Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) PSLV-C62 mission hits anomaly after third stage

Key facts

• The PSLV-C62 mission lifted off at 10:18:30 IST from the First Launch Pad at the Satish Dhawan Space Centre, Sriharikota.
• ISRO acknowledged 'a deviation of sort in the flight path' after the end of the third stage and is analysing the data.
• The 44.4-metre-tall four-stage PSLV-C62 carried the EOS-N1 Earth observation satellite and 15 co-passenger satellites.
• The rocket was to inject payloads into a Sun Synchronous Orbit at an altitude of around 511 km.
• The fourth stage (PS4) was planned to restart for a controlled de-boost manoeuvre to re-enter and splash down the Kestrel Initial Technology Demonstrator (KID) capsule in the South Pacific Ocean.
• EOS-N1 is an Earth observation satellite for environmental monitoring, resource mapping, and disaster management support.
• KID, developed by a Spanish startup, is a small-scale re-entry vehicle prototype for technology demonstration.
• The mission is the 64th flight of the Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle and the ninth dedicated commercial mission executed by NewSpace India Limited (NSIL).