The Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) is preparing to launch the Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle (PSLV) on December 4, 2024, from Sriharikota, Andhra Pradesh. This launch will carry the European Space Agency’s (ESA) Proba-3 mission, a collaborative effort with ISRO’s commercial arm, NewSpace India Limited (NSIL).

Isro had initially planned to launch the PSLV-C59 rocket from the Satish Dhawan Space Centre in Sriharikota on Wednesday. However, less than an hour before liftoff, an anomaly was detected.

Proba-3 is a joint mission to study the Sun's corona, the outermost layer of its atmosphere, which is vital for understanding solar activity and space weather