National Space Day 2026 celebrations at Mumbai’s Institute of Science featured ISRO rocket models, interactive workshops and Chandrayaan-3 paper model-making activities for students. (PICS/ ASHISH RAJE)

ISRO kicked off 2026 with the powerful launch of PSLV-C62 from Sriharikota, sending the EOS-N1 (Anvesha) Earth observation satellite and 15 co-passenger satellites toward Sun Synchronous Orbit. Executed by NewSpace India Limited, the mission underscored India’s growing commercial space footprint. (INPUTS/ANI)