EOS-N1 Anvesha will be launched by ISRO on January 12, 2026

The PSLV-C62 EOS-N1 Anvesha will be launched by ISRO on January 12, 2026

India's Moon rocket, the Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle (PSLV C-11) on its launch pad and ready to take India's maiden mooncraft to the lunar orbit. The countdown has literally begun for the launch of India's maiden satellite to the moon. Named Chandrayaan-1 or Moon Craft 1 it has now been fully integrated and will be launched from the country's space port Sriharikota to be hoisted moon wards. This will make India the sixth country in the world to attempt such a challenging mission. Chandrayaan-1 is an unmanned scientific satellite and in its two year life it will map the lunar surface in detail like never before and also search for water. In a unique experiment it will also attempt to place India's tricolor flag on the moon surface through a special impactor probe. (Photo by Pallava Bagla/Corbis via Getty Images)

The Indian Space Research Organization (ISRO) will resume orbital launches with the PSLV-C62 mission, which is scheduled to launch from the First Launch Pad (FLP) at the Satish Dhawan Space Center in Sriharikota on January 12, 2026, at 10:17 AM IST.

The launch will mark the 64th flight of the Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle (PSLV) and the fifth use of the PSLV-DL type, which has two strap-on boosters.

EOS-N1 Anvesha

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The primary payload of the mission is EOS-N1 (Anvesha), an Earth observation satellite designed to enhance India’s remote sensing capabilities in agriculture, urban mapping, and environmental monitoring.

With eighteen co-passenger payloads from India and other nations, this is a significant multi-satellite deployment.

EOS-N1 Anvesha and other 8 satellite

One of the co-passengers is AayulSAT, developed by Bengaluru-based OrbitAID Aerospace and praised as India’s first on-orbit refueling mission—a critical step toward reusable and sustainable satellite operations.

Hyderabad’s TakeMe2Space and EON Space will launch MOI-1, a tiny 14-kilogram satellite with onboard AI data processing and Earth imaging capabilities, to demonstrate next-generation edge computing in orbit.

The Indo-Mauritius Joint Satellite (IMJS) would strengthen the two nations’ space cooperation while bringing a global perspective.

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Orbital Paradigm’s Kestrel Initial Demonstrator (KID) will test a 25-kilogram reentry capsule from Spain, potentially paving the way for low-cost recovery technologies for microgravity research and sample return missions. The PSLV’s first flight back into service following the PSLV-C61 mission’s failure in late 2025 makes this trip noteworthy as well.

The C62 mission, which is ISRO’s 101st orbital attempt overall and the first orbital launch of 2026, represents a technical and symbolic revitalization for the renowned workhorse launcher.

If PSLV-C62 is successful, it will validate ISRO’s reliability in the deployment of small and medium-sized satellites and bolster India’s growing network of private and international space partnerships.

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