Programmes

Indian National Satellite System (INSAT)

ISRO HOME

  • Established in 1983 with commissioning of INSAT-1B.

  • A joint venture of Department of Space (DOS), Department of Telecommunications, India Meteorological Department, All India Radio and Doordarshan. DOS responsible for establishment and operation of INSAT space segment.

  • INSAT space segment consists of 21 satellites out of which 11 are in service, making India to have one of the largest domestic communication satellite systems.

  • INSAT-4CR launched on September 2, 2007 (in Service)

  • INSAT-4B launched on March 12, 2007 (in Service)

  • INSAT-4A launched on December 22, 2005 (in Service)

  • INSAT-4C launched on July 10, 2006 (Not placed in Orbit)

  • EDUSAT launched on September 20, 2004 (in Service)

  • INSAT-3E launched on September 28, 2003 (in Service)

  • GSAT-2 launched on May 8, 2003 (in Service)

  • INSAT-3A launched on April 10, 2003 (in Service)

  • Kalpana-1 launched on September 12, 2002 (in Service)

  • INSAT-3C launched on January 24, 2002 (in Service)

  • INSAT-3B launched on March 22, 2000(in Service)

  • INSAT-2E launched on April 3,1999 (in Service)

  • INSAT-2DT In orbit Procurement (Completed Mission Life)

  • INSAT-2C launched on December 7, 1997 (Completed Mission Life)

  • INSAT-2D launched on June 4, 1997 (Became inoperable on October 4, 1997)

  • INSAT-2B launched on July 23, 1993 (Completed Mission Life)

  • INSAT-2A launched on July 10, 1992 (Completed Mission Life)

  • INSAT-1D launched on June 12, 1990 (Completed Mission Life)

  • INSAT-1C launched on July 22, 1988 (Abandoned in November 1989)

  • INSAT-1B launched on August 30, 1983 (Completed Mission Life)

  • INSAT-1A launched on April 10, 1982 (Deactivated on September 6, 1982)

Indian Remote Sensing Satellite (IRS) System

  • Commissioned with the launch of IRS-1A in March 1988

  • IRS system under National Natural Resources Management System (NNRMS) coordinated at national level by the Planning Committee of NNRMS (PC-NNRMS). 

  • At present Indian Remote Sensing Satellite System consists of Eight satellites and is the largest remote sensing constellation in the world and provides imageries in a variety of spatial resolutions from 1 metre to 180 metres. 

  • CARTOSAT-2A launched on April 28, 2008 by PSLV-C9 (in Service)  

  • IMS-1 launched on April 28, 2008 by PSLV-C9(in Service)  

  • CARTOSAT-2 launched on January 10, 2007 by PSLV-C7 (in Service)  

  • CARTOSAT-1 launched on May 5, 2005 by PSLV-C6 (in Service)  

  • RESOURCESAT-1 launched on October 17, 2003 by PSLV-C5 (in Service)  

  • TES launched on October 22, 2001 by PSLV-C3 (in Service)  

  • OCEANSAT-1 launched on May 26, 1999 by PSLV-C2 (in Service)  

  • IRS-1D launched on September 29, 1997 by PSLV-C1 (in Service)  

  • IRS-P3 launched on March 21, 1996 by PSLV-D3 (Mission Completed)  

  • IRS-1C launched on December 28, 1995 by Molniya (Russia) (in Service)  

  • IRS-P2 launched on October 15, 1994 by PSLV-D2 (Mission Completed)  

  • IRS-1E launched on September 20, 1993 by PSLV-D1 (Could not be placed in Orbit)  

  • IRS-1B launched on August 29, 1991 by Vostok (USSR) (Mission Completed)  

  • IRS-1A launched on March 17, 1988 by Vostok (USSR) (Mission Completed)  

Stretched Rohini Satellite Series (SROSS)

  • 113 kg SROSS-C2 satellite, launched by ASLV-D4 on May 4, 1994 carries two scientific payloads, a Gamma-Ray Burst (GRB) experiment and a Retarding Potential Analyser (RPA). A similar satellite, SROSS-C had been launched by ASLV-D3 in May 1992. SROSS-C2 is in service.

Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle (PSLV)

  • From the modest sounding rockets of the 1960's India has now acquired capability to launch remote sensing satellites using Polar Satellite Launch Vechile (PSLV) and geosynchronous communication satellites using GSLV. So far, PSLV had 13 consecutively successful flights, the latest one on October 22, 2008 when it launched CHANDRAYAAN-1 

  • PSLV-C11 on October 22, 2008 (Successful)

  • PSLV-C9 launched CARTOSAT-2A, IMS-1 and Eight Nanosatellites on April 28, 2008 (Successful)

  • PSLV-C10 on January 23, 2008 (Successful)

  • PSLV-C8 launched on April 23, 2007 (Successful)

  • PSLV-C7 launched on January 10, 2007 (Successful)

  • PSLV-C6 launched on May 5, 2005 (Successful)

  • PSLV-C5 launched on October 17, 2003 (Successful)

  • PSLV-C4 launched on September 12, 2002 (successful)

  • PSLV-C3 launched on October 22, 2001 (Successful)

  • PSLV-C2 launched on May 26, 1999 (Successful)

  • PSLV-C1 launched on September 29, 1997 (Successful)

  • PSLV-D3 launched on March 21, 1996 (Successful)

  • PSLV-D2 launched on October 15, 1994 (Successful)

  • PSLV-D1 launched on September 20, 1993 (UnSuccessful)

Geosynchronous Satellite Launch Vehicle (GSLV)

  • Geosynchronous Saellite Launch Vehicle (GSLV) can launch 2 to 2.5 tonne satellite into GTO(200 km by 36,000 km). GSLV has four successful flights out of five missions with the last one being GSLV-F04/INSAT-4CR mission on Septemeber 2, 2007.

  • GSLV-F04 launched on September 2, 2007 (Successful)

  • GSLV-F02 launched on July 10, 2006 (Unsuccessful)

  • GSLV-F01 launched on September 20, 2004 (Successful)

  • GSLV-D2 launched on May 8, 2003 (Successful)

  • GSLV-D1 launched on April 18, 2001 (Successful)