PSLV-C62 Failure Marks India’s First Space Launch Setback of 2026
India experienced its first space launch failure of 2026 on January 12 when the PSLV-C62 mission malfunctioned during its third stage. A technical anomaly caused the rocket to deviate from its intended trajectory, preventing it from reaching orbital velocity. As a result, the EOS-N1 Earth observation satellite and 15 smaller companion satellites re-entered Earth’s atmosphere and burned up. ISRO has since constituted a failure analysis committee to investigate the third-stage glitch and identify corrective measures.
