The PSLV-C62/EOS-N1 mission launched on January 12, 2026, from Satish Dhawan Space Centre faced an anomaly near the end of the third stage, ISRO said. "The performance of the vehicle up to the end of third stage was as expected," said ISRO Chairman Dr. V Narayanan. "Close to the end of the third stage we are seeing little more disturbance in the vehicle roll rates and subsequently there is a deviation observed in the flight path we are analysing the data and we shall come back at the earliest." The mission included the EOS-N1 earth observation satellite for strategic use, along with 15 co-passenger satellites developed by startups and academia from India and abroad. After a 22.5-hour countdown, the PSLV lifted off at 10:18 a.m. These satellites were to be injected into a Sun Synchronous Orbit. Following this, the PS4 stage would restart to de-boost and enter a re-entry trajectory, with the KID Capsule separating and both re-entering Earth's atmosphere to impact in the South Pacific Ocean. The 15 co-passenger satellites come from various international and Indian organizations, including Theos-2 (Thailand/UK), several satellites from Indian firm Dhruva Space, and others from Nepal, Spain, France, Brazil, and India. This mission marks the 105th launch from Sriharikota, 64th PSLV flight, and the fifth of the PSLV-DL variant. ISRO is investigating the anomaly, following a similar issue during the PSLV-C61 launch in May 2025.