Launching year |
Indian Satellite Name |
Importance of Indian Satellites |
1975 |
Aryabhata |
India’s first satellite. |
1979 |
Bhaskara Sega-1 |
India’s first experimental remote sensing satellite which was responsible for TV and microwave cameras. |
Rohini Technology Payload |
The First Indian launch vehicle Which was Failed to achieve its target orbit. |
1980 |
Rohini RS-1 |
India’s first indigenous satellite launch was used for measuring the flight performance and more. |
1981 |
Rohini RS-D1 |
It was launched as the first developmental launch of SLV-3, which had been using for sen |
Apple |
It was first experimental communication satellite. |
Bhaskara-II |
Second experimental remote sensing satellite by India. |
1982 |
INSAT-1A |
First operational multipurpose communication and meteorology satellite launched by India. |
1983 |
Rohini RS-D2 |
Identical to RS-D1 but slight different. |
INSAT-1B |
Identical to INSAT-1A with slight different in design. |
1987 |
SROSS-1 |
It was designed for carrying a payload for launch vehicle for performance monitoring and for gamma-ray astronomy. unfortunately It was Failed to reach orbit. |
1988 |
IRS-1A |
It was India’s first operational remote sensing satellite. |
SROSS-2 |
It Carried remote sensing payload of the German space agency as well as gamma-ray astronomy payload. |
INSAT-1C |
Similarity with INSAT-1A. |
1990 |
INSAT-1D |
1991 |
IRS-1B |
Improved version of IRS-1A. |
1992 |
INSAT-2DT |
Launched as Arabsat 1C |
SROSS-C |
It was built to carry gamma-ray astronomy and aeronomy payload. |
INSAT-2A |
The first satellite in the second-generation Indian-built INSAT-2 series. |
1993 |
INSAT-2B |
It was the second satellite in the INSAT-2 series. |
IRS-1E |
Earth observation satellite. Failed to achieve orbit. |
1994 |
SROSS-C2 |
same as to SROSS-C. |
IRS-P2 |
It was Launched by the second developmental flight of PSLV. |
1995 |
INSAT-2C |
It has capabilities Like mobile satellite service, business communication as well as television outreach beyond Indian boundaries. |
IRS-1C |
It was Launched from Baikonur Cosmodrome from India. |
1996 |
IRS-P3 |
It was built to carry a remote sensing payload and an X-ray astronomy payload. |
1997 |
INSAT-2D |
Similarity with INSAT-2C. |
IRS-1D |
Similarity with IRS-1C. |
1999 |
INSAT-2E |
It was unique Multipurpose communication and meteorological satellite. |
OceanSat-1 |
It carried an OCM and MSMR. |
2000 |
INSAT-3B |
Multipurpose communication satellite. |
2001 |
GSAT-1 |
Experimental satellite for the first developmental flight of GSLV-D1. Failed to complete its mission. |
TES |
It is considered a prototype for future Indian spy satellites. |
2002 |
INSAT-3C |
Augmented the INSAT capacity for communication and broadcasting |
Kalpana-1 |
First meteorological satellite built by ISRO. |
2003 |
INSAT-3A |
Multipurpose communication satellite, similar to INSAT-2E and Kalpana-1. |
GSAT-2 |
Experimental satellite for the second developmental test flight of GSLV. |
INSAT-3E |
Communication satellite to augment the existing INSAT System. |
ResourceSat-1 |
Intended to supplement and replace IRS-1C and IRS-1D. |
2004 |
GSAT-3 |
India’s first exclusive educational satellite. |
2005 |
CartoSat-1 |
Earth observation satellite. |
HamSat |
Micro-satellite built in collaboration with Indian and Dutch researchers. |
INSAT-4A |
Advanced satellite for direct-to-home television broadcasting services. |
2006 |
INSAT-4C |
Geosynchronous communications satellite. Failed to achieve orbit. |
2007 |
CartoSat-2 |
Advanced remote sensing satellite |
SRE-1 |
An experimental satellite that was launched as a co-passenger with CARTOSAT-2. |
INSAT-4B |
Identical to INSAT-4A. |
INSAT-4CR |
Identical to INSAT-4C. |
2008 |
CartoSat-2A |
Identical to CARTOSAT-2. |
IMS-1 |
It was a Low-cost microsatellite imaging mission. which was Launched as co-passenger with CARTOSAT-2A. |
Chandrayaan-1 |
India’s first unmanned lunar probe. |
2009 |
RISAT-2 |
It was a Radar imaging satellite. which was Launched as a co-passenger with ANUSAT. |
AnuSat-1 |
Research micro-satellite. It has since been retired. |
OceanSat-2 |
Continues mission of OceanSat-1. |
2010 |
GSAT-4 |
Communications satellite with technology demonstrator features. Failed to achieve orbit. |
CartoSat-2B |
It has similarity with CartoSat-2A. |
StudSat |
It was India’s first pico-satellite meaning lass than 1 kg in weight |
GSAT-5P |
C-band communication satellite. unfortunately It Failed to reach the destination. |
2011 |
ResourceSat-2 |
Identical to ResourceSat-1. |
YouthSat |
Indo-Russian stellar and atmospheric mini-satellite. |
GSAT-8 or INSAT-4G |
Communications Satellite |
GSAT-12 |
Augmented the capacity of the INSAT system for various communication services. |
Megha-Tropiques |
Jointly developed by ISRO and the French CNES. |
Jugnu |
Nano-satellite developed by IIT Kanpur. |
SRMSat |
Nano-satellite developed by SRM Institute of Science and Technology. |
2012 |
RISAT-1 |
India’s first indigenous all-weather Radar Imaging Satellite. |
GSAT-10 |
India’s advanced communication satellite. |
2013 |
SARAL |
Joint Indo-French satellite mission for oceanographic studies. |
IRNSS-1A |
The first of seven satellites in the IRNSS navigational system. |
INSAT-3D |
It is a meteorological Satellite with advanced weather monitoring payloads. |
GSAT-7 |
It is the advanced multi-band communication satellite dedicated to military use. |
Mars Orbiter Mission (MOM) or Mangalyaan-1 |
India’s first Mars orbiter. |
2014 |
GSAT-14 |
Intended to replace GSAT-3, and to augment the in-orbit capacity of Extended C and Ku-band transponders. |
IRNSS-1B |
It is the second of seven satellites in the IRNSS system. |
IRNSS-1C |
It is the third satellite in the IRNSS. |
GSAT-16 |
It has the highest number of transponders in a single satellite at that time (48 transponders). |
2015 |
IRNSS-1D |
It is the fourth satellite in the IRNSS. |
GSAT-6 |
Communication satellite that marks the success of indigenously developed upper stage cryogenic engine. |
Astrosat |
India’s first dedicated multi-wavelength space observatory. |
GSAT-15 |
Communications satellite. |
2016 |
IRNSS-1E |
It was the fifth satellite in the IRNSS. |
IRNSS-1F |
It was the sixth satellite in the IRNSS. |
IRNSS-1G |
It was the seventh satellite in the IRNSS. |
Cartosat-2C |
Identical to CARTOSAT-2,2A and 2B. |
SathyabamaSat |
It was a micro-satellite which was built by Sathyabama University, Chennai. |
Swayam-1 |
It was a A 1-U pico-satellite designed It was actually built by the engineering students of pune. |
INSAT-3DR |
An advanced meteorological satellite |
Pratham |
It was A mini-satellite built by researchers at IIT Mumbai. |
PISat |
A micro-satellite designed and built by the students of PES Institute of Technology, Bengaluru. |
ScatSat-1 |
Miniature satellite to provide weather forecasting, cyclone prediction, and tracking services to India. |
GSAT-18 |
The heaviest satellite owned by India at the time of its launch. |
ResourceSat-2A |
Identical to Resourcesat-1 and Resourcesat-2. |
2017 |
CartoSat-2D |
ISRO made a world record for launching the highest number of satellites by a single launch vehicle. that was phenomeal |
INS-1A |
It was One of the 2 nano-satellites designed and manufactured by ISRO, which was part of the constellation of 104 satellites launched in a single go. |
INS-1B |
One of 2 nano-satellites designed and manufactured by ISRO, as part of the constellation of 104 satellites launched in a single go. |
South Asia Satellite |
|
GSAT-19 |
It was the heaviest rocket (and the heaviest satellite) to be launched by ISRO from Indian soil. |
NIUSat |
It is built by the students of Noorul Islam University, Kanyakumari. |
CartoSat-2E |
7th satellite in the Cartosat series to be built by ISRO. |
GSAT-17 |
India’s 18th communication (and to date, its heaviest) satellite |
IRNSS-1H |
First satellite to be co-designed and built-in collaboration with private sector assistance. Failed to achieve orbit. |
2018 |
CartoSat-2F |
6th satellite in the Cartosat series to be built by ISRO. |
MicroSat-TD |
It is a technology demonstrator and the forerunner for future satellites in this series. |
INS-1C |
Third satellite in the Indian Nanosatellite series. It will carry MMX-TD Payload from SAC. |
GSAT-6A |
A high power S-band communication satellite. It will also provide a platform for developing technologies. |
IRNSS-II |
Eighth satellite of IRNSS. |
GSAT-29 |
High-throughput Communication Satellite |
HySIS |
Hyperspectral imaging services for agriculture, forestry, resource mapping, geographical assessment and military applications. |
ExseedSat-1 |
India’s first privately funded and built satellite. |
GSAT-11 |
Heaviest Indian spacecraft in orbit to date. |
GSAT-7A |
Services for IAF and Indian Army. |
2019 |
Microsat-R |
Suspected to have been destroyed in the 2019 Indian anti-satellite missile test. |
PS4 Stage attached with KalamSAT-V2 |
Used PSLV’s 4th stage as an orbital platform. |
GSAT-31 |
Replacement of the ageing INSAT-4CR. |
EMISAT |
Electromagnetic intelligence to track any enemy radars for IAF. |
PS4 Stage attached with ExseedSat-2, AMSAT, ARIS and AIS payloads |
Utilization of the fourth stage directly as a satellite for experiments. |
RISAT-2B |
Successor to old RISAT-2. |
Orbiter of Chandrayaan-2 |
India’s second lunar exploration mission. |
Cartosat-3 |
One of the optical satellites with the highest resolutions in the world. |
RISAT-2BR1 |
Improved resolution of 0.35 metres. |
2020 |
GSAT-30 |
Replacement of INSAT-4A. |
EOS-01 |
Space-based synthetic aperture imaging radar. |
CMS-01 |
Extended C-band coverage for mainland India, Lakshadweep and Andaman & Nicobar Islands. |
2021 |
Sindhu Netra |
Earth observation satellite used by Indian Navy for surveillance over the Indian Ocean. |
SDSat |
This Nanosatellite was developed by Space Kidz India to study radiations. It carried 25,000 names and a copy of Bhagavad Gita into space. |
JITSat |
Developed by JIT as part of UNITYSat constellation. |
GHRCESat |
Developed by GHRCE as part of UNITYSat constellation. |
Sri Shakthi Sat |
Developed by SIET as part of UNITYSat constellation. |
EOS-03 |
India’s first real-time Earth observation satellite and first satellite of the GISAT constellation. |
Upcoming Satellites |
2022 |
RISAT-1A |
Radar imaging satellite to facilitate high-quality images and additional security to Indian borders. |
OCEANSAT-3 |
Earth observation satellite for oceanographic and atmospheric studies. |
GSAT-20 |
Communication satellite to add data transmission capacity required by Smart Cities Mission of India. |
GISAT-2 |
Multispectral and hyperspectral Earth-imaging satellite. |
Aditya-L1 |
Solar coronal observation spacecraft. |
GSAT-32 |
Communications satellite. |
TDS-01 |
A technology demonstrator for TWTA and atomic clock. |
SPADEX x 2 |
Demonstration of rendezvous space docking and berthing of spacecraft. |
GSAT-7R |
Military communications satellite. |
DRSS-1 |
Communications satellite comprising two satellites in the initial stage– CMS-04 and IDRSS-2 in GEO. |
DRSS-2 |
X-ray Polarimeter Satellite |
Space observatory to study polarization of cosmic X-rays Investigation. |
INSAT 3DS |
Military purposes |
2022-23 |
GSAT-7C |
Military Purposes. |
AstroSat-2 |
It is a space telescope and successor of AstroSat-1. |
2023 |
NISAR |
A joint mission between ISRO and NASA is a dual-frequency synthetic aperture on an Earth observation satellite from India. |
2024 |
Lunar Polar Exploration Mission |
Joint lunar exploration mission between ISRO and JAXA. |
2024-25 |
Mangalyaan-2 |
It will be India’s second Mars exploration mission.
|
2025 |
DISHA |
Twin aeronomy satellite mission.
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2024-26 |
Shukrayaan-1 |
Venus exploration satellite. |