India, Jan. 12 -- India is set to open its 2026 space calendar with the launch of the PSLV-C62 mission, as ISRO prepares to place an Earth observation satellite and 14 co-passenger satellites into orbit from Andhra Pradesh's Sriharikota on Monday, January 12.

The countdown for the mission began on Sunday afternoon, marking a crucial moment for the country's most trusted launch vehicle after its last mission in 2025 was aborted due to a technical observation.

The 260-tonne PSLV-C62 rocket will carry the EOS-N1 satellite, also known as Anvesha, into a polar sun-synchronous orbit a few hundred kilometres above Earth.

Along with it, 14 co-passenger satellites from domestic and international customers, arranged through NewSpace India Ltd, I...