ISRO’s PSLV-C61/EOS-09 Mission Failure

Current Context: On 18 May 2025, the Indian Space Research Organisation’s (ISRO) 101^st mission, PSLV-C61 carrying the EOS-09 satellite, failed due to a technical anomaly during the third stage of flight.

About:

• Launch Vehicle: Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle (PSLV-C61).
• Payload: Earth Observation Satellite-09 (EOS-09), intended for sun-synchronous polar
• Launch Site: Satish Dhawan Space Centre, Sriharikota.
• Mission Objective: To enhance India’s surveillance and remote sensing capabilities.
• Cause of Failure: A technical anomaly during the third stage of the PSLV rocket led to the mission’s failure.
• Historical Context: This marks the third failure of the PSLV in its operational history, with previous failures occurring in 1993 and 2017.