PSLV C62 mission: ISRO set to launch Earth Observation Satellite on January 12, check time, specifications, partner countries & other details

The Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) is set to launch PSLV C62 mission on January 12, kicking off its 2026 launch calender by deploying the EOS-N1 earth observation satellite and 14 other payloads into space.

The mission is undertaken by the commercial arm of ISRO - the NewSpace India Ltd (NSIL) and involves 14 co-passenger satellites belonging to domestic and overseas customers.

"The integration of the vehicle and the satellites has been completed and pre-launch checks are in progress. The PSLV-C62 mission is proposed to lift-off on January 12 at 10.17 hrs, from the first launch pad at Satish Dhawan Space Centre, Sriharikota," ISRO said on Saturday. The entire mission is expected to be more than two hours after the scheduled lift-off.


The satellite launch will undergo a 25-hour countdown, which will commence on January 11, marking the 64th flight of PSLV rocket. The Earth Observation Satellite has been built jointly by Thailand and the United Kingdom, the space agency said.

Agenda of ISRO PSLV C62 launch

According to ISRO, the primary payload - 'Earth Observation Satellite' built by the two partner countries, will fly piggyback along with 13 other co-passenger satellites, which would be deployed into the intended sun-synchronous orbit around 17 minutes after lift-off.

However, the separation of the fourth stage of the rocket (PS4) and demonstration of Kestrel Initial Technology Demonstrator (KID) capsule is expected to take place in over 2 hours after the launch. The demonstration belongs to a Spanish startup.

The Indian space agency said scientists would restart the fourth stage of the rocket to demonstrate the KID capsule to make its re-entry into the earth atmosphere. For this to occur, they would re-start the fourth stage to de-boost and enter a re-entry trajectory, and this will be followed by the KID capsule separation.

Both the PS4 stage and the KID capsule (which will be the last co-passenger) will re-enter the Earth's atmosphere and make a splashdown in the South Pacific Ocean, ISRO said.

So far, PSLV rocket has completed 63 flights, including the Chandrayaan-1, Mars Orbiter Mission (MOM), and Aditya-L1 mission.