Overview
- A 25‑hour countdown is set to begin on January 11 for liftoff at 10:17 IST on January 12 from Sriharikota’s First Launch Pad using the PSLV‑DL variant, marking the launcher’s 64th flight and NSIL’s ninth dedicated commercial mission.
- Primary payload EOS‑N1 (Anvesha) is a hyperspectral Earth observation satellite described as developed by DRDO for a strategic user, offering fine material discrimination useful for surveillance and civil applications.
- Multiple Indian and international co‑passengers will fly, including OrbitAid’s AyulSat for in‑orbit refuelling, Dhruva Space/Takeme2Space’s MOI‑1 for on‑satellite AI processing, a UK‑built THEOS‑2 for Thailand, Nepal’s Munal, and several Brazilian smallsats from AlltoSpace.
- Mission profile calls for EOS‑N1 separation roughly 18 minutes after launch, with final payload activities wrapping up around 108 minutes, including a de‑boosted fourth‑stage maneuver and the Spanish KID capsule’s separation and planned reentry into the South Pacific.
- The launch follows the May 2025 PSLV‑C61 loss attributed to a third‑stage anomaly by officials, as public attention remains on the absence of a released Failure Analysis Committee report.