A photograph posted by @ispaceflight_in exhibiting a a PLF (Payload Fairing) washed up on an uninhabited island close to L. Kunahandhoo, Maldives, discovered on February 12, 2026. Photograph credit: X/@ispaceflight_in
Particles of a launch automobile with the Indian Area Analysis Organisation (ISRO) brand and the nationwide emblem have reportedly been discovered not too long ago in an uninhabited island in Maldives.
The particles of the Payload Fairing that are believed to be that of ISRO’s Launch Automobile Mark-3 (LVM-3) washed as much as an island close to L. Kunahandhoo in Maldives, and located on February 12. Native Maldivian media have additionally reported on elements of the particles washing as much as the shore.
The particles are stated to have fallen on an uninhabited island and there was no injury precipitated to any human life or property attributable to their influence.
indianspaceflight.in., a web site which tracks Indian spaceflight and aerospace developments, in a publish on X stated the particles had been seemingly from the LVM3-M6 mission.
“A PLF (Payload Fairing) has washed up on an uninhabited island close to L. Kunahandhoo, #maldives (discovered February 12, 2026). The @isro brand’s place under the nationwide emblem suggests it’s seemingly from the LVM3-M6 launch. This follows an identical restoration on December 28, 2025, in Sri Lanka (Trincomalee), which additionally gave the impression to be from the identical mission. #ISRO #LVM3M6 #LVM,” @ispaceflight_in posted on X.
On December 19, 2025 ISRO launched the LVM3-M6 / BlueBird Block-2 Mission, a devoted industrial mission onboard the LVM3 launch automobile. In the course of the mission, it efficiently launched the BlueBird Block-2 communication satellite tv for pc of AST SpaceMobile, U.S.A. and on November 2 the area company used the LVM-3 to launch the CMS-03 communication satellite tv for pc.
LVM3 is the heaviest rocket developed by ISRO and is a three-stage launch automobile comprising two strong strap-on motors, a liquid core stage and a cryogenic higher stage .
ISRO is but to substantiate whether or not the particles are from an Indian launch automobile.
Revealed – February 15, 2026 10:53 pm IST