An Indian rocket failed during the third stage of its flight within minutes of launch on Monday, resulting in the loss of 16 satellites and marking a second consecutive failure of what the country’s space agency calls its trusted workhorse. ADVERTISEMENT“The performance of the vehicle up to the third stage was as expected — and as predicted,” said V. Narayanan, chairman of the Indian Space Research Organisation (Isr00o). The first and third stages of the PSLV rocket are fuelled by solid propellants, while the second and fourth stagesare fuelled by liquid propellants. The space agency has not detailed in public the outcome of the previous investigation and any corrective measures taken. Phone queries to the space agency on Monday did not evoke a response.

Source: The Telegraph January 13, 2026 01:55 UTC