India's PSLV-C62 rocket failed during its third stage on Jan. 12, 2026, losing 16 satellites, including India's EOS-N1, due to flight instability.

All 16 satellites on board, including the DRDO's EOS-N1 Earth observation satellite and payloads from India, Spain, the UK, and Nepal, were lost when India's PSLV-C62 rocket failed on January 12, 2026, during the third stage of flight. During the first two stages of the launch from Sriharikota, everything went according to plan. However, during the last part of the third stage, there was a disruption in roll rates and flight path deviation, which prevented the proper orbital insertion. After a similar anomaly in May 2025, this is the second consecutive PSLV failure in eight months. The fate of the payloads has not yet been confirmed, but ISRO has established a Failure Analysis Committee to look into the cause.