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PSLV-C62

PSLV-C62 is a science topic covered in the lgStudy science library. This page brings together a partial reference excerpt, illustrations, worked examples, real-world applications and a short study plan, so you can understand PSLV-C62 rather than just read about it. In short: 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 but failed to reach orbit.

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Reference excerpt

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 but failed to reach orbit.

Mission overview Mass: Payload weight: 1710 kg total Overall height: 44.4 m (146 ft) Propellant: Boosters (PSOM-XL): Composite Solid (Solid Stage) Stage 1 (S-139) : Composite Solid (Solid Stage) Stage 2 (PL-40HP) : Earth Storable Liquid (Liquid Stage) Stage 3 (HPS-3): Composite Solid (Solid Stage) Stage 4 (L-2.5(AI)) : Earth Storable Liquid (Liquid Stage) 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 Semi Major Axis: 6883.428 ± 10 km Inclination: 97.5 ± 0.12° Azimuth: 140°

Payload The primary payload of the mission was the EOS-N1 imaging satellite built for strategic purposes by DRDO. 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. 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. 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.

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. 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. 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.

Failure analysis 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. 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. ISRO has also consulted an external agency under K Vijay Raghavan Committee in addition to its own Failure Analysis Committee, chaired by former chairman K.Sivan. 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. 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.

See also List of PSLV launches 2026 in spaceflight

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Example 1 — a first encounter with PSLV-C62

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Example 2 — changing one variable

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Example 3 — an exam-style question

Typical questions about PSLV-C62 ask you to (a) state it precisely, (b) apply it to given data, and (c) explain a limitation. Practise writing all three answers in under five minutes; the third part is what separates a full-mark answer from an average one.

Applications of PSLV-C62

In research: PSLV-C62 appears in science research whenever the underlying quantities have to be modelled precisely. Papers usually cite it as a starting assumption and then explore where it breaks down.
In technology and industry: Engineering practice reuses PSLV-C62 in design rules, simulations and safety margins. Knowing the idea lets you read a specification sheet and understand why the numbers look the way they do.
In the classroom: PSLV-C62 is common in secondary-school and first-year university syllabi. It links to neighbouring topics 2020s in Andhra Pradesh, January 2026 in India, Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle, so understanding it makes those chapters shorter.
In everyday life: Look for PSLV-C62 outside the textbook — in sport, cooking, traffic, electronics or the sky above you. An example you found yourself is remembered far longer than one you were given.

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