{"id":280366,"date":"2026-01-12T05:13:08","date_gmt":"2026-01-12T05:13:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/280366\/"},"modified":"2026-01-12T05:13:08","modified_gmt":"2026-01-12T05:13:08","slug":"watch-live-isro-to-launch-16-satellites-with-drdos-anvesha-on-pslv-c62-mission","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/280366\/","title":{"rendered":"Watch LIVE: Isro to launch 16 satellites with DRDO&#8217;s Anvesha on PSLV-C62 mission"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>India&#8217;s space agency, Isro, is set to kick off 2026 with its first launch on Monday, deploying 16 satellites aboard the reliable PSLV-C62 rocket from Sriharikota.<\/p>\n<p>The 22.5-hour countdown began on January 11 at 12:48 pm IST, building excitement for lift-off at 10:18 am IST, marking the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.indiatoday.in\/science\/story\/pslv-c62-launch-eos-n1-anvesha-hyperspectral-satellite-takeme2space-eon-space-labs-isro-2026-2850207-2026-01-11?utm_source=global-search&amp;utm_medium=global-search&amp;utm_campaign=global-search\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">64th flight of the Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle.<\/a><\/p>\n<p>WATCH PSLV-C62 LAUNCH EOS-N1 ANVESHA TO SPACE<\/p>\n<p>The primary payload, EOS-N1 (codename Anvesha), is a 400-kg hyperspectral Earth observation satellite developed by DRDO for strategic surveillance. Weighing strategic value, Anvesha captures Earth&#8217;s surface in hundreds of narrow spectral bands, aiding border monitoring, agriculture, disaster management, and material identification.<\/p>\n<p>Joining it are 15 co-passengers, including Indian startups like TakeMe2Space&#8217;s MOI-1 with the world&#8217;s lightest MIRA space telescope by Eon Space Labs, and international payloads testing AI imaging and cybercafe tech in orbit.<\/p>\n<p>A key demo features Spain&#8217;s KestID re-entry vehicle prototype, released last to splash down in the South Pacific, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.indiatoday.in\/science\/story\/india-to-launch-16-satellites-in-a-single-mission-why-isro-blindly-trusts-pslv-2849456-2026-01-10?utm_source=global-search&amp;utm_medium=global-search&amp;utm_campaign=global-search\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">validating controlled atmospheric re-entry tech. <\/a><\/p>\n<p>The mission targets a Sun-synchronous orbit (SSO) at around 500-600 km for consistent imaging under sunlight.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" height=\"336\" title=\"\" width=\"600\" class=\"\" alt=\"PSLV\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/pslvc58_8.gif\"\/><\/p>\n<p>Managed by NewSpace India Ltd (NSIL), this ninth commercial PSLV flight underscores India&#8217;s growing private space ecosystem post-2025 reforms.<\/p>\n<p>Following PSLV-C61&#8217;s third-stage failure in May 2025, C62 restores confidence in Isro&#8217;s workhorse, which powered Chandrayaan-1 and Aditya-L1. It boosts India&#8217;s surveillance amid regional tensions and aligns with ambitions for 100+ annual launches. Private firms like Dhruva and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.indiatoday.in\/science\/story\/isro-to-launch-drdo-eos-n1-anvesha-satellite-on-pslv-c62-why-no-one-can-hide-from-it-2849701-2026-01-11?utm_source=global-search&amp;utm_medium=global-search&amp;utm_campaign=global-search\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">OrbitID contribute to refuelling experiments via AayulSAT.<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Space enthusiasts anticipate a flawless debut to 2026, reinforcing Isro&#8217;s global stature. Live streams from Isro&#8217;s site promise nationwide engagement.<\/p>\n<p>&#8211; Ends<\/p>\n<p>Published By: <\/p>\n<p>Sibu Kumar Tripathi<\/p>\n<p>Published On: <\/p>\n<p>Jan 12, 2026<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"India&#8217;s space agency, Isro, is set to kick off 2026 with its first launch on Monday, deploying 16&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":280367,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[270],"tags":[18,19,65694,17,141440,141441,141436,141437,141439,133,454,451,141438],"class_list":{"0":"post-280366","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-space","8":"tag-eire","9":"tag-ie","10":"tag-india-today-science","11":"tag-ireland","12":"tag-isro-launch-live","13":"tag-isro-launch-live-video","14":"tag-pslv-c62-launch","15":"tag-pslv-c62-launch-live","16":"tag-pslv-c62-launch-live-vide","17":"tag-science","18":"tag-science-news","19":"tag-space","20":"tag-watch-pslv-c62-launch-live"},"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"https:\/\/pubeurope.com\/@ie\/115880421161588319","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/280366","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=280366"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/280366\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/280367"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=280366"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=280366"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=280366"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}