India, Jan. 13 -- Sometimes, getting the job done requires sheer, child-like tenacity-and KID appears to have delivered exactly that. While Monday's PSLV-C62 mission was declared a failure after ISRO confirmed the loss of its primary payloads, a small capsule aboard the rocket has emerged as an unlikely survivor.

Spanish startup Orbital Paradigm revealed on Tuesday that its Kestrel Initial Demonstrator (KID) capsule not only successfully separated from the launch vehicle but also powered on and transmitted data, defying expectations after the mission went awry.

"Our KID capsule, against all odds, separated from PSLV-C62, switched on, and transmitted data. We're reconstructing trajectory. Full report will come," Orbital Paradigm posted o...