India, Jan. 12 -- India's space agency ISRO faced a major setback on Monday when its Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle, PSLV-C62, encountered a disturbance during the third stage of flight. The rocket lifted off successfully from the First Launch Pad at the Satish Dhawan Space Centre, marking India's first planned space mission of 2026. However, the mission did not proceed as expected.

PSLV-C62 carried the EOS-N1 (Anvesha) Earth observation satellite along with 14 co-passenger satellites, including domestic and international payloads. After a smooth lift-off and initial flight phases, engineers detected an anomaly that caused the rocket to deviate from its planned flight path, raising concerns about the mission's outcome.

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