Satellites

(Sorted initially by launch date.) Launch Date 19 April 1975 Launch Vehicle Intercosmos ISRO Link [1] [2]

Satellite Aryabhata

Remarks

Provided technological experience in building and operating a satellite system. First experimental remote sensing 07 June Bhaskara-I Intercosmos satellite. Carried TV and microwave 1979 cameras. Satellite Intended for measuring in-flight performance of first experimental flight of Rohini Technology 10 August Launch Payload Vehicle SLV-3, the first Indian launch vehicle. 1979 (SLV) Did not achieve orbit. 18 July Used for measuring in-flight performance Rohini RS-1 SLV-3 1981 of second experimental launch of SLV-3. Used for conducting some remote sensing technology studies using a landmark 31 May Rohini RS-D1 SLV-3 sensor payload.Launched by the first 1981 developmental launch of SLV-3. First experimental communication Ariane Passenger 19 June satellite. Provided experience in building Ariane Payload Experiment 1981 and operating a payload experiment threeaxis stabilised communication satellite. Second experimental remote sensing satellite; similar to Bhaskara-1. Provided 20 Bhaskara-II November Intercosmos experience in building and operating a remote sensing satellite system on an end1981 to-end basis. First operational multipurpose 10 April Delta launch communication and meteorology satellite. INSAT-1A vehicle Procured from USA. Worked for only six 1982 months. 17 April Identical to RS-D1. Launched by the Rohini RS-D2 SLV-3 1983 second developmental launch of SLV-3. 30 August U.S. Space Identical to INSAT-1A. Served for more INSAT-1B 1983 than design life of seven years. Shuttle Stretched Rohini Carried payload for launch vehicle 24 March Satellite Series ASLV performance monitoring and for gamma 1987 (SROSS-1) ray astronomy. Did not achieve orbit. IRS-1A 17 March Vostok Earth observation satellite. First

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1988 Stretched Rohini Satellite Series (SROSS-2) INSAT-1C INSAT-1D IRS-1B Stretched Rohini Satellite Series (SROSS-C) INSAT-2DT 13 July 1988 21 July 1988 12 June 1990 29 August 1991 20 May 1992 26 February 1992 10 July 1992 ASLV

Ariane

operational remote sensing satellite. Carried remote sensing payload of German space agency in addition to [13] Gamma Ray astronomy payload. Did not achieve orbit. Same as INSAT-1A. Served for only one[14] and-a-half years. [15] [16] [17]

Delta launch Identical to INSAT-1A. Still in service. vehicle Earth observation satellite. Improved Vostok version of IRS-1A. ASLV Carried gamma ray astronomy and aeronomy payload. Launched as Arabsat 1C. Procured in orbit from Arabsat in 1998.

Ariane

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INSAT-2A

Ariane

INSAT-2B IRS-1E Stretched Rohini Satellite Series (SROSS-C2) IRS-P2

23 July Ariane 1993 20 September PSLV-D1 1993 04 May 1994 ASLV

First satellite in the second-generation Indian-built INSAT-2 series. Has [19] enhanced capability over INSAT-1 series. Still in service. Second satellite in INSAT-2 series. [20] Identical to INSAT-2A. Still in service. Earth observation satellite. Did not achieve orbit. Identical to SROSS-C. Still in service. [21]

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15 October PSLV-D2 1994 07 December Ariane 1995 29 December Molniya 1995 21 March PSLV-D3 1996 04 June Ariane

INSAT-2C

Earth observation satellite. Launched by [23] second developmental flight of PSLV. Has additional capabilities such as mobile satellite service, business communication [24] and television outreach beyond Indian boundaries. Still in service. Earth observation satellite. Launched from Baikonur Cosmodrome. [25]

IRS-1C

IRS-P3 INSAT-2D

Earth observation satellite. Carries remote sensing payload and an X-ray astronomy [26] payload. Launched by third developmental flight of PSLV. Same as INSAT-2C. Inoperable since [27]

IRS-1D INSAT-2E IRS-P4 OCEANSAT

1997 29 September PSLV-C1 1997 03 April Ariane 1999 26 May 1999 PSLV-C2

1997-10-04 due to power bus anomaly. Earth observation satellite. Same as IRS[28] 1C. Multipurpose communication and meteorological satellite. Earth observation satellite. Carries an Ocean Colour Monitor (OCM) and a Multifrequency Scanning Microwave Radiometer (MSMR). Multipurpose communication: business communication, developmental communication, and mobile communication. Experimental satellite for the first developmental flight of Geosynchronous Satellite Launch Vehicle, GSLV-D1. Experimental satellite to test technologies such as attitude and orbit control system, high-torque reaction wheels, new reaction control system, etc. Designed to augment the existing INSAT capacity for communication and broadcasting and provide continuity of the services of INSAT-2C. First meteorological satellite built by ISRO. Originally named METSAT. Renamed after Kalpana Chawla who perished in the Space Shuttle Columbia. Multipurpose satellite for communication, broadcasting, and meteorological services along with INSAT-2E and Kalpana-1. Experimental satellite for the second developmental test flight of Geosynchronous Satellite Launch Vehicle (GSLV) Communication satellite to augment the existing INSAT System. [29]

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INSAT-3B

22 March Ariane 2000 18 April 2001

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GSAT-1

GSLV-D1

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Technology 22 October Experiment Satellite PSLV-C3 2001 (TES) 24 January Ariane 2002 12 September PSLV 2002 10 April 2003 08 May 2003 Ariane-5

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INSAT-3C

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Kalpana-1

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INSAT-3A

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GSAT-2

GSLV

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INSAT-3E

28 September Ariane-5 2003

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RESOURCESAT-1 17 October PSLV-C5 (IRS-P6) 2003 EDUSAT 20 October GSLV

Earth observation/remote sensing satellite. Intended to supplement and replace IRS- [39] 1C and IRS-1D. Also designated GSAT-3. Indias first [40]

2004 HAMSAT 05 May 2005 05 May 2005 PSLV

CARTOSAT-1

PSLV-C6

exclusive educational satellite. Microsatellite (42.5 kilograms) for providing satellite-based amateur radio services to the national as well as the international community. Earth observation satellite. Provides stereographic in-orbit images with a 2.5meter resolution. Advanced satellite for direct-to-home television broadcasting services. Geosynchronous communications satellite. Did not achieve orbit. Advanced remote sensing satellite carrying a panchromatic camera capable of providing scene-specific spot images. Experimental satellite intended to demonstrate the technology of an orbiting platform for performing experiments in microgravity conditions. Launched as a co-passenger with CARTOSAT-2. SRE-1 was de-orbited and recovered successfully after 12 days over Bay of Bengal. Identical to INSAT-4A. Further augments the INSAT capacity for direct-to-home (DTH) television services and other communications. Identical to INSAT-4C. Provides directto-home (DTH) television services, video picture transmission (VPT), and digital satellite news gathering (DSNG). Earth observation/remote sensing satellite. Identical to CARTOSAT-2. Low-cost microsatellite imaging mission. Launched as co-passenger with CARTOSAT-2A. Unmanned lunar probe. Carries 11 scientific instruments built in India, USA, UK, Germany, Sweden and Bulgaria. Radar imaging satellite used to monitor India's borders and as part of antiinfiltration and anti-terrorist operations. Launched as a co-passenger with ANUSAT.

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INSAT-4A INSAT-4C CARTOSAT-2

22 December Ariane 2005 10 July GSLV 2006 10 January PSLV-C7 2007

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Space Capsule 10 January Recovery PSLV-C7 2007 Experiment (SRE-1)

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INSAT-4B

12 March Ariane 2007 02 September GSLV-F04 2007 28 April 2008 PSLV-C9 PSLV-C9

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INSAT-4CR

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CARTOSAT-2A

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IMS-1 (Third World 28 April Satellite TWsat) 2008 Chandrayaan-1

22 October PSLV-C11 2008

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RISAT-2

20 April 2009

PSLV-C12

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ANUSAT Oceansat-2 (IRSP4) GSAT-4 CARTOSAT-2B

20 April 2009

PSLV-C12

23 September PSLV-C14 2009 15 April 2010 GSLV-D3

12 July PSLV-C15 2010 25 GSAT-5P / INSATDecember GSLV-F06 4D 2010

Research microsatellite designed at Anna University. Carries an amateur radio and technology demonstration experiments. Gathers data for oceanographic, coastal and atmospheric applications. Continues mission of Oceansat-1. Communications satellite technology demonstrator. Failed to reach orbit due to GSLV-D3 failure. Earth observation/remote sensing satellite. Identical to CARTOSAT-2A

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C-band communication satellite, failed to [57] reach orbit due to GSLV-F06 failure. PSLV-C16 placed three satellites with a total payload mass of 1404 kg . RESOURCESAT-2 weighing 1206 kg, the Indo-Russian YOUTHSAT weighing 92 kg and Singapore's X-SAT weighing [58] 106 kg into an 822 km polar Sun Synchronous Orbit (SSO). Communications satellite carries 24 Kuband transponders and 2 channel GAGAN [59] payload operating in L1 and L5 band. GSAT-12 communication satellite built by ISRO, weighs about 1410 kg at lift-off. GSAT-12 is configured to carry 12 Extended C-band transponders to meet the country's growing demand for transponders in a short turn-around[60] time.The 12 Extended C-band transponders of GSAT-12 will augment the capacity in the INSAT system for various communication services like Teleeducation, Telemedicine and for Village Resource Centres (VRC).Mission life About 8 Years.

RESOURCESAT-2

20 April 2011

PSLV-C16

GSAT-8 / INSAT4G

21 May 2011

Ariane

GSAT-12

15 July 2011

PSLV-C17

[edit] Planned satellites

Source: ISRO: Future Programme Satellite Launch Date Remarks

ASTROSAT GSAT-6 / INSAT-4E GSAT-7 / INSAT-4F INSAT-3D

2011 2011 2011 2011

Indias first astronomy satellite. Communications satellite. Communications satellite.

Meteorological, data relay and Satellite Aided Search & Rescue satellite. Cooperative effort between ISRO and French Centre National Megha-Tropiques May 2011 d'tudes Spatiales (CNES). Intended for study of the atmosphere. Radar imaging satellite. Microwave remote sensing satellite RISAT-1 2011 carrying a Synthetic Aperture Radar (SAR). SARAL (Satellite December Joint mission between ISRO and French Centre National d'tudes for ARGOS and 2011 Spatiales (CNES). Designed to collect environmental data. ALTIKA) Weighing about 3,425 kg. at launch. Primary payload comprises 12 Ku-band transponders, 12 C-band and 12 Extended C-band transponders. GSAT 10 coverage zone will include the entire GSAT-10 2011 Indian sub-continent. The satellites design life exceeds 15 years. It will also carry GPS Aided Geo Augmented Navigation (GAGAN) payload.[1]