Milestones of ISRO
Milestones Of Indian Space Programme
1962 - Indian National Committee for Space Research (INCOSPAR) formed by the Department of Atomic Energy and work on establishing Thumba Equatorial Rocket Launching Station (TERLS) started.
1963 - First sounding rocket launched from TERLS (November 21, 1963).
1965 - Space Science & Technology Centre (SSTC) established in Thumba.
1967 - Satellite Telecommunication Earth Station set up at Ahmedabad.
1968 - TERLS dedicated to the United Nations (February 2, 1968).
1969 - Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) formed under Department of Atomic Energy (August 15, 1969).
1972 - Space Commission and Department of Space set up (June 1, 1972). ISRO brought under DOS.
1972-1976 - Air-borne remote sensing experiments.
Satellite |
Launch Date |
Launch Vehicle |
Type of Satellite |
Launch site |
Aryabhata |
19.04.1975 |
C-1 Intercosmos |
Experimental / Small Satellite |
Baikanur |
Bhaskara-I |
07.06.1979 |
C-1 Intercosmos |
Earth Observation Satellite |
Baikanur |
Rohini Technology Payload (RTP) |
10.08.1979 |
SLV-3 |
Experimental / Small Satellite |
Sriharikota |
Rohini (RS-1) |
18.07.1980 |
SLV-3 |
Experimental / Small Satellite |
Sriharikota |
Rohini (RS-D1) |
31.05.1981 |
SLV-3 |
Earth Observation Satellite |
Sriharikota |
Ariane Passenger Payload Experiment (APPLE) |
19.06.1981 |
Ariane-1(V-3) |
Geo-Stationary Satellite |
Kourou (CSG), French Guyana |
Bhaskara-II |
20.11.1981 |
C-1 Intercosmos |
Earth Observation Satellite |
Baikanur |
INSAT-1A |
10.04.1982 |
Delta 3910 PAM-D |
Geo-Stationary Satellite |
America |
Rohini (RS-D2) |
17.04.1983 |
SLV-3 |
Earth Observation Satellite |
Sriharikota |
INSAT-1B |
30.08.1983 |
Shuttle [PAM-D] |
Geo-Stationary Satellite |
America |
Stretched Rohini Satellite Series
(SROSS-1) |
24.03.1987 |
ASLV |
Space Mission |
Sriharikota |
IRS-1A |
17.03.1988 |
Vostok |
Earth Observation Satellite |
Baikanur |
Stretched Rohini Satellite Series
(SROSS-2) |
13.07.1988 |
ASLV |
Earth Observation Satellite |
Sriharikota |
INSAT-1C |
21.07.1988 |
Ariane-3 |
Geo-Stationary Satellite |
Kourou (CSG), French Guyana |
INSAT-1D |
12.06.1990 |
Delta 4925 |
Geo-Stationary Satellite |
America |
IRS-1B |
29.08.1991 |
Vostok |
Earth Observation Satellite |
Baikanur |
Stretched Rohini Satellite Series (SROSS-C) |
20.05.1992 |
ASLV |
Space Mission |
Sriharikota |
INSAT-2A |
10.07.1992 |
Ariane-44L H10 |
Geo-Stationary Satellite |
Kourou (CSG), French Guyana |
INSAT-2B |
23.07.1993 |
Ariane-44L H10+ |
Geo-Stationary Satellite |
Kourou (CSG), French Guyana |
IRS-1E |
20.09.1993 |
PSLV-D1 |
Earth Observation Satellite |
Sriharikota |
Stretched Rohini Satellite Series (SROSS-C2) |
04.05.1994 |
ASLV |
Space Mission |
Sriharikota |
IRS-P2 |
15.10.1994 |
PSLV-D2 |
Earth Observation Satellite |
Sriharikota |
INSAT-2C |
07.12.1995 |
Ariane-44L H10-3 |
Geo-Stationary Satellite |
Kourou (CSG), French Guyana |
IRS-1C |
28.12.1995 |
Molniya |
Earth Observation Satellite |
Baikanur |
IRS-P3 |
21.03.1996 |
PSLV-D3 |
Earth Observation Satellite |
Sriharikota |
INSAT-2D |
04.06.1997 |
Ariane-44L H10-3 |
Geo-Stationary Satellite |
Kourou |
IRS-1D |
29.09.1997 |
PSLV-C1 |
Earth Observation Satellite |
Sriharikota |
INSAT-2DT |
January 1998 |
Ariane-44L H10 |
Geo-Stationary Satellite |
|
INSAT-2E |
03.04.1999 |
Ariane-42P H10-3 |
Geo-Stationary Satellite |
Kourou |
Oceansat(IRS-P4) |
26.05.1999 |
PSLV-C2 |
Earth Observation Satellite |
Sriharikota |
INSAT-3B |
22.03.2000 |
Ariane-5G |
Geo-Stationary Satellite |
French Guyana |
GSAT-1 |
18.04.2001 |
GSLV-D1 |
Geo-Stationary Satellite |
Sriharikota |
Technology Experiment Satellite (TES) |
22.10.2001 |
PSLV-C3 |
Earth Observation Satellite |
Sriharikota |
INSAT-3C |
24.01.2002 |
Ariane-42L H10-3 |
Geo-Stationary Satellite |
French Guyana |
KALPANA-1(METSAT) |
12.09.2002 |
PSLV-C4 |
Geo-Stationary Satellite |
Sriharikota |
GSAT-2 |
08.05.2003 |
GSLV-D2 |
Geo-Stationary Satellite |
Sriharikota |
INSAT-3E |
28.09.2003 |
Ariane-5G |
Geo-Stationary Satellite |
French Guyana |
INSAT-3A |
10.04.2003 |
Ariane-5G |
Geo-Stationary Satellite |
French Guyana |
Resourcesat-1(IRS-P6) |
17.10.2003 |
PSLV-C5 |
Earth Observation Satellite |
Sriharikota |
EDUSAT (GSAT-3) |
20.09.2004 |
GSLV-F01 |
Geo-Stationary Satellite |
Sriharikota |
CARTOSAT-1 |
05.05.2005 |
PSLV-C6 |
Earth Observation Satellite |
Sriharikota |
HAMSAT |
05.05.2005 |
PSLV-C6 |
Experimental / Small Satellite |
Sriharikota |
INSAT-4A |
22.12.2005 |
Ariane-5GS |
Geo-Stationary Satellite |
|
INSAT-4C |
10.07.2006 |
GSLV-F02 |
Geo-Stationary Satellite |
Sriharihota |
INSAT-4CR |
02.09.2007 |
GSLV-F04 |
Geo-Stationary Satellite |
Sriharihota |
SRE – 1 |
10.01.2007 |
PSLV-C7 |
Experimental / Small Satellite |
Sriharihota |
CARTOSAT – 2 |
10.01.2007 |
PSLV-C7 |
Earth Observation Satellite |
Sriharihota |
INSAT-4B |
12.03.2007 |
Ariane-5ECA |
Geo-Stationary Satellite |
French Guyana |
IMS-1 |
28.04.2008 |
PSLV-C9 |
Earth Observation Satellite |
Sriharihota |
CARTOSAT - 2A |
28.04.2008 |
PSLV-C9 |
Earth Observation Satellite |
Sriharihota |
Chandrayaan-1 |
22.10.2008 |
PSLV-C11 |
Space Mission |
Sriharihota |
RISAT-2 |
20.04.2009 |
PSLV-C12 |
Earth Observation Satellite |
|
ANUSAT |
20.04.2009 |
PSLV-C12 |
Experimental / Small Satellite |
|
Oceansat-2 |
23.09.2009 |
PSLV-C14 |
Earth Observation Satellite |
Sriharikota |
GSAT-4 |
15.04.2010 |
GSLV-D3 |
Geo-Stationary Satellite |
Sriharikota |
CARTOSAT-2B |
12.07.2010 |
PSLV-C15 |
Earth Observation Satellite |
Sriharikota |
STUDSAT |
12.07.2010 |
PSLV-C15 |
Experimental / Small Satellite |
(Source: isro)