Chennai, Jan. 8 -- India is set to launch two strategic space missions in the first quarter of calendar year 2026, with the first spy satellite launch scheduled for the morning of January 12.
According to the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO), the Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle PSLV-C62 will lift off at 10:17 am from the first launch pad, carrying Anvesha (EOS-N1)-a spy/earth observation satellite developed by the Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO).
In addition to the primary payload EOS-N1, the mission will carry 18 small co-passenger satellites belonging to Indian and international entities.
The government informed Parliament in December 2025 that this was a dedicated Earth observation satellite launch by New ...