ISRO’s 44.4 metre tall PSLV-C62 rocket to lift off from the First Launch Pad from Dhawan Space Centre, Sriharikota, marking India’s first major space launch. (PIC/PTI)
The four-stage Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle blasted off at 10:18 am, beginning a 17 minute journey toward Sun Synchronous Orbit
The PSLV-C62 mission aimed to place the EOS-N1 (Anvesha) Earth observation satellite into orbit at an altitude of about 511 km
The mission was carried out by NewSpace India Limited, representing the ninth dedicated commercial Earth observation launch
Hyderabad-based Dhruva Space made a milestone contribution, supplying seven satellites - the first time a single Indian private firm has done so in one mission
Dhruva Space also built four satellites in-house, including one for its own use, focused on low-data-rate communication for amateur radio operators
The four-stage PSLV vehicle performed nominally until PS3, before engineers observed increased disturbance and a deviation in the flight path near the end of the third-stage burn
ISRO Chairman V Narayanan confirmed the anomaly, saying mission data is being analysed and further updates will follow
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