"The civil works commenced at the SSLV Launch Complex at Kulasekarapattinam including the launch pad facility and is targeted for readiness by August 2026 and an orbital launch from the facility by the end of this year." - ISRO
Till date, more than 8,000 ground tests including the various structural qualification tests have been completed." (3/3)
.. A lot of software simulations are in progress at the test beds and we need to complete the simulations and environmental tests at the earliest to clear the first uncrewed mission in line with the targeted schedule.. (2/3)
ISRO: "We are in the final phase of the first uncrewed (Gaganyaan) mission. All propulsion tests have been completed for human rating... (1/3)
As per ISRO, integration has been completed and pre-launch checks are in progress. DL variant of PSLV for this mission is 'proposed' to lift-off on 12 January 2026 at 10:17 AM IST, from the First Launch Pad in Sriharikota.
Page: www.isro.gov.in/Mission_PSLV...
PSLV-C62 / EOS-N1 (Anvesha) official mission page and gallery is up!
ISRO mentions 15 co-passenger satellites, so two satellites likely have been moved to a different mission. KID Capsule will be the last payload to be injected for south pacific re-entry.
🚀 PSLV-C62 / EOS-N1 (Anvesha): 12th January Launch date has been officially announced!
PSLV in its DL configuration is scheduled to lift off from First Launch Pad (FLP) on Monday, 12th January 10:17 AM IST. Comeback flight for PSLV after failure in the previous mission (C61).
🛰️ In two years, ISRO has collected 23 TB worth of data from Aditya-L1 mission, available in public domain.
On 2nd anniversary of probe's L1 point insertion, ISRO has invited scientific proposals from Indian research community to use VELC and SUIT payloads for observations from April to June 2026.
Congratulations! An incredible journey so far!
The mini tanker satellite will perform on-orbit internal propellant, power and data transfer using the company's patented Standard Interface for Docking and Refuelling Port (SIDRP).
Quite amazing how we just had SpaDex mission last January and now we already have two 🇮🇳 start-ups, working on similar technologies & getting close to their targets.
AayulSAT by OrbitAID is set to be India's first on-orbit refuelling mission aboard PSLV-C62 / EOS-N1, ahead of ISRO themselves!
"..But those early days were a different era and India was still in upcoming stage of multiple space systems.” - Mukund K. Rao, consultant and former ISRO Deputy Director to Orbital Today. (6/6)
“The rocket/satellite variants approach, adopted from early 1980s, is more suited for a research R&D culture or technology development stage. Even at that time many of us in ISRO used to stress for the need of standardisation of the PSLV rocket IRS/INSAT satellites.." (5/6)
ISRO has also called Expression of Interest for making aluminium alloy propellant tanks and the facility to be located near Sriharikota. (4/6)
Due to its sheer size, ISRO is also floating some tenders and Expressions of Interests (EoIs) of NGLV components which specifically require the delivery to be at Sriharikota, as they cannot be moved by road like current launchers. (3/6)
Current rockets of PSLV, GSLV and LVM3 and their variants which were developed with R&D philosophy is no longer suitable for modern era where serial production and industrial involvement is required for scalability. (2/6)
NGLV Philosophy: ISRO is adopting a new model for production of its NGLV launchers with involvement of industry partners right from the beginning. With core philosophy being Modularity, Recoverability and Reusability. Requirement of Modularity has been there since the ULV proposal days. (1/6)
Cosmoserve has already raised US$ 3.17 Million (₹ ~28 Cr.) and is focusing on team building, tech development and validation. Followed by ground demonstration of Venus Flytrap inspired capture and servicing satellite, it plans for in-space demonstration by December 2026, reveals Phanindra to CE.
> Jan-Feb 2025: Part of ISRO's SpaDeX mission
> July 2025: Founded Cosmoserve Space
Former ISRO scientist & former member of Inter-Agency Space Debris Coordination Committee (IADC) Chiranjeevi Phanindra's start-up aims to mitigate space debris and revive dead satellites.
Correction burn: ~100kg is payload mass of scientific instruments not the overall wet mass of the spacecraft with propellants.
🛰️ ISRO's Venus Orbiter Mission (VOM) is targeted for Q1 2028 launch as per VEXAG 2025 presentation on VSAR & VARTISS by Sriram Saran Bhiravarasu.
The probe is set to use aerobraking akin to Magellan and Venus Express (experimental) to lower its orbit.
🛰️ Pixxel, the Indian hyperspectral satellite imagery start-up is in talks for US$ 55-60 Million (₹ ~500 Cr.) investment from Deepinder Goyal, CEO of Zomato ltd. (now Eternal) reports MoneyControl.
Previously, the company had raised US$ 90 Million.
ISRO conducts a static test of SS3, the SSLV's third stage 🔥
SS3 is now made lighter with the Carbon-epoxy Motor case, which has improved the SSLV's payload capacity by 90kg. It can now deliver 465kg to 500km LEO (45° Inclination).
PSLV-C62 / EOS-N1 (Anvesha): As per Telugu media reports, PSLV has been integrated up to all of its 4 stages.
It will be then moved to Mobile Service Tower (MST) for further integration with payload, which is encapsulated within fairing. It is targeted for launch on 10th January, per latest NOTAM.
Third launch pad (TLP): ISRO is currently in the procurement phase and is trying to identify the right vendors for the construction as per Padmakumar ES, director of Satish Dhawan Space Centre, Sriharikota.
TLP is set to open in 4 years ahead of planned development of NGLV.
PSLV-C62 now has a new date starting on 10 January 2026. Timings remain unchanged.
#ISRO #PSLV
Updates on upcoming tests under Gaganyaan Programme, space suit and H1. Thanks to the RTI filed by RG Hegde.
