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India’s PSLV suffers second consecutive launch failure, 16 satellites lost


2026 ended in failure due to an issue with the third stage of its Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle (PSLV). The mission, designated PSLV-C62, was also the second consecutive failure of this four-stage rocket with both anomalies affecting the third stage.

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