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One satellite survives PSLV rocket failure, transmits data from space for about 3 minutes | India News

Kestrel Initial Demonstrator capsule NEW DELHI: When its third phase failed on Monday, Isro’s PSLV-C62 launch vehicle lost 15 satellites from several countries and Indian companies, including the primary payload. However, a football-sized Spanish satellite called KID (Kestrel Initial Demonstrator), survived, though it transmitted “critical data” back to Earth for only about 3 minutes.The 25-kg…

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PSLV fails for 2nd time in 9 months; 3rd-stage glitch costs 16 satellites | India News

SRIHARIKOTA/BENGALURU: India’s first space mission of 2026 failed on Monday after Isro’s workhorse PSLV suffered a glitch in its solid-propellant third stage (PS3), costing 16 satellites and an ambitious project of strategic, diplomatic and commercial importance. The PSLV-C62 failure comes nine months after a glitch in the same third stage of PSLV-C61 prevented EOS-09, another…

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