{"id":229359,"date":"2026-01-12T06:07:06","date_gmt":"2026-01-12T06:07:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/229359\/"},"modified":"2026-01-12T06:07:06","modified_gmt":"2026-01-12T06:07:06","slug":"watch-moment-isros-pslv-c62-thundered-into-space-with-16-satellites","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/229359\/","title":{"rendered":"Watch: Moment Isro&#8217;s PSLV-C62 thundered into space with 16 satellites"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>India&#8217;s space agency Isro has successfully launched the PSLV-C62 mission to deploy 16 satellites into a sun-synchronous polar orbit and marking a stellar start to the 2026 launch calendar. However, the deployment could not be confirmed. <\/p>\n<p>The 260-tonne PSLV-DL variant blasted off at 10:17 AM IST on January 12 from the First Launch Pad at Satish Dhawan Space Centre, Sriharikota, achieving precise orbit insertion within 17 minutes.<\/p>\n<p>WATCH MOMENT PSLV LAUNCHED WITH 16 SATELLITES<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.indiatoday.in\/science\/story\/isros-pslv-c62-roars-to-space-with-16-satellites-redeems-trusted-workhorse-status-2850433-2026-01-12\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">This 64th flight of the veteran launcher <\/a>was aimed at reaffirming its reliability post-2025 setbacks.<\/p>\n<p>Primary payload EOS-N1, dubbed Anvesha and developed by DRDO, targets advanced Earth observation for maritime surveillance, agriculture, and urban monitoring.<\/p>\n<p>Fifteen co-passengers, sourced via NewSpace India Ltd (NSIL), include Indian student\/academic satellites, private sector payloads, and international collaborators like Spain&#8217;s Kestrel Initial Demonstrator (KID) for re-entry tech trials.<\/p>\n<p>Over two hours post-launch, the PS4 stage was to demonstrate de-boost and capsule re-entry, splashing down in the South Pacific.<\/p>\n<p>Following PSLV-C61&#8217;s May 2025 third-stage failure, the vehicle&#8217;s rarest stumble since early flights, this setback raise concerns.<\/p>\n<p>PSLV&#8217;s modular design should have enabled quick anomaly fixes, vital for NSIL&#8217;s rideshare model fueling India&#8217;s private space boom. The mission bolsters NavIC, EO constellations, and AI\/IoT applications, aligning with self-reliance goals amid LVM3 triumphs.<\/p>\n<p>&#8211; Ends<\/p>\n<p>Published By: <\/p>\n<p>Sibu Kumar Tripathi<\/p>\n<p>Published On: <\/p>\n<p>Jan 12, 2026<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"India&#8217;s space agency Isro has successfully launched the PSLV-C62 mission to deploy 16 satellites into a sun-synchronous polar&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":229360,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[23],"tags":[136520,136648,50270,136644,136646,136645,111,139,69,136649,136647,136620,147,395,392],"class_list":["post-229359","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-space","tag-ayulsat","tag-drdo","tag-india-today-science","tag-isro-pslv-launch","tag-isro-pslv-launch-moment","tag-isro-pslv-launch-video","tag-new-zealand","tag-newzealand","tag-nz","tag-orbitaid","tag-pslv-launch-video","tag-pslv-c62-launch","tag-science","tag-science-news","tag-space"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/229359","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=229359"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/229359\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/229360"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=229359"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=229359"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=229359"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}