Space Current Affairs January 2026

All 3 Space updates published in January 2026, grouped into 2 subtopics. Each one carries the exam-relevant facts and its GK Bytes; open an update for the complete note with static GK.

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ISRO & Indian Missions2 updates

ISRO PSLV-C62 Mission Fails

ISRO's PSLV-C62 (64th PSLV flight) lifted off from Sriharikota but failed to reach orbit after a deviation in roll rates near the end of third-stage operation. The primary payload was the DRDO-built EOS-N1 satellite; it was the second consecutive PSLV failure.

GK ByteSpace - launch vehiclesPSLV: Polar Satellite Launch VehicleSpaceport: Sriharikota (SDSC-SHAR)

12 Jan 2026Full note →

ISRO Releases ISSAR-2025

ISRO released the Indian Space Situational Awareness Report 2025 (ISSAR-2025) at the SMOPS-2026 conference in Bengaluru, reinforcing India's commitment to debris-free missions and space surveillance.

GK ByteSpace - policy/SSA

1 Jan 2026Full note →

NASA & Global Space1 update

NASA Launches Pandora Space Telescope

NASA launched the Pandora small space telescope aboard a Falcon 9 to study exoplanet atmospheres; the same flight carried NASA's SPARCS and BlackCAT CubeSat telescopes.

GK ByteSpace - astronomy

11 Jan 2026Full note →