2008
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• PSLV-C9
successfully launches CARTOSAT-2A, IMS-1 and 8 foreign nano satellites from Sriharikota (April 28, 2008).
• PSLV-C10 successfully launches TECSAR satellite under a commercial contract with Antrix Corporation (January 21, 2008). |
2007
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• Successful launch of GSLV (GSLV-F04) with INSAT-4CR on board from SDSC SHAR (September 2, 2007).
• ISRO's Polar
Satellite Launch Vehicle, PSLV-C8, successfully launched Italian
astronomical satellite, AGILE from Sriharikota (April 23, 2007).
• Successful launch of INSAT-4B by Ariane-5 from Kourou French Guyana, (March 12, 2007).
• Successful recovery
of SRE-1 after manoeuvring it to reenter the earth’s atmosphere and
descend over the Bay of Bengal about 140 km east of Sriharikota
(January 22, 2007).
• ISRO's Polar
Satellite Launch Vehicle, PSLV-C7 successfully launches four satellites
- India’s CARTOSAT-2 and Space Capsule Recovery Experiment (SRE-1) and
Indonesia’s LAPAN-TUBSAT and Argentina’s PEHUENSAT-1 (January 10,
2007). |
2006
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• Second operational flight of GSLV (GSLV-F02) from SDSC SHAR with
INSAT-4C on board. (July 10, 2006). Satellite could not be placed in
orbit. |
2005
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• Successful launch of INSAT-4A by Ariane from Kourou French Guyana, (December 22, 2005).
• ISRO's Polar
Satellite Launch Vehicle, PSLV-C6, successfully launched CARTOSAT-1 and
HAMSAT satellites from Sriharikota(May 5, 2005). |
2004
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• The first operational flight of GSLV (GSLV-F01) successfully launched
EDUSAT from SDSC SHAR, Sriharikota (September 20, 2004) |
2003
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• ISRO's Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle, PSLV-C5, successfully launched
RESOURCESAT-1 (IRS-P6) satellite from Sriharikota(October 17, 2003).
• Successful launch of INSAT-3E by Ariane from Kourou French Guyana, (September 28, 2003).
• The Second developmental launch of GSLV-D2 with GSAT-2 on board from Sriharikota (May 8, 2003).
• Successful launch of INSAT-3A by Ariane from Kourou French Guyana, (April 10, 2003).
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2002
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• ISRO's Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle, PSLV-C4, successfully launched KALPANA-1 satellite from Sriharikota(September 12, 2002).
• Successful launch of INSAT-3C by Ariane from Kourou French Guyana, (January 24, 2002).
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2001
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• ISRO's
Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle, PSLV-C3, successfully launched three
satellites -- Technology Experiment Satellite (TES) of ISRO, BIRD of
Germany and PROBA of Belgium - into their intended orbits (October 22,
2001).
• The first developmental launch of GSLV-D1 with GSAT-1 on board from Sriharikota (April 18, 2001)
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2000
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• INSAT-3B, the first satellite in the third generation INSAT-3 series,
launched by Ariane from Kourou French Guyana (March 22, 2000).
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1999
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• Indian Remote Sensing Satellite, IRS-P4 (OCEANSAT), launched by Polar
Satellite Launch Vehicle (PSLV-C2) along with Korean KITSAT-3
and German DLR-TUBSAT from Sriharikota (May 26, 1999).
• INSAT-2E, the last satellite in the multipurpose INSAT-2 series,
launched by Ariane from Kourou French Guyana, (April 3, 1999).
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1998
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• INSAT
system capacity augmented with the readiness of INSAT-2DT acquired
from ARABSAT (January 1998).
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1997
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• INSAT-2D,
fourth satellite in the INSAT series, launched (June 4, 1997).
Becomes inoperable on October 4, 1997. (An in-orbit satellite, ARABSAT-1C, since renamed INSAT-2DT,
was acquired in November 1997 to partly augment the INSAT
system).
• First operational launch of PSLV with IRS-1D on board (September
29, 1997). Satellite placed in orbit.
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1996
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• Third developmental launch of PSLV with IRS-P3
on board (March 21, 1996). Satellite placed in polar sunsynchronous orbit.
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1995
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• Launch of third operational Indian Remote Sensing Satellite, IRS-1C
(December 28, 1995).
• INSAT-2C, the third satellite in the INSAT-2 series, launched (December 7, 1995).
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1994
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• Second
developmental launch of PSLV with IRS-P2 on board (October
15, 1994). Satellite successfully placed in polar sunsynchronous
orbit.
• Fourth developmental launch of ASLV with
SROSS-C2 on board (May 4, 1994). Satellite placed in orbit.
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1993
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• First
developmental launch of PSLV with IRS-1E on board
(September 20, 1993). Satellite could not be placed in orbit.
• INSAT-2B, the second satellite in the INSAT-2 series, launched (July 23, 1993).
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1992
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• INSAT-2A,
the first satellite of the
indigenously-built second-generation INSAT series, launched (July
10, 1992).
• Third developmental launch of
ASLV with SROSS-C on board (May 20, 1992). Satellite placed
in orbit.
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1991
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• Second operational Remote Sensing satellite, IRS-1B, launched (August 29, 1991).
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1990
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• INSAT-1D launched (June 12, 1990).
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1988
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• INSAT-1C launched (July 21, 1988). Abandoned in November 1989.
• Second developmental launch of ASLV with SROSS-2 on
board (July 13, 1988). Satellite could not be placed in orbit.
• Launch of first operational Indian Remote Sensing Satellite, IRS-1A (March 17, 1988).
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1987
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• First
developmental launch of ASLV with SROSS-1 satellite on board
(March 24, 1987). Satellite could not be placed in orbit.
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1984
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• Indo-Soviet
manned space mission (April 1984).
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1983
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• INSAT-1B,
launched (August 30, 1983).
• Second
developmental launch of SLV-3. RS-D2 placed in orbit (April
17, 1983).
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1982
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• INSAT-1A
launched (April 10, 1982). Deactivated on September 6, 1982.
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1981
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• Bhaskara-II launched (November 20, 1981).
• APPLE, an experimental geo-stationary communication satellite
successfully launched (June 19, 1981).
• RS-D1 placed in orbit (May 31, 1981)
• First
developmental launch of SLV-3.
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1980
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• Second
Experimental launch of SLV-3, Rohini satellite successfully
placed in orbit. (July 18, 1980).
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1979
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• First
Experimental launch of SLV-3 with Rohini Technology
Payload on board (August 10, 1979). Satellite could
not be placed in orbit.
• Bhaskara-I,
an experimental satellite for earth observations, launched
(June 7, 1979).
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1977
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• Satellite
Telecommunication Experiments Project (STEP) carried out.
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1975-1976
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• Satellite
Instructional Television Experiment (SITE) conducted.
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1975
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• ISRO
First Indian Satellite, Aryabhata, launched (April 19, 1975).
• Becomes Government Organisation (April 1, 1975). |
1972-1976
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• Air-borne
remote sensing experiments.
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1972
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• Space
Commission and Department of Space set up (June 1, 1972). ISRO brought under DOS.
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1969
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• Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) formed under Department
of Atomic Energy (August 15, 1969).
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1968
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• TERLS
dedicated to the United Nations (February 2, 1968).
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1967
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• Satellite Telecommunication Earth Station set up at Ahmedabad.
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1965
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• Space
Science & Technology Centre (SSTC) established in Thumba.
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1963
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• First
sounding rocket launched from TERLS (November 21, 1963).
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1962
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• 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.
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