India, Jan. 11 -- The countdown for one of ISRO's longest-ever Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle (PSLV) missions will begin at around 12.18 pm today, officials said. The PSLV-C62 mission, carrying 16 satellites, is scheduled to lift off at about 10.18 am on Monday from the first launch pad at the Satish Dhawan Space Centre, Sriharikota.



The 22-hour countdown will precede the launch of PSLV-C62, which will place a strategic hyperspectral Earth observation satellite, EOS-N1 (Anvesha), developed by DRDO, along with 15 Indian and foreign small satellites, into orbit. The mission, undertaken commercially by NewSpace India Limited (NSIL), is India's first space launch of 2026.



The 108-minute-long flight is among the longest undertaken by a...