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Important Indian Satellites Launched by ISRO

Last Updated : 29 Aug, 2022
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In exams like SSC, Banking, Railways, and others, we find many questions from the “Science and Technology” section. This section is very important and a lot of questions are coming from this section. We will provide topic-wise practice questions so that students can be able to practice more and more and get most of the questions correct in this section. In this article, we will provide a list of Important Indian Satellites Launched by ISRO.

Satellite: 

  • A satellite is a moon, planet, or man-made object that orbits another planet or star. Natural satellites include the Earth (which orbits the Sun) and the Moon (which orbits the Earth).
     
  • Typically, the term satellite refers to a man-made object launched into space for various purposes such as remote sensing, weather forecasting, and research.
     
  • Since 1975, India has successfully launched a wide variety of satellites. The Indian Space Research Organization (ISRO), India’s state-run space agency, is in charge of designing, building, launching, and operating these satellites.

List of Important Indian Satellites Launched by ISRO:

Satellite Launch year Description
Aryabhata 1975   First Indian Satellite
 Bhaskara Sega – I  1979 First experimental remote sensing satellite that carried TV and microwave cameras
Rohini  1979 The first Indian launch vehicle
Rohini RS-1  1980  India’s first indigenous satellite launch
Rohini RS-D1 1981  Launched by the first developmental launch of SLV-3 and carried a solid-state camera.
Ariane Passenger Payload Experiment (APPLE) 1981   First experimental communication satellite.
Bhaskara-II  1981  Second experimental remote sensing satellite.
INSAT-1A 1982 First operational multipurpose communication and meteorology satellite
Rohini RS-D2 1983  Carried a smart sensor camera
INSAT-1B  1983   It brought resolution to TV, radio, and telecommunications
SROSS-1 1987 Less Accomplishment
IRS-1A 1988 Earth observation satellite
SROSS-2 1988 Less Accomplishment
INSAT-1C 1988 Less Accomplishment
INSAT-1D 1990 Still operational
IRS-1B 1991 Earth observation satellite
SROSS-C 1992 Carried gamma-ray astronomy and aeronomy payload
INSAT-2DT 1992 It was launched as Arabsat 1C
INSAT-2A 1992 The first satellite in the second-generation Indian-built INSAT-2 series
INSAT-2B 1993   The second satellite in INSAT 2 series
IRS-1E 1993 Earth observation satellite
SROSS-C2 1994 Less Accomplishment
IRS-P2 1994 Earth observation satellite
INSAT-2C 1995 To get television outreach beyond Indian boundaries
IRS-1C 1995 Earth observation satellite
IRS-P3 1996 Earth observation satellite
 INSAT-2D 1997 Inoperable since 1997-10-04 due to power bus anomaly
IRS-1D 1997  Earth observation satellite
 INSAT-2E 1999 Multipurpose communication and meteorological satellite
IRS-P4 OCEANSAT  1999  Earth observation satellite carrying a Multifrequency Scanning Microwave Radiometer (MSMR)and an Ocean Colour Monitor (OCM).
INSAT-3B  2000  Multipurpose communication satellite
GSAT-1 2001 Experimental satellite for the first developmental flight of GSLV-D1
Technology Experiment Satellite (TES)  2001  Experimental satellite to test a new reaction control system, high-torque reaction wheels, and attitude and orbit control system.
INSAT-3C 2002 Designed to provide continuity of the services of INSAT-2C and augment the existing INSAT capacity for communication and broadcasting
Kalpana-1 (METSAT) 2002 First meteorological satellite was built by the Indian Space Research Organisation
INSAT-3A 2003 Multipurpose satellite for communication, broadcasting, and meteorological services along with and Kalpana-1 and INSAT-2E
GSAT-2  2003  Experimental satellite for the 2nd developmental test flight of GSLV
INSAT-3E  2003  Communication satellite to augment the existing INSAT System
RESOURCESAT-1 (IRS-P6)  2003  Most advanced Remote Sensing Satellite
EDUSAT (GSAT-3) 2004   India’s first satellite exclusively for education
HAMSAT  2005  Microsatellite for radio services to the national and international community
CARTOSAT-1  2005  Earth observation satellite
INSAT-4A  2005  Direct-to-home(DTH) TV broadcasting
INSAT-4C 2006   Geosynchronous communications satellite
CARTOSAT-2  2007  Remote sensing satellite-carrying panchromatic camera
SRE-1  2007  (Space Capsule Recovery Experiment) Test satellites to show an orbiting platform for performing tests in microgravity conditions
IMS-1  2008  Low-cost micro-satellite
Chandrayaan-1  2008  India’s first lunar probe
RISAT-2  2009  Radar imaging satellite
ANUSAT  2009  Research Microsatellite developed by Anna University
OCEANSAT-2  2009  Collects oceanographic, coastal, and atmospheric data
GSAT-4  2010  Communications satellite technology failed during the mission
CARTOSAT-2B 2010 Earth observation/remote sensing satellite
RESOURCESAT-2  2011  Remote-sensing satellite
INSAT-4G  2011  C-band communication satellite
YOUTHSAT 2011  Indo-Russian stellar and atmospheric satellite
GSAT-12  2011  Communication Satellite
Megha-Tropiques  2011  The indo-French collaborative effort to research on water cycle in the atmosphere
RISAT-1  2012  First indigenous all-weather Radar Imaging Satellite
GSAT-10 2012  Communication Satellite
SARAL Mission 2013 oceanographic studies
IRNSS-1A  2013  Seven spacecraft constituting the IRNSS space segment
INSAT-3 2013  Meteorological Satellite
GSAT-7  2013  Advanced multi-band communication satellite dedicated for military purposes
Mars Orbiter Mission (MOM)  2013  India’s first Mars orbiter
GSAT-14  2014  Geostationary communication satellite
IRNSS-1B  2014  The second satellite in the Indian Regional Navigation Satellite System
IRNSS- 1C  2014  Third satellite in the Indian Regional Navigation Satellite System
GSAT-16  2014  Communication Satellite
IRNSS-1D  2015  Fourth satellites in the Indian Regional Navigation Satellite System
GSAT-6  20145 Communication satellite
Astrosat  2015  India’s first dedicated multi-wavelength space observatory
GSAT-15 C 2015  Communications satellite, carries GPS Aided GEO Augmented Navigation (GAGAN) payload
IRNSS-1E  2016  Fifth satellite in the Indian Regional Navigation Satellite System
IRNSS-1F  2016  Sixth satellite in the Indian Regional Navigation Satellite System
IRNSS-1G  2016  Seventh and final satellite in the Indian Regional Navigation Satellite System
CARTOSAT-2C  2016  Earth observation remote sensing satellite
INSAT-3DR  2016  An advanced meteorological satellite of India configured with an imaging System and an Atmospheric Sounder.
SCATSAT-1  2016  Miniature satellite to give climate anticipating, tornado expectation, and tracking services to India.
CARTOSAT-2D 2017 the highest number of satellites (104 satellites) launched by a single launch vehicle.
CARTOSAT- 2F 2018  6th satellite in the Cartosat series
MICROSAT- TD 2018  technology demonstrator and the forerunner of future satellites.
INS -1C 2018 third satellite in the Indian Nanosatellite series, which carried a Miniature Multispectral Technology Demonstration (MMX-TD) Payload.
GSAT- 6A 2018 high power S-band communication satellite configured around I-2K bus.
IRNSS -1I 2018  6th in the series and facilitates GPS navigation.
GSAT-29 2018 It facilitates high-throughput communication.
HySIS 2018 It gives Hyperspectral imaging services for agriculture, forestry, and military applications.
ExseedSat-1  2018  It was the first privately funded satellite of India.
GSAT-11  2018  The Heaviest spacecraft of India.
GSAT-7A  2018  Facilitates services for the Indian Army and Air Force.
Microsat-R  2019  This satellite facilitates Earth imaging for defense purposes.
KalamSAT-V2  2019  It is the world’s lightest satellite.
GSAT-31  2019  This is a high-throughput Telecommunication Satellite.
EMISAT  2019  This facilitates Electromagnetic intelligence to track any enemy radars for the IAF.
Chandrayaan-2  2019  India’s second lunar exploration mission.
Cartosat-3 2019 optical satellites with the highest resolutions in the world.
GSAT-30 2020 41st communication satellite launched by ISRO to replace INSAT-4A. It provides advanced telecommunication services to the entire Indian subcontinent.
EOS-01  2020  It is an earth observation satellite.
Sindhu Netra  2021 Earth observation satellite is used by the Indian Navy for surveillance over the Indian Ocean. 
SDSat  2021 Developed by Space Kidz India to study radiations.
JITSat  2021 Developed by JIT as part of the UNITYSat constellation.
GHRCESat  2021 Developed by GHRCE as part of the UNITYSat constellation.
Sri Shakthi Sat 2021 Developed by SIET as part of the UNITYSat constellation.
EOS-03  2021 India’s first real-time Earth observation satellite and first satellite for the GISAT constellation. 

 



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