On Monday, ISRO’s failed PSLV C62 mission resulted in the loss of 16 satellites, including payloads from Hyderabad start-ups Dhruva Space, TakeMe2Space, and Eon Space Labs. The lost cargo included Dhruva deployers with multiple cubesats, TakeMe2Space’s MOI-1 (a 14 kg, 120-watt onboard GPU data‑centre prototype) and Eon’s 500 g MIRA telescope; founders said small payloads can be rebuilt in 2–3 months, larger ones may take 9–12 months.
Key Points
- 1Lose 16 satellites from PSLV C62, including MOI-1 and MIRA payloads.
- 2Undermine ISRO credibility and delay commercial demonstrations and competitive space AI deployments.
- 3Prompt startups to rebuild quickly; small payloads in 2–3 months, larger ones 9–12 months.
Scoring Rationale
Moderate novelty and direct startup impact, limited industry-wide scope and mainly single-source reporting, modest technical depth.
Sources
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