2.7M views · 40K reactions | India's Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle (PSLV) launched the EOS-09 satellite from Satish Dhawan Space Centre on Saturday at 8:29 p.m. EDT (0029 GMT or 5:59 a.m. India Standard Time on Sunday, May 18). Full Story https://space-com.visitlink.me/GNFfkI "The satellite was lost due to an issue with the third stage of the rocket about six minutes into the launch," according to Space.com. Credit: ISRO | Space.com | Facebook

The Next Generation Launch Vehicle (NGLV), internally codenamed "Soorya", is a heavy-lift rocket currently under development by the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) to replace operational systems like the Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle (PSLV) and the Geosynchronous Satellite Launch Vehicle (GSLV). It is designed to carry significantly heavier payloads, with a capability of lifting up to 30 tonnes to Low Earth Orbit (LEO) and 10 tonnes to Geostationary Transfer Orbit (GTO), which is thre

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ISRO’s Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle, PSLV-C62 mission, failed on Monday after the launch vehicle faced an anomaly during the third stage of flight, losing all 16 satellites onboard, including a foreign Earth Observation satellite. This marks the second consecutive failure for the Launch Vehicle, after the unsuccessful PSLV-C61-EOS-09 mission in May 2025. The 44.4-metre-tall, four-stage rocket lifted off as scheduled at 10.18 am from the spaceport, following the conclusion of a 22.5-hour countd