List of Satellites Launched By India: India has been successfully launching satellites of various types since 1975. The India Space Research Organization (ISRO) is considered as the Sole Space agency of India and was formed in 1969. The headquarters of Indian Space research Organistion (ISRO) is in Bangalore. The main objective of ISRO is to design and develop new launch vehicles and satellites for earth observation, communication, navigation, meteorology and space science.
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This list covers most artificial satellites built in and operated by the Republic of India. India has been successfully lunching satellites of various types from 1975. Apart from India rockets, these satellites have been launched from various vehicles, including American, Russian and European rockets sometimes as well. The organization responsible for India's space Program is ISRO and it shoulders the bulk of the responsibility of designing, building, launching and operating these satellites. List of satellites launched by India is given below with all details.
List of Satellites Launched by India
The list of satellites launched by India from 1957 to 2024 is given below with all details.
| Year of Launch | Satellite Name | Importance |
|---|---|---|
| 1975 | Aryabhata | First Indian satellite Aryabhata built by ISRO was launched on 19 April1975 from Kapustin Yar (Astrakhan Oblast Russia). Its objective was to gain experience in building and operating satellites in space. |
| 1979 | Bhaskara-I | First experimental remote sensing satellite that carried TV and microwave cameras. |
| 1979 | Rohini Technology Payload | The first Indian launch vehicle SLV3. |
| 1980 | Rohini RS-1 | India’s first indigenous satellite launch. |
| 1981 | Rohini RS-D1 | Launched by the first developmental launch of SLV-3 and carried a solid-state camera. |
| 1981 | Ariane Passenger Payload Experiment | First experimental communication satellite. |
| 1981 | Bhaskara-II | Second experimental remote sensing satellite. |
| 1982 | INSAT-1A | First operational multipurpose communication and meteorology satellite. |
| 1983 | Rohini RS-D2 | Carried a smart sensor camera. |
| 1983 | INSAT-1B | Very successful. Revolutionized TV, radio, and telecommunications. |
| 1987 | SROSS-1 | Less Accomplishment. |
| 1988 | IRS-1A | Earth observation satellite. |
| 1988 | SROSS-2 | Less Accomplishment. |
| 1988 | INSAT-1C | Less Accomplishment. |
| 1990 | INSAT-1D | Still operational. |
| 1991 | IRS-1B | Earth observation satellite. |
| 1992 | SROSS-C | Carried gamma-ray astronomy and aeronomy payload. |
| 1992 | INSAT-2DT | It was launched as Arabsat 1C. |
| 1992 | INSAT-2A | First satellite in the second-generation Indian-built INSAT-2 series. |
| 1993 | INSAT-2B | Second satellite in INSAT 2 series. |
| 1993 | IRS-1E | Earth observation satellite. |
| 1994 | SROSS-C2 | Less Accomplishment. |
| 1994 | IRS-P2 | Earth observation satellite. Launched by second developmental flight of PSLV. |
| 1995 | INSAT-2C | Still in operation. Has television outreach beyond Indian boundaries. |
| 1995 | IRS-1C | Earth observation satellite. |
| 1994 | IRS-P2 | Earth observation satellite. |
| 1996 | IRS-P3 | Earth observation satellite. |
| 1997 | INSAT-2D | Inoperable since 1997-10-04 due to power bus anomaly. |
| 1997 | IRS-1D | Earth observation satellite. |
| 1999 | INSAT-2E | Multipurpose communication and meteorological satellite. |
| 1999 | IRS-P4 OCEANSAT | Earth observation satellite carrying a Multifrequency Scanning Microwave Radiometer (MSMR)and an Ocean Colour Monitor (OCM). |
| 2000 | INSAT-3B | Multipurpose communication satellite. |
| 2001 | GSAT-1 | Experimental satellite for the first developmental flight of GSLV-D1. |
| 2001 | Technology Experiment Satellite (TES) | Experimental satellite to test new reaction control system, high-torque reaction wheels, and attitude and orbit control system. |
| 2001 | INSAT-3C | Designed to provide continuity of the services of INSAT-2C and augment the existing INSAT capacity for communication and broadcasting. |
| 2002 | Kalpana-1 (METSAT) | First meteorological satellite built by Indian Space Research Organisation. |
| 2003 | INSAT-3A | Multipurpose satellite for communication, broadcasting, and meteorological services along with and Kalpana-1 and INSAT-2E. |
| 2003 | GSAT-2 | Experimental satellite for the 2nd developmental test flight of GSLV. |
| 2003 | INSAT-3E | Communication satellite to augment the existing INSAT System |
| 2003 | RESOURCESAT-1 (IRS-P6) | Most advanced Remote Sensing Satellite |
| 2004 | EDUSAT (GSAT-3) | India’s first satellite exclusively for education |
| 2005 | HAMSAT | Microsatellite for radio services to national and international community |
| 2005 | CARTOSAT-1 | Earth observation satellite |
| 2005 | INSAT-4A | Direct-to-home(DTH) TV broadcasting |
| 2006 | INSAT-4C | Geosynchronous communications satellite |
| 2007 | CARTOSAT-2 | Remote sensing satellite-carrying panchromatic camera |
| 2007 | SRE-1 (Space Capsule Recovery Experiment) | Test satellites to show an orbiting platform for performing tests in microgravity conditions |
| 2007 | INSAT-4B | Similar to INSAT-4A |
| 2007 | INSAT-4CR | Identical to INSAT-4C |
| 2008 | CARTOSAT-2A | Similar to CARTOSAT-2 |
| 2008 | IMS-1 | Low-cost micro-satellite |
| 2008 | Chandrayaan-1 | India’s first lunar probe |
| 2009 | RISAT-2 | Radar imaging satellite |
| 2009 | ANUSAT | Research Microsatellite developed by Anna University |
| 2009 | Oceansat-2 | Collects oceanographic, coastal and atmospheric data |
| 2010 | GSAT-4 | Communications satellite technology which failed during the mission |
| 2010 | CARTOSAT-2B | Earth observation/remote sensing satellite. |
| 2010 | GSAT-5P /INSAT-4D | Mission failed |
| 2011 | RESOURCESAT-2 | Remote-sensing satellite |
| 2011 | INSAT-4G | C-band communication satellite |
| 2011 | Youthsat | Indo-Russian stellar and atmospheric satellite |
| 2011 | GSAT-12 | communication satellite |
| 2011 | Megha-Tropiques | Indo-French collaborative effort to research on water cycle in the atmosphere |
| 2012 | RISAT-1 | First indigenous all-weather Radar Imaging Satellite |
| 2012 | GSAT-10 | advanced communication satellite |
| 2013 | SARAL | Mission for oceanographic studies |
| 2013 | IRNSS-1A | Seven spacecraft constituting the IRNSS space segment |
| 2013 | INSAT-3 | Meteorological Satellite |
| 2013 | GSAT-7 | Advanced multi-band communication satellite dedicated for military purpose |
| 2013 | Mars Orbiter Mission (MOM) | India’s first Mars orbiter |
| 2014 | GSAT-14 | Geostationary communication satellite |
| 2014 | IRNSS-1B | Second satellite in the Indian Regional Navigation Satellite System |
| 2014 | IRNSS- 1C | Third satellite in the Indian Regional Navigation Satellite System |
| 2014 | GSAT-16 | communication satellite |
| 2014 | IRNSS-1D | Fourth satellites in the Indian Regional Navigation Satellite System |
| 2014 | GSAT-6 | Communication satellite |
| 2015 | Astrosat | India’s first dedicated multi-wavelength space Observatory |
| 2015 | GSAT-15 | Communications satellite, carries GPS Aided GEO Augmented Navigation (GAGAN) payload |
| 2016 | IRNSS-1E | Fifth satellite in the Indian Regional Navigation Satellite System |
| 2016 | IRNSS-1F | Sixth satellite in the Indian Regional Navigation Satellite System |
| 2016 | IRNSS-1G | Seventh and final satellite in the Indian Regional Navigation Satellite System |
| 2016 | CARTOSAT-2C | Earth observation remote sensing satellite |
| 2016 | INSAT-3DR | An advanced meteorological satellite of India configured with an imaging System and an Atmospheric Sounder. |
| 2016 | SCATSAT-1 | Miniature satellite to give climate anticipating, tornado expectation, and tracking services to India. |
| 2017 | CARTOSAT-2D | The highest number of satellites (104 satellites) launched by a single launch vehicle. |
| 2018 | CARTOSAT- 2F | CartoSat-2F is the 6th satellite in the Cartosat series to be built by ISRO. |
| 2018 | MICROSAT- TD | This satellite is a technology demonstrator and the forerunner of future satellites. |
| 2018 | INS -1C | This is the third satellite in the Indian Nanosatellite series, which carried a Miniature Multispectral Technology Demonstration (MMX-TD) Payload. |
| 2018 | GSAT- 6A | This satellite is a high power S-band communication satellite configured around I-2K bus. |
| 2018 | IRNSS -1I | This satellite is the 6th in the series and facilitates GPS navigation. |
| 2018 | GSAT-29 | This satellite facilitates high-throughput communication. |
| 2018 | HySYS | It facilitates Hyperspectral imaging services for agriculture, forestry, and military applications. |
| 2018 | ExseedSat-1 | 1st privately funded satellite of India. |
| 2018 | GSAT-11 | Heaviest spacecraft of India. |
| 2018 | GSAT-7A | Facilitates services for Indian Army and Air Force. |
| 2019 | Microsat-R | This satellite facilitates Earth imaging for defense purposes. |
| 2019 | KalamSAT-V2 | It is the world’s lightest satellite. |
| 2019 | GSAT-31 | This is a high-throughput Telecommunication Satellite. |
| 2019 | EMISAT | This facilitates Electromagnetic intelligence to track any enemy radars for the IAF. |
| 2019 | Chandrayaan-2 | India’s second lunar exploration mission. |
| 2019 | Cartosat-3 | Cartosat-3 is one of the optical satellites with the highest resolutions in the world. |
| 2020 | GSAT-30 | GSAT-30 is the 41st communication satellite launched by ISRO to replace INSAT-4A. It provides advanced telecommunication services to the entire Indian subcontinent. |
| 2020 | EOS-01 | It is an earth observation satellite. |
| 2020 | CMS-01 | It was formerly known as GSAT-12R. It is a communication satellite for providing services in Extended-C Band |
| 2021 | Sindhu Netra | Sindhu Netra satellite is developed by DRDO for surveillance over Indian Ocean, It can automatically identify the warships and merchant ship operating in the IOR. |
| 2021 | SDSat | Satish Dhawan Satellite (SDSat) is built by Space Kidz India to study the radiations level/space weather and demonstrate long range technologies. It has also carried a 25,000 names and a copy of Bhagavat Gita in space. |
| 2021 | JITSat | JITSat is developed by JIT as part of UNITYSat constellation |
| 2021 | GHRCESat | GHRCESat is developed by GHRCE as part of UNITYSat constellation. |
| 2021 | Sri Shakthi Sat | SriShakhtiSat is built by Sri Shakthi Institute of Engineering and Technolgy as a part of UNITYSat |
| 2021 | EOS-03 | EOS-03 is a powerful earth observation satellite that was supposed to help in real time mointering of Indian landmass. |
| 2022 | EOS-04 | EOS-04 was formerly known as RISAT-1A. It is a earth observation satellite built by ISRO which will provide weather surveillance using synesthetic aperture radars (SAR) |
| 2022 | OCEANSAT-3 | It is a earth observation satellite for oceanographic and atmospheric studies to collect colour data, sea surface temperature and wind vector data. |
| 2022 | GSAT-20 | It is a communication satellite to add data transmission capacity required by Smart Cities Mission of India. |
| 2022 | GISAT-2 | Multispectral and hyperspectral Earth-imaging satellite. |
| 2022 | Aditya-L1 | Solar coronal observation spacecraft |
| 2022 | GSAT-32 | Communications satellite. |
| 2022 | TDS-01 | A technology demonstrator for TWTA and atomic clock |
| 2022 | SPADEX x 2 | Demonstration of rendezvous space docking and berthing of spacecraft. |
| 2022 | GSAT-7R | Military communications satellite. |
| 2022 | DRSS-1 and DRSS-2 | Communications satellite comprising two satellites in the initial stage– CMS-04 and IDRSS-2 in GEO. |
| 2022 | X-ray Polarimeter Satellite | Space observatory to study polarization of cosmic X-rays |
| 2022 | INSAT 3DS | Military communications satellite. |
| 2023 | NISAR | A joint mission between ISRO and NASA is a dual frequency synthetic aperture on an Earth observation satellite |
List of Forthcoming Satellites to be Launched by India
List of upcoming satellites to be launched by ISRO India is given below.
| Launched Year | Satellite Name | Details |
|---|---|---|
| 2023 | GSAT-7C | GSAT-7C is a multi-band military communications satellite. |
| 2023 | AstroSat-2 | It is a multi-wavelength space telescope and successor of AstroSat-1. |
| 2023 | NISAR | NISAR is a joint mission between ISRO and NASA is a synthetic aperture radar on an Earth observation satellite. |
| 2024 | Lunar Polar Exploration Mission | Lunar Polar Exploration Mission also known as Chandrayaan-4, is a robotic lunar mission is a Joint lunar exploration mission between ISRO and JAXA. |
| 2024-25 | Mangalyaan-2 | India's second Mars Orbiter Mission 2 by the Indian Space Research Organization (ISRO). |
| 2025 | DISHA | Disturbed and quiet time Ionosphere-thermosphere System at High Altitudes (DISHA) is a twin aeronomy satellite mission. |
| 2024-26 | Shukrayaan-1 | India's first Venus Mission by (ISRO) to study the surface and atmosphere of Venus |
List of Spacecrafts
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