India has been successfully introducing satellites since 1975. The Indian Space Research Organization (ISRO) was founded in 1969. Its headquarters is located in Bangalore, and Shri S. Somanath is the current Chairman of ISRO.
| Launch year | Satellite |
| 1975 | Aryabhatta |
| 1979 | Bhaskara Sega-I |
| Rohini Technology Payload | |
| 1980 | Rohini RS-1 |
| 1981 | Rohini RS-D1 |
| Apple | |
| Bhaskara-II |
| 1982 | INSAT-1A |
| 1983 | Rohini RS-D2 |
| INSAT-1B |
| 1987 | SROSS-1 |
| 1988 | IRS-1A |
| SROSS-2 | |
| INSAT-1C | |
| 1990 | INSAT-1D |
| 1991 | IRS-1B |
| 1992 | INSAT-2DT |
| SROSS-C | |
| INSAT-2A | |
| 1993 | INSAT-2B |
| IRS-1E | |
| 1994 | SROSS-C2 |
| IRS-P2 |
| 1995 | INSAT-2C |
| IRS-1C | |
| 1996 | IRS-P3 |
| 1997 | INSAT-2D |
| IRS-1D | |
| 1999 | INSAT-2E |
| OceanSat-1 | |
| 2000 | INSAT-3B |
| 2001 | GSAT-1 |
| TES | |
| 2002 | INSAT-3C |
| Kalpana-1 | |
| 2003 | INSAT-3A |
| GSAT-2 | |
| INSAT-3E |
| ResourceSat-1 | |
| 2004 | EduSAT |
| 2005 | CartoSat-1 |
| HamSat | |
| INSAT-4A |
| 2006 | INSAT-4C |
| 2007 | CartoSat-2 |
| SRE-1 | |
| INSAT-4B | |
| INSAT-4CR | |
| 2008 | CartoSat-2A |
| IMS-1 |
| Chandrayaan-1 | |
| 2009 | RISAT-2 |
| AnuSat-1 | |
| OceanSat-2 | |
| 2010 | GSAT-4 |
| CartoSat-2B | |
| StudSat | |
| GSAT-5P | |
| 2011 | ResourceSat-2 |
| YouthSat | |
| GSAT-8 or INSAT-4G | |
| GSAT-12 | |
| Megha-Tropiques | |
| Jugnu | |
| SRMSat | |
| 2012 | RISAT-1 |
| GSAT-10 | |
| 2013 | SARAL |
| IRNSS-1A | |
| INSAT-3D | |
| GSAT-7 | |
| Mars Orbiter Mission (MOM) or
Mangalyaan-1 |
|
| 2014 | GSAT-14 |
| IRNSS-1B | |
| IRNSS-1C | |
| GSAT-16 |
| 2015 | IRNSS-1D |
| GSAT-6 | |
| Astrosat | |
| GSAT-15 | |
| 2016 | IRNSS-1E |
| IRNSS-1F | |
| IRNSS-1G | |
| Cartosat-2C |
| SathyabamaSat | |
| Swayam-1 | |
| INSAT-3DR | |
| Pratham | |
| PISat | |
| ScatSat-1 | |
| GSAT-18 | |
| ResourceSat-2A |
| 2017 | CartoSat-2D |
| INS-1A | |
| INS-1B | |
| South Asia Satellite | |
| GSAT-19 | |
| NIUSat | |
| CartoSat-2E |
| GSAT-17 | |
| IRNSS-1H | |
| 2018 | CartoSat-2F |
| MicroSat-TD | |
| INS-1C | |
| GSAT-6A | |
| IRNSS-II | |
| GSAT-29 |
| HySIS | |
| ExseedSat-1 | |
| GSAT-11 | |
| GSAT-7A | |
| 2019 | Microsat-R |
| PS4 Stage attached with
KalamSAT-V2 |
|
| GSAT-31 | |
| EMISAT |
| PS4 Stage attached with
ExseedSat-2, AMSAT, ARIS and AIS payloads |
|
| RISAT-2B | |
| Orbiter of Chandrayaan-2 | |
| Cartosat-3 | |
| RISAT-2BR1 | |
| 2020 | GSAT-30 |
| EOS-01 | |
| CMS-01 | |
| 2021 | Sindhu Netra |
| SDSat | |
| JITSat | |
| GHRCESat | |
| Sri Shakthi Sat | |
| EOS-03 |
ISRO
ISRO is an Indian space agency that the Indian government supports. Its mission is to “Harness space technology for national development while pursuing space science research and planetary exploration”.
ISRO Achievements
- Aryabhata was the first satellite built by the ISRO.
- Rohini was the first satellite launched by an Indian-built launch vehicle in 1980.
- ISRO launched Chandrayaan-1, a lunar orbiter, on October 22, 2008.
- It launched Mangalyaan, a Mars orbiter, on November 5, 2013, and 20 satellites with a single launch vehicle on June 18, 2016.
- ISRO used a single launch vehicle, PSLV-C37, to launch 104 satellites on February 15, 2017.
- It launched Chandrayaan-2, its second lunar mission, on July 22, 2019.
- In 2022, the ISRO plans to launch a four-person human space trip.
Satellite Applications
Telecommunication, resource management, natural catastrophe predictions, radio networking, and weather forecasting are all applications for satellites. The Army, Air Force, and Navy employ satellites to navigate aircraft, missiles, and radars, among other things.
Aryabhata – first satellite launched by the ISRO
On April 19, 1975, ISRO launched its first satellite into orbit. Aryabhata satellite was the project’s name. Aryabhata was a well-known Indian mathematician and astronomer, and the satellite was given his name. Aryabhata is also credited with creating the zero and has significantly contributed to mathematics.
It maintains the record for the most satellites launched by a single rocket. The Aryabhata satellite is regarded as the first significant achievement in Indian space exploration, and the Reserve Bank of India commemorated the launch by issuing Rs. 2-denominated currency notes. One of the world’s top 10 space research facilities, ISRO has launched a satellite to Mars.
