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Re: Indian Space Program: News & Discussion
Posted: 12 Jan 2026 10:35
by Dilbu
Up to third stage was normal. No news so far about fourth stage ignition. Hopefully it is only a delay of some sort.
Re: Indian Space Program: News & Discussion
Posted: 12 Jan 2026 10:41
by SSridhar
Now, launch streaming is stopped.
From the graphics, it appeared that when the 3rd stage ended and the coast phase began, the rocket lost its attitude.
Briefly later, the info display showed that PS4 had ignited.
Re: Indian Space Program: News & Discussion
Posted: 12 Jan 2026 10:43
by uddu
Seems it was a failure. Some spinning of the satellite observed.
Re: Indian Space Program: News & Discussion
Posted: 12 Jan 2026 11:08
by drnayar
Probably DRDO needs to launch it's own satellites .. under secrecy.. or use only whetted people for the high profile ones
Re: Indian Space Program: News & Discussion
Posted: 12 Jan 2026 11:26
by SSridhar
‘Deviation seen in third-stage': Isro’s PSLV-C62 mission fails
A workhorse PSLV suffering two successive 3rd stage failures is unbelievable. The C-61 FAC has not determined the exact cause of that failure yet.
SRIHARIKOTA: The Indian Space Research Organisation (Isro) on Monday said that the PSLV-C62 mission encountered an anomaly during end of the PS3 stage and a detailed analysis has been initiated.
"Today we have attempted the PSLV C62 / EOS - N1 Mission. The PSLV vehicle is a four stage vehicle with two solid stages and two liquid stages," Isro chief V. Narayanan said.
"The performance of the vehicle close to the end of third stage was as expected. Close to the end of third stage we are seeing more disturbance in the vehicle. Subsequently, there is a deviation in the vehicle observed in the flight path. We are analysing the data and will come shall come back at the earliest," he added.
Isro launched EOS-N1, along with 14 co-passenger satellites and a capsule into a re-entry trajectory in a marathon mission, marking the space agency’s first mission of 2026.
The flight comes months after a rare setback, when PSLV-C61, launched on May 18, 2025, failed to place the EOS-09 earth observation satellite into orbit due to a third-stage anomaly.
Re: Indian Space Program: News & Discussion
Posted: 12 Jan 2026 12:23
by Prem Kumar
This is bad. Once is happenstance, twice is coincidence, thrice is enemy-action
PSLV was carrying a hyperspectral satellite - a strategic payload
Our IRNSS network is hanging by a thread. PSLV two consecutive failures. Our launch rates have plummeted while other countries and even private companies are surging ahead
Its either sabotage or a serious drop in in morale/discipline at ISRO (or) both
If we recall the Stuxnet worm, it was so sophisticated that all the accidents looked random. Its entirely possible that some deep-state actors are at play. Even if failures have different root-causes, it does not rule out sabotage. It could probably be an advanced form of sabotage
Plus, ISRO needs a kick up its rear too. Focusing too much on vanity projects like Gaganyaan when strategic projects are dying on the vine. For comparison, China has 100s of milsats in orbit
Re: Indian Space Program: News & Discussion
Posted: 12 Jan 2026 13:01
by S_Madhukar
Why can't they just launch instead of such fanfare, I think sabotage is happening at private company factory itself masking component failure.
Hope in future they do this quietly like boomers or at least don't mix civilian and strategic payloads
Re: Indian Space Program: News & Discussion
Posted: 12 Jan 2026 14:42
by drnayar
S_Madhukar wrote: ↑12 Jan 2026 13:01
Why can't they just launch instead of such fanfare, I think sabotage is happening at private company factory itself masking component failure.
Hope in future they do this quietly like boomers or at least don't mix civilian and strategic payloads
Time India separates civilian from strategic rocket launches.. just too many variables to ensure a smooth launch
Re: Indian Space Program: News & Discussion
Posted: 12 Jan 2026 14:43
by drnayar
Prem Kumar wrote: ↑12 Jan 2026 12:23
This is bad. Once is happenstance, twice is coincidence, thrice is enemy-action
PSLV was carrying a hyperspectral satellite - a strategic payload
Our IRNSS network is hanging by a thread. PSLV two consecutive failures. Our launch rates have plummeted while other countries and even private companies are surging ahead
Its either sabotage or a serious drop in in morale/discipline at ISRO (or) both
If we recall the Stuxnet worm, it was so sophisticated that all the accidents looked random. Its entirely possible that some deep-state actors are at play. Even if failures have different root-causes, it does not rule out sabotage. It could probably be an advanced form of sabotage
Plus, ISRO needs a kick up its rear too. Focusing too much on vanity projects like Gaganyaan when strategic projects are dying on the vine. For comparison, China has 100s of milsats in orbit
Agree. It increasingly looks like other factors in play. Sophisticated sabotage.