Isro schedules GISAT-1A launch after nearly seven-month pause

Isro is preparing to launch the GISAT-1A Earth-observation satellite in September 2026, a mission expected to bring India’s space agency back to regular launches after a nearly seven-month operational pause. The research packet does not specify a launch site or an exact date.

GISAT-1A is designed for Earth-observation purposes. Its planned launch follows the failure of the PSLV-C61/EOS-09 mission in 2025, which was attributed to an anomaly in the rocket’s third stage. The earlier failure led to the interruption in Isro’s operations described in the research material.

The GISAT-1A mission is expected to resume Isro’s regular launch schedule. The launch is anticipated to take place in September, with the supplied event date listed as September 1, 2026, though the available information describes the timing more broadly as occurring during that month.

The mission also aims to demonstrate Isro’s readiness to return to flight after the previous mission’s failure. The available material does not provide further details about the satellite’s instruments, the launch vehicle planned for the mission, the launch location or the intended duration of the mission.

The planned launch therefore remains a scheduled development rather than a completed event. Any change to the timetable, or further technical information about GISAT-1A, was not included in the research packet.