Overview
- ISRO’s PSLV-C62 was scheduled to lift off from Sriharikota on January 12 carrying 16 satellites, including India’s first orbital AI imaging lab and DRDO’s hyperspectral EOS‑N1 (Anvesha).
- One Aaj Tak report states the mission failed and the 16 satellites are currently unlocated, and independent confirmation of deployment or loss is not provided in the cited coverage.
- OrbitAid’s 25‑kg Ayulsat serves as a single‑satellite target to study liquid fuel behaviour in microgravity rather than refuelling another spacecraft.
- OrbitAid’s founder said the initial in‑orbit fuel‑transfer test within the Ayulsat system was expected to begin about four hours after launch.
- Context from the coverage notes prior Chinese claims of on‑orbit refuelling, ongoing private efforts such as Astroscale, and debris‑mitigation practices under UN COPUOS guidelines if payloads are non‑functional.