India, May 18 -- After taking off at the scheduled time of 5.59 am on Sunday, the 101st launch of the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) failed mid-flight during its third stage, just minutes after the launch.

ISRO's otherwise reliable PSLV C61 rocket launched from Satish Dhawan Space Centre in Sriharikota with EOS 09, an earth observation satellite, onboard. The mission was to carry the Earth observation satellite into a Sun Synchronous Polar Orbit (SSPO). However, the launch suffered a technical glitch during the third stage of PSLV's flight and failed.

"On 18th May 2025, the 101st launch was attempted, PSLV-C61 performance was normal till the 2nd stage. Due to an observation in the 3rd stage, the mission could not be accomplis...