!PSLV-C62 will carry the EOS-N1 satellite, a 25kg reusable Kestrel Initial Demonstrator (KID) capsule, developed by a Spanish start-up and 17 passenger payloads from various countries. This will be the return-to-flight for after the failed PSLV C61 mission.Get updates on ISRO launches on: http://indianspaceflight.inFollow for more!
ISRO Spaceflight@ISROSpaceflight·2h🚨 𝗣𝗦𝗟𝗩-𝗖𝟲𝟮 𝗵𝗮𝘀 𝗰𝗼𝗺𝗽𝗹𝗲𝘁𝗲𝗱 𝗶𝗻𝘁𝗲𝗴𝗿𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝘂𝗽𝘁𝗼 𝟰𝘁𝗵 𝘀𝘁𝗮𝗴𝗲!!The partial integration of the PSLV-C62 vehicle till its 4th stage has been completed at the PIF facility at SHAR. 🚀Next, the vehicle will be moved to the Mobile Service Tower at the First Launch Pad for integration with the Payload Fairing assembly with encapsulated payload before launch.PSLV-C62 is currently scheduled for launch on 10th January.(Image for representative purpose)
Space Intelligence@SpaceIntel101EOS-N1 hyperspectral Earth observation satellite before encapsulation within the PSLV-C62 🚀 payload fairing for @ISRO's first 2026 mission, scheduled for January 12 from Sriharikota, alongside 15 co-passenger 🛰️.
ISRO Spaceflight@ISROSpaceflight📸 Pictures of stacking and integration of the PSLV-C62 vehicle 🏗
The 100kg THEOS-2A satellite project for GISTDA (Thailand) is centred around the transfer of knowledge to enable Thai engineers to design, manufacture, integrate, and test similar satellites in Thailand in the future.
THEOS-2A satellite will be launched into space📅 12 January 202611:46 AM in Thailand10:16 AM in India (IST),📍Satish Dhawan Space Centre, IndiaFLIGHT: PSLV-C62Rocket : PSLV-DL
GISTDA intends to deploy this satellite into a Sun-Synchronous Orbit at an approximate altitude of 550 kilometers.
Meet PSLV-C62 - the 64th flight of PSLV and the 5th mission of the PSLV-DL variant.Vehicle highlights: 44.4 m tall | Lift-off mass 260 t | 4 stages.🗓️ 12 Jan 2026 | 🕘 09:48 IST onwards🚀 Liftoff at 10:18:30 ISTLivestream link: https://youtube.com/live/GgYh2Vv87ikFor more information Visit:https://isro.gov.in/Mission_PSLV_C62.html #PSLVC62 #EOSN1 #ISRO #NSIL
🚀 OrbitAID set to make history with India’s First On-Orbit Refueling Mission 📜We're proud to announce that OrbitAID Aerospace will launch "#AayulSAT", India’s first ever on-orbit refueling mission, aboard ISRO’s PSLV-C62 this month. The dedicated mini-tanker satellite will perform on-orbit internal #propellant transfer, #power transfer, and #data transfer using OrbitAID’s patented Standard Interface for Docking and Refueling Port (#SIDRP). The mission is expected to qualify the system at TRL-9, marking India’s first commercial docking and refueling interface deployed in orbit.Countries that lead in technology set the course for the future. With AayulSAT, India enters the domain of on-orbit refueling, making India only the fourth country, capable of sustaining satellites beyond their original lifetimes.“Every great economy is built on infrastructure. AayulSAT is more than a mission, it is the foundation of the on-orbit economy - where satellites are serviced, refueled, and sustained. OrbitAID is proud to lead this transformation from India to the global stage.” said Sakthikumar Ramachandran, Founder & CEO of OrbitAID Aerospace. AayulSAT enables satellite life extension, reduces orbital debris, and supports long-duration commercial and human spaceflight. The mission also directly advances India’s Debris-Free Space Mission 2030 and lays the foundation for an on-orbit economy built on servicing, refueling, and maintenance.
Space Intelligence@SpaceIntel101Orbital launch no. 5 of 2026 🇮🇳🚀18🌐🛰️EOS-N1 | ISRO | January 12 | 0447 UTC@ISRO's first mission in 2026 to launch EOS-N1 (Anvesha) Earth observation🛰️ on its PSLV-DL🚀 to SSO (Sun-Synchronous Orbit) from Satish Dhawan Space Center, Sharikota, alongside 17, partly international, rideshare payloads.
NSF - NASASpaceflight.com@NASASpaceflightLAUNCH! ISRO's PSLV-C62 launches EOS-N1 mission from the First Launch Pad at Satish Dhawan Space Centre, Sriharikota.
NSF - NASASpaceflight.com@NASASpaceflightWaiting for words, but it looks like it failed at the end of third stage flight. You always need to be careful as it could have been telementry, but you can see it's in a big spin on the camera on the controller's screen.
ISRO Spaceflight@ISROSpaceflight⚠️ The vehicle appears to have lost control over its orientation during 3rd stage action.This is the second consecutive PSLV mission where ISRO has experienced an issue with PSLV's 3rd stage.Awaiting more information, but the situation is not looking good at present.
Jonathan McDowell@planet4589Looks like the PSLV launch may have failed. Webcast showed stage 3 loss of attitude at T+6m18s, 11s prior to scheduled end of burn, with stage rapidly tumbling. No official announcement yet, but no commentary for past 10 min and webcast just cut off9:09 PM · Jan 11, 2026·
Jonathan McDowell@planet4589·Replying to @planet4589Stage 3/4/payloads likely will impact just uprange of the planned stage 3 impact area, perhaps around 77E 24S in the southern Indian Ocean
Jonathan McDowell@planet4589Replying to @planet4589Still just posssible it's corrupted telemetry data and not an actual failure, but I doubt it.
Ryan Caton@dpoddolphinproIf confirmed, this would be the PSLV’s 2nd consecutive failure, again caused by Stage 3 - very out-of-character for a rocket with a 94.4% success rate.
Jay Keegan@_jaykeegan_Not the way ISRO wanted to start the year, especially after the previous PSLV launch also resulted in a third stage anomaly.
Jonathan McDowell@planet4589ISRO PSLV-C62 failure essentially confirmed. They said they saw a deviation in the flight path and they're analysing the data.9:15 PM · Jan 11, 2026
00:04 The PSLV vehicle is a four stage vehicle.00:09 With two solid stages and two liquid stages, the performance of the vehicle up to the end of close to the end of third stage was as expected. 00:20 close to the end of the third stage, we are seeing little more disturbance in the vehicle.00:30 And subsequently there is a deviation of sort in the flight path. 00:35 We are analyzing the data and we shall come back at the earliest. 00:40 Thank you.
I have attached a cropped in clip of the PS4 onboard camera, showing the vehicle rotating. Quality is the best I can pull from the source feed.
Jonathan McDowell@planet4589·I estimate that PSLV-C62 reached a suborbital trajectory of around -3800 x 390 km x 98 deg and fell in the Indian Ocean very roughly near 75E 18S.
The KID Survived - Mission Update #1Following nominal takeoff at 04:48 UTC, an anomaly occurred during the third stage boost of PSLV-C62. During third stage burn, the launch vehicle lost thrust and deviated from the nominal trajectory.Still, despite events, we confirmed today that KID survived and transmitted valuable data.Our team is analyzing and investigating the trajectory information. We'll provide a detailed update in the coming days.
The KID Survived - Mission Update #2We've spent the last 24 hours reviewing all data received during the PSLV-C62 mission to understand what happened. Here's what we can confirm:The reentry was harder than planned, but KID heldKID fell back to Earth with PSLV Stage 4. The capsule endured a way steeper angle than the nominal mission was foreseeing (around -20º instead of -5º). It seems we entered in the atmosphere still coupled to the rocket upper stage. Due to atmospheric heating the separation ring, designed by UARX Space, reached the conditions to trigger release. This happened at around Mach 20, from which KID crossed peak G-load until 28g, almost twice twice the nominal scenario. The first data batch was received at around 05:06 UTC, and most likely is relative to a few seconds before. Then, we received 190 seconds of system telemetryThis data confirms KID's core systems remained operational through extreme conditions. However, customer payload data was scheduled for later transmission. KID didn't have enough time to send it before ocean impact.Internal temperatures reading indicate that payloads were kept between 15ºC and 30ºC approx during the whole reentry. Based on preliminary trajectory analysis, the capsule splashed down in a remote area of the southern Indian Ocean, far from any human presence.What this meansKID was tested beyond its design envelope, and it worked. Separation, power-on, and data transmission, even after reentry, all performed well despite degraded conditions. Based on initial analysis it seems that we achieved 4 out of 5 launch milestones, albeit through an off-nominal profile. The failure to deliver customer’s data prevents us from declaring the mission a success. The results we have showed us that we've been able to design, develop and qualify a vehicle that worked in harsh return conditions, allowing us to get useful information from the flight.
India's Workhorse Rocket FAILS Again | 2 Consecutive Lost Flights - What Went Wrong? - January 2026QuoteJan 13, 2026ISRO's trusted Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle (PSLV) has suffered its second consecutive failure in just eight months, with the PSLV-C62 mission on January 12, 2026, ending in disaster due to a third-stage anomaly that caused roll rate disturbances and loss of attitude control. Following the similar PSLV-C61 setback in May 2025 involving a chamber pressure drop, this back-to-back incident resulted in the loss of 16 satellites—including DRDO's strategic EOS-N1 (Anvesha) Earth observation payload and international rideshares from Brazil, Nepal, Spain, the UK, and more—raising serious questions about potential manufacturing defects, nozzle issues, transparency in failure investigations, and the future reliability of India's workhorse rocket ahead of ambitious goals like Gaganyaan human spaceflight. Dive into the technical details, timeline of events, and what this means for ISRO's commercial launch ambitions in this in-depth analysis.🤵 Hosted by Ryan Caton (@DPodDolphinPro).🖊️ Written by Ryan Caton (@DPodDolphinPro).🎥 Video from Max Evans, Jack Beyer, ISRO, Press Information Bureau, NASA, Kevin Gill, Footy2000.✂️ Edited by Ryan Caton (@DPodDolphinPro).💼 Produced by Kevin Michael Reed (@kmreed).
Jan 13, 2026ISRO's trusted Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle (PSLV) has suffered its second consecutive failure in just eight months, with the PSLV-C62 mission on January 12, 2026, ending in disaster due to a third-stage anomaly that caused roll rate disturbances and loss of attitude control. Following the similar PSLV-C61 setback in May 2025 involving a chamber pressure drop, this back-to-back incident resulted in the loss of 16 satellites—including DRDO's strategic EOS-N1 (Anvesha) Earth observation payload and international rideshares from Brazil, Nepal, Spain, the UK, and more—raising serious questions about potential manufacturing defects, nozzle issues, transparency in failure investigations, and the future reliability of India's workhorse rocket ahead of ambitious goals like Gaganyaan human spaceflight. Dive into the technical details, timeline of events, and what this means for ISRO's commercial launch ambitions in this in-depth analysis.🤵 Hosted by Ryan Caton (@DPodDolphinPro).🖊️ Written by Ryan Caton (@DPodDolphinPro).🎥 Video from Max Evans, Jack Beyer, ISRO, Press Information Bureau, NASA, Kevin Gill, Footy2000.✂️ Edited by Ryan Caton (@DPodDolphinPro).💼 Produced by Kevin Michael Reed (@kmreed).
Now an NSF Breaking News VideoQuote from: catdlr on 01/14/2026 01:25 amIndia's Workhorse Rocket FAILS Again | 2 Consecutive Lost Flights - What Went Wrong? - January 2026QuoteJan 13, 2026ISRO's trusted Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle (PSLV) has suffered its second consecutive failure in just eight months, with the PSLV-C62 mission on January 12, 2026, ending in disaster due to a third-stage anomaly that caused roll rate disturbances and loss of attitude control. Following the similar PSLV-C61 setback in May 2025 involving a chamber pressure drop, this back-to-back incident resulted in the loss of 16 satellites—including DRDO's strategic EOS-N1 (Anvesha) Earth observation payload and international rideshares from Brazil, Nepal, Spain, the UK, and more—raising serious questions about potential manufacturing defects, nozzle issues, transparency in failure investigations, and the future reliability of India's workhorse rocket ahead of ambitious goals like Gaganyaan human spaceflight. Dive into the technical details, timeline of events, and what this means for ISRO's commercial launch ambitions in this in-depth analysis.🤵 Hosted by Ryan Caton (@DPodDolphinPro).🖊️ Written by Ryan Caton (@DPodDolphinPro).🎥 Video from Max Evans, Jack Beyer, ISRO, Press Information Bureau, NASA, Kevin Gill, Footy2000.✂️ Edited by Ryan Caton (@DPodDolphinPro).💼 Produced by Kevin Michael Reed (@kmreed).
Orbital Paradigm@OrbitalParadigm·The KID survived.Built in 1 year. <10 engineers. <€1M budget.Despite an off-nominal profile, KID survived the impossible and hit 4/5 technological milestones.Here is the final immediate post-mission update 🧵👇
The KID Survived - Final Mission UpdateKID was built in 1 year, less than 10 engineers, less than €1M budget. And in the end KID survived the impossible.This achievement belongs to the team: they put a huge effort and ingenuity in finding effective and viable technical solutions and meeting all the deadlines to reach this result. They did an outstanding job building KID, and what they did worked well. In the last week the team worked on the mission data, analyzing the available information from the KID flight to understand exactly what happened.Thanks to their deep-dive analysis, we confirmed that we reached 4 out of 5 technological milestones, despite the off-nominal profile. The investigation is still ongoing, but we did relevant progress in confirming that the information we have is very valuable for our future steps. ➡️ We flew a sample of our own reusable ceramic thermal protection material destined for our next-gen spacecraft. Data collected confirms it successfully maintained temperatures within the expected range: toasty 300-350ºC outside, 85ºC inside under the thermal protection tile, performing as designed.➡️ KID was supposed to encounter 14g. Initial navigation readings showed 28g recorded. We have now realized that our sensors saturated, maxing out at 30g. By cross-referencing navigation and sensor data with simulations we now estimate KID actually survived an acceleration of probably more than 35g. That is 2.5x our expectations.➡️ KID separated at Mach >20. The capsule maintained a stable flight attitude through the hypersonic phase, all the way down to supersonic/transonic speeds. This matches exactly what we expected for the mission based on the in-house models we used for design.So, what’s next? Reentry data are comprehensive enough that we do not need to launch a second KID mission. We have what we need. Our focus shifts to the "Learn to Fly" mission next year, which will feature full recovery capabilities. We are raising the bar to achieve controlled reentry flight and recovery operations. Like KID, "Learn to Fly" will host commercial customers. Capacities are already nearly sold out, proving that this is a real market searching for reliable solutions.This marks the end of the immediate KID post-mission updates. Once the team has concluded their analysis, we will publish a full analysis report, providing visibility to the whole set of data we received.
While 3 minutes might not sound like much, it's data showing the behavior and performance across the most critical phases of reentry: peak heat, peak load, hypersonic speed. The team dug into the info contained in the data packages we received, figured out what went well, what went wrong, and came to conclusions that support and help accelerate our roadmap. We expect our next capsule, Learn to Fly, to be launched NET Q1 2027. This week, we'll publish the full 35-page mission report that we elaborated with the post-flight investigation. Every detail, every finding, every lesson, including what didn't work.