| Year |
Mission name |
Mission description |
| 1975 |
Aryabhata |
India’s first satellite. |
| 1980 |
Rohini Satellite Series (RS-1) |
India’s first satellite launched by its launch vehicle, the SLV-3. |
| 1983 |
INSAT-1B |
Part of the Indian National Satellite System for telecommunications, broadcasting, and meteorology. |
| 1987 |
SROSS Series (SROSS-1) |
Series of satellites for scientific research and observation. |
| 1993 |
IRS-1E |
Part of the Indian Remote Sensing programme for resource monitoring and management. |
| 1999 |
INSAT-2E |
Advanced communication satellite for broadcasting and telecommunications. |
| 2001 |
GSAT-1 |
Experimental satellite for testing new technologies in communication. |
| 2005 |
CARTOSAT-1 |
High-resolution mapping satellite for cartographic applications. |
| 2008 |
Chandrayaan-1 |
India’s first lunar probe, which discovered water molecules on the Moon. |
| 2013 |
Mars Orbiter Mission (Mangalyaan) |
India’s first interplanetary mission, which made India the first Asian nation to reach Martian orbit. |
| 2014 |
IRNSS-1C |
Part of the Indian Regional Navigation Satellite System for providing accurate position information. |
| 2015 |
Astrosat |
India’s first dedicated multi-wavelength space observatory for astronomical observations. |
| 2016 |
GSAT-18 |
Advanced communication satellite to support telecommunication, broadcasting, and broadband services. |
| 2017 |
CARTOSAT-2 |
High-resolution earth observation satellite for cartographic and military applications. |
| 2018 |
GSAT-29 |
High-throughput communication satellite to provide broadband connectivity to rural and remote areas. |
| 2019 |
Chandrayaan-2 |
India’s second lunar mission, aimed at exploring the Moon’s south pole region, was partially successful. |
| 2020 |
GSAT-30 |
Replacement satellite for INSAT-4A, providing enhanced communication services. |
| 2021 |
PSLV-C51/Amazonia-1 |
Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle mission carrying Brazil’s Amazonia-1 satellite and 18 co-passenger payloads. |
| 2022 |
GSAT-24 |
A communication satellite launched for NewSpace India Limited (NSIL) to provide DTH television services. |
| 2022 |
LVM3-M3/OneWeb India-1 |
Launch of 36 OneWeb broadband communication satellites aboard the LVM3 rocket. |
| 2023 |
Aditya-L1 |
India’s first solar mission to study the Sun’s corona and chromosphere. |
| 2023 |
Chandrayaan-3 |
To demonstrate the ability to safely land on the moon and deploy a rover for exploration. |
| 2024 |
X-Ray Polarimeter Satellite (XPoSat) |
Launched to investigate the polarisation of cosmic X-rays and examine the 50 brightest known celestial objects. |
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