ISRO's GISAT-1A: The Make-or-Break Launch After PSLV Failures

ISRO's GISAT-1A mission is set to launch in September 2026, marking the agency's return to flight after two successive PSLV failures in 2025 and early 2026. The GISAT-1A satellite—a geostationary earth observation spacecraft—will monitor the Indian subcontinent from a greater distance, keeping almost the entire landmass in view for large portions of the day. This launch carries outsized significance: the original GISAT-1 was destroyed when its GSLV rocket failed back in 2021,...