ISRO suffered a major setback in PSLV-C62 mission, ‘EOS-N1 Anvesha’ disappeared in space even before orbit.

PSLV-C62/EOS-N1 mission: ISRO’s PSLV-C62 launched with Earth Observation Satellite and 14 other payloads. ISRO’s trusted PSLV rocket on Monday launched from the Sriharikota spaceport, carrying an Earth observation satellite along with 14 other commercial payloads for domestic and foreign customers. However, after the successful launch, this mission of ISRO has failed. The rocket changed direction after the third stage. The fourth stage could not start, due to which the satellite did not separate. All payloads were lost in space.

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According to the information, as the first launch of the year, the PSLV-C62 mission was part of the contract won by NewSpace India Limited, the commercial arm of ISRO. The 44.4 meter long four-stage PSLV-C62 rocket lifted off from the launch pad earlier at the scheduled time of 10.18am on Monday. Giving an update on the mission in Sriharikota, ISRO Chairman Dr V Narayanan said, “Today we attempted the PSLV-C62 EOS-N1 mission. The PSLV vehicle is a four-stage vehicle, consisting of two solid stages and two liquid stages. The first stage is a solid motor with two strap-ons, the second stage is liquid, the third stage is solid, and the fourth stage is liquid.

The ISRO Chairman further said, “Up to the end of the third stage, the vehicle’s performance was as expected and as predicted. Near the end of the third stage, we observed a slight disturbance in the roll rate of the vehicle, and after that, a change in the flight path. We are analyzing the data and will get back to you as soon as possible. As a result, the mission did not proceed as expected. We are now analyzing the data received from all ground stations. We are doing it, and once the analysis is complete, we will let you know.”