India’s PSLV-C61 mission, tasked with deploying the advanced EOS-09 Earth
observation satellite, ended in failure on the morning of May 18, 2025, due to
a suspected malfunction in the third-stage (PS3) flex nozzle system. This
incident marks only the third failure in 63 launches for the Polar Satellite
Launch Vehicle (PSLV), a workhorse of the Indian Space Research Organisation
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On May 18, 2025, the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) faced a major setback with the PSLV-C61 mission, which was intended to launch the Earth Observation Satellite (EOS-09) into a sun-synchronous polar orbit from the Satish Dhawan Space Centre in Sriharikota.The mission marked ISRO’s 101st launch from the facility and the 63rd flight of its highly reliable Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle

The Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) faced a major setback on May 18, 2025, with its 101st satellite mission. The launch, conducted from the Satish Dhawan Space Centre in Sriharikota, involved the Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle (PSLV-C61) carrying the advanced Earth Observation Satellite EOS-09.The mission was intended to place EOS-09 into a Sun Synchronous Polar Orbit (SSPO), enhancing

On May 17, 2025, the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) began a 22-hour countdown for the highly anticipated launch of the EOS-09 earth-imaging satellite aboard the PSLV-C61 rocket, marking the 63rd mission of India’s most frequently flown launch vehicle, the Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle (PSLV).Scheduled for lift-off at 5:59 am IST on May 18 from the Satish Dhawan Space Centre in