List of Indian satellites

List of Indian satellites

India has launched more than 50 satellites of many types since its first attempt in 1975. Satellites have been launched from various vehicles, including American, Russian, European satellite-launch rockets, and the U.S. Space Shuttle. The organisation responsible for Indian satellites is the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO).

Satellites
(Sorted initially by launch date.)
Satellite Launch Date 19 April 1975 07 June 1979 10 August 1979 Launch Vehicle Intercosmos Remarks ISRO Link [1]

Aryabhata

Provided technological experience in building and operating a satellite system.

Bhaskara-I

Intercosmos

First experimental remote sensing satellite. Carried TV and microwave cameras.

[2]

Rohini Technology Payload

Satellite Intended for measuring in-flight performance of first experimental flight of SLV-3, Launch the first Indian launch vehicle. Did not achieve orbit. Vehicle (SLV) SLV-3

[3]

Rohini RS-1

18 July 1980 31 May 1981 19 June 1981 20 November 1981 10 April 1982 17 April 1983 30 August 1983 24 March 1987

Used for measuring in-flight performance of second experimental launch of SLV-3. [4] Used for conducting some remote sensing technology studies using a landmark sensor payload.Launched by the first developmental launch of SLV-3. First experimental communication satellite. Provided experience in building and operating a payload experiment three-axis stabilised communication satellite. Second experimental remote sensing satellite; similar to Bhaskara-1. Provided experience in building and operating a remote sensing satellite system on an end-to-end basis. First operational multipurpose communication and meteorology satellite. Procured from USA. Worked for only six months. Identical to RS-D1. Launched by the second developmental launch of SLV-3.

Rohini RS-D1

SLV-3

[5]

Ariane Passenger Payload Experiment Bhaskara-II

Ariane

[6]

Intercosmos

[7]

INSAT-1A

Delta launch vehicle SLV-3

[8]

Rohini RS-D2

[9]

INSAT-1B

Space Shuttle Challenger ASLV

Identical to INSAT-1A. Served for more than design life of seven years.

[10]

Stretched Rohini Satellite Series (SROSS-1) IRS-1A

Carried payload for launch vehicle performance monitoring and for gamma ray astronomy. Did not achieve orbit.

[11]

17 March 1988 13 July 1988

Vostok

Earth observation satellite. First operational remote sensing satellite.

[12]

Stretched Rohini Satellite Series (SROSS-2) INSAT-1C

ASLV

Carried remote sensing payload of German space agency in addition to Gamma Ray astronomy payload. Did not achieve orbit.

[13]

21 July 1988 12 June 1990 29 August 1991

Ariane

Same as INSAT-1A. Served for only one-and-a-half years.

[14]

INSAT-1D

Delta launch vehicle Vostok

Identical to INSAT-1A. Still in service.

[15]

IRS-1B

Earth observation satellite. Improved version of IRS-1A.

[16]

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20 May 1992 ASLV Carried gamma ray astronomy and aeronomy payload.

Stretched Rohini Satellite Series (SROSS-C) INSAT-2DT

[17]

26 February 1992 10 July 1992 23 July 1993 20 September 1993 04 May 1994

Ariane

Launched as Arabsat 1C. Procured in orbit from Arabsat in 1998.

[18]

INSAT-2A

Ariane

First satellite in the second-generation Indian-built INSAT-2 series. Has enhanced capability over INSAT-1 series. Still in service. Second satellite in INSAT-2 series. Identical to INSAT-2A. Still in service.

[19]

INSAT-2B

Ariane

[20]

IRS-1E

PSLV-D1

Earth observation satellite. Did not achieve orbit.

[21]

Stretched Rohini Satellite Series (SROSS-C2) IRS-P2

ASLV

Identical to SROSS-C. Still in service.

[22]

15 October 1994 07 December 1995 29 December 1995 21 March 1996 04 June 1997 29 September 1997 03 April 1999 26 May 1999 22 March 2000 18 April 2001 22 October 2001

PSLV-D2

Earth observation satellite. Launched by second developmental flight of PSLV.

[23]

INSAT-2C

Ariane

Has additional capabilities such as mobile satellite service, business communication [24] and television outreach beyond Indian boundaries. Still in service.

IRS-1C

Molniya

Earth observation satellite. Launched from Baikonur Cosmodrome.

[25]

IRS-P3

PSLV-D3

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 1997-10-04 due to power bus anomaly. [18]

INSAT-2D

Ariane

IRS-1D

PSLV-C1

Earth observation satellite. Same as IRS-1C.

[27]

INSAT-2E

Ariane

Multipurpose communication and meteorological satellite.

[28]

IRS-P4 OCEANSAT

PSLV-C2

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.

[29]

INSAT-3B

Ariane

[30]

GSAT-1

GSLV-D1

[31]

Technology Experiment Satellite (TES) INSAT-3C

PSLV-C3

[32]

24 January 2002 12 September 2002 10 April 2003

Ariane

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.

[33]

Kalpana-1

PSLV

[34]

INSAT-3A

Ariane-5

Multipurpose satellite for communication, broadcasting, and meteorological services along with INSAT-2E and Kalpana-1.

[35]

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08 May 2003 28 September 2003 17 October 2003 20 October 2004 05 May 2005 05 May 2005 22 December 2005 10 July 2006 10 January 2007 10 January 2007 GSLV Experimental satellite for the second developmental test flight of Geosynchronous Satellite Launch Vehicle (GSLV) Communication satellite to augment the existing INSAT System.

GSAT-2

[36]

INSAT-3E

Ariane-5

[37]

RESOURCESAT-1 (IRS-P6) EDUSAT

PSLV-C5

Earth observation/remote sensing satellite. Intended to supplement and replace IRS-1C and IRS-1D. Also designated GSAT-3. Indias first exclusive educational satellite.

[38]

GSLV

[39]

HAMSAT

PSLV

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 2.5-meter resolution. Advanced satellite for direct-to-home television broadcasting services.

[40]

CARTOSAT-1

PSLV-C6

[41]

INSAT-4A

Ariane

[42]

INSAT-4C

GSLV

Geosynchronous communications satellite. Did not achieve orbit.

[43]

CARTOSAT-2

PSLV-C7

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.

[44]

Space Capsule Recovery Experiment (SRE-1)

PSLV-C7

[45]

INSAT-4B

12 March 2007

Ariane

Identical to INSAT-4A. Further augments the INSAT capacity for direct-to-home [46] (DTH) television services and other communications.on the night of 7 July INSAT-4B experienced a power supply glitch which led to switching 'off' of 50 per cent of the transponder capacity (6 Ku and 6 C-Band transponders). Identical to INSAT-4C. Provides direct-to-home (DTH) television services, video picture transmission (VPT), and digital satellite news gathering (DSNG). [47]

INSAT-4CR

02 September 2007 28 April 2008 28 April 2008 22 October 2008 20 April 2009

GSLV-F04

CARTOSAT-2A

PSLV-C9

Earth observation/remote sensing satellite. Identical to CARTOSAT-2.

[48]

IMS-1 (Third World Satellite TWsat) Chandrayaan-1

PSLV-C9

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 anti-infiltration and anti-terrorist operations. Launched as a co-passenger with ANUSAT. 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.

[49]

PSLV-C11

[50]

RISAT-2

PSLV-C12

[51]

ANUSAT

20 April 2009 23 September 2009 15 April 2010 12 July 2010

PSLV-C12

[52]

Oceansat-2 (IRS-P4)

PSLV-C14

[53]

GSAT-4

GSLV-D3

Communications satellite technology demonstrator. Failed to reach orbit due to GSLV-D3 failure. Earth observation/remote sensing satellite. Identical to CARTOSAT-2A.

[54]

CARTOSAT-2B

PSLV-C15

[55]

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GSLV-F06 C-band communication satellite, failed to reach orbit due to GSLV-F06 failure.

GSAT-5P / INSAT-4D 25 December 2010 RESOURCESAT-2 20 April 2011

[56]

PSLV-C16

PSLV-C16 placed three satellites with a total payload mass of 1404 kg . [57] RESOURCESAT-2 weighing 1206 kg, the Indo-Russian YOUTHSAT weighing 92 kg and Singapore's X-SAT weighing 106 kg into an 822 km polar Sun Synchronous Orbit (SSO). Communications satellite carries 24 Ku-band transponders and 2 channel GAGAN payload operating in L1 and L5 band. [58]

GSAT-8 / INSAT-4G

21 May 2011 15 July 2011

Ariane

GSAT-12

PSLV-C17

GSAT-12 communication satellite built by ISRO, weighs about 1410 kg at lift-off. [59] 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-time.The 12 Extended C-band transponders of GSAT-12 will augment the capacity in the INSAT system for various communication services like Tele-education, Telemedicine and for Village Resource Centres (VRC).Mission life About 8 Years. Megha-Tropiques weighs about 1000kg Lift-off Mass, developed jointly by ISRO and the FrenchCentre National d'tudes Spatiales(CNES). PSLV-C18 is configured to carry four satellites in which, one satellite, developed by India and France, will track the weather, two were developed by educational institutions, and the fourth is from Luxembourg. RISAT-1, first indigenous all-weather Radar Imaging Satellite (RISAT-1), whose images will facilitate agriculture and disaster management weighs about 1858kg. [60]

Megha-Tropiques

12 October 2011

PSLV-C18

RISAT-1

26 April 2012

PSLV-C19

[61]

References
[1] [2] [3] [4] [5] [6] [7] [8] http:/ / www. isro. org/ satellites/ aryabhata. aspx http:/ / www. isro. org/ satellites/ Bhaskara-I. aspx http:/ / www. isro. org/ satellites/ rtp. aspx http:/ / www. isro. org/ satellites/ rs-1. aspx http:/ / www. isro. org/ satellites/ rs-d1. aspx http:/ / www. isro. org/ satellites/ apple. aspx http:/ / www. isro. org/ satellites/ Bhaskara-II. aspx http:/ / www. isro. org/ satellites/ insat-1a. aspx

[9] http:/ / www. isro. org/ satellites/ rs-d2. aspx [10] http:/ / www. isro. org/ satellites/ insat-1b. aspx [11] http:/ / www. isro. org/ satellites/ sross-1. aspx [12] http:/ / www. isro. org/ satellites/ irs-1a. aspx [13] http:/ / www. isro. org/ satellites/ sross-2. aspx [14] http:/ / www. isro. org/ satellites/ insat-1c. aspx [15] http:/ / www. isro. org/ satellites/ insat-1d. aspx [16] http:/ / www. isro. org/ satellites/ irs-1b. aspx [17] http:/ / www. isro. org/ satellites/ sross-c. aspx [18] http:/ / www. isro. org/ satellites/ insat-2d. aspx [19] http:/ / www. isro. org/ satellites/ insat-2a. aspx [20] http:/ / www. isro. org/ satellites/ insat-2b. aspx [21] http:/ / www. isro. org/ satellites/ irs-1e. aspx [22] http:/ / www. isro. org/ satellites/ sross-c2. aspx [23] http:/ / www. isro. org/ satellites/ irs-p2. aspx [24] http:/ / www. isro. org/ satellites/ insat-2c. aspx [25] http:/ / www. isro. org/ satellites/ irs-1c. aspx [26] http:/ / www. isro. org/ satellites/ irs-p3. aspx [27] http:/ / www. isro. org/ satellites/ irs-1d. aspx [28] http:/ / www. isro. org/ satellites/ insat-2e. aspx [29] http:/ / www. isro. org/ satellites/ irs-p4_oceansat. aspx [30] http:/ / www. isro. org/ satellites/ insat-3b. aspx

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External links
Indian Space Research Organization: All Satellites (http://www.isro.org/satellites/allsatellites.aspx)

Article Sources and Contributors

Article Sources and Contributors

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