LIST OF INDIAN SATELLITES

List of Indian satellites

India has launched more than 50 satellites of various types since its first attempt in 1975. Satellites have been launched from variousvehicles, 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).

Contents   1 Satellites 2 Planned satellites 3 References 4 External links

[edit]Satellites

(Sorted initially by launch date.)

Satellite	Launch Date	Launch Vehicle	Remarks	ISRO Link
Aryabhata	19Apr1975	Intercosmos	Provided technological experience in building and operating a satellite system.	[1]
Bhaskara-I	07Jun1979	Intercosmos	First experimental remote sensing satellite. Carried TV and microwave cameras.	[2]
Rohini Technology Payload	10Aug1979	Satellite Launch Vehicle(SLV)	Intended for measuring in-flight performance of first experimental flight of SLV-3, the first Indian launch vehicle. Did not achieve orbit.	[3]
Rohini RS-1	18Jul1981	SLV-3	Used for measuring in-flight performance of second experimental launch of SLV-3.	[4]
Rohini RS-D1	31May1981	SLV-3	Used for conducting some remote sensing technology studies using a landmark sensor payload.Launched by the first developmental launch of SLV-3.	[5]
Ariane Passenger Payload Experiment	19Jun1981	Ariane	First experimental communication satellite. Provided experience in building and operating a payload experiment three-axis stabilised communication satellite.	[6]
Bhaskara-II	20Nov1981	Intercosmos	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.	[7]
INSAT-1A	10Apr1982	Delta launch vehicle	First operational multipurpose communication and meteorology satellite. Procured from USA. Worked for only six months.	[8]
Rohini RS-D2	17Apr1983	SLV-3	Identical to RS-D1. Launched by the second developmental launch of SLV-3.	[9]
INSAT-1B	30Aug1983	U.S. Space Shuttle	Identical to INSAT-1A. Served for more than design life of seven years.	[10]
IRS-1A	17Mar1988	Vostok	Earth observation satellite. First operational remote sensing satellite.	[11]
Stretched Rohini Satellite Series(SROSS-1)	1987-03-24	ASLV	Carried payload for launch vehicle performance monitoring and for gamma ray astronomy. Did not achieve orbit.	[12]
Stretched Rohini Satellite Series(SROSS-2)	13Jul1988	ASLV	Carried remote sensing payload of German space agency in addition to Gamma Ray astronomy payload. Did not achieve orbit.	[13]
INSAT-1C	21Jul1988	Ariane	Same as INSAT-1A. Served for only one-and-a-half years.	[14]
INSAT-1D	12Jun1990	Delta launch vehicle	Identical to INSAT-1A. Still in service.	[15]
IRS-1B	29Aug1991	Vostok	Earth observation satellite. Improved version of IRS-1A.	[16]
Stretched Rohini Satellite Series(SROSS-C)	20May1992	ASLV	Carried gamma ray astronomy and aeronomy payload.	[17]
INSAT-2DT	26Feb1992	Ariane	Launched as Arabsat 1C. Procured in orbit from Arabsat in 1998.	[18]
INSAT-2A	1992-07-10	Ariane	First satellite in the second-generation Indian-built INSAT-2 series. Has enhanced capability over INSAT-1 series. Still in service.	[19]
INSAT-2B	23Jul1993	Ariane	Second satellite in INSAT-2 series. Identical to INSAT-2A. Still in service.	[20]
IRS-1E	20Sep1993	PSLV-D1	Earth observation satellite. Did not achieve orbit.	[21]
Stretched Rohini Satellite Series(SROSS-C2)	04May1994	ASLV	Identical to SROSS-C. Still in service.	[22]
IRS-P2	15Oct1994	PSLV-D2	Earth observation satellite. Launched by second developmental flight of PSLV.	[23]
INSAT-2C	07Dec1995	Ariane	Has additional capabilities such as mobile satellite service, business communication and television outreach beyond Indian boundaries. Still in service.	[24]
IRS-1C	29Dec1995	Molniya	Earth observation satellite. Launched from Baikonur Cosmodrome.	[25]
IRS-P3	21Mar1996	PSLV-D3	Earth observation satellite. Carries remote sensing payload and an X-ray astronomy payload. Launched by third developmental flight of PSLV.	[26]
INSAT-2D	04Jun1997	Ariane	Same as INSAT-2C. Inoperable since 1997-10-04 due to power bus anomaly.	[27]
IRS-1D	29Sep1997	PSLV-C1	Earth observation satellite. Same as IRS-1C.	[28]
INSAT-2E	03Apr1999	Ariane	Multipurpose communication and meteorological satellite.	[29]
IRS-P4OCEANSAT	26May1999	PSLV-C2	Earth observation satellite. Carries an Ocean Colour Monitor (OCM) and a Multifrequency Scanning Microwave Radiometer (MSMR).	[30]
INSAT-3B	22Mar2000	Ariane	Multipurpose communication: business communication, developmental communication, and mobile communication.	[31]
GSAT-1	18Apr2001	GSLV-D1	Experimental satellite for the first developmental flight of Geosynchronous Satellite Launch Vehicle, GSLV-D1.	[32]
Technology Experiment Satellite (TES)	2001-10-22	PSLV-C3	Experimental satellite to test technologies such as attitude and orbit control system, high-torque reaction wheels, new reaction control system, etc.	[33]
INSAT-3C	24Jan2002	Ariane	Designed to augment the existing INSAT capacity for communication and broadcasting and provide continuity of the services of INSAT-2C.	[34]
Kalpana-1	12Sep2002	PSLV	First meteorological satellite built by ISRO. Originally named METSAT. Renamed afterKalpana Chawla who perished in the Space Shuttle Columbia.	[35]
INSAT-3A	10Apr2003	Ariane-5	Multipurpose satellite for communication, broadcasting, and meteorological services along with INSAT-2E and Kalpana-1.	[36]
GSAT-2	08May2003	GSLV	Experimental satellite for the second developmental test flight of Geosynchronous Satellite Launch Vehicle (GSLV)	[37]
INSAT-3E	28Sep2003	Ariane-5	Communication satellite to augment the existing INSAT System.	[38]
RESOURCESAT-1 (IRS-P6)	17Oct2003	PSLV-C5	Earth observation/remote sensing satellite. Intended to supplement and replace IRS-1C and IRS-1D.	[39]
EDUSAT	20Oct2004	GSLV	Also designated GSAT-3. India’s first exclusive educational satellite.	[40]
HAMSAT	05May2005	PSLV	Microsatellite (42.5 kilograms) for providing satellite-based amateur radio services to the national as well as the international community.	[41]
CARTOSAT-1	05May2005	PSLV-C6	Earth observation satellite. Provides stereographic in-orbit images with a 2.5-meter resolution.	[42]
INSAT-4A	22Dec2005	Ariane	Advanced satellite for direct-to-home television broadcasting services.	[43]
INSAT-4C	10Jul2006	GSLV	Geosynchronous communications satellite. Did not achieve orbit.	[44]
CARTOSAT-2	10Jan2007	PSLV-C7	Advanced remote sensing satellite carrying a panchromatic camera capable of providing scene-specific spot images.	[45]
Space Capsule Recovery Experiment(SRE-1)	10Jan2007	PSLV-C7	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.	[46]
INSAT-4B	12Mar2007	Ariane	Identical to INSAT-4A. Further augments the INSAT capacity for direct-to-home (DTH) television services and other communications.	[47]
INSAT-4CR	02Sep2007	GSLV-F04	Identical to INSAT-4C. Provides direct-to-home (DTH) television services, video picture transmission (VPT), and digital satellite news gathering (DSNG).	[48]
CARTOSAT-2A	28Apr2008	PSLV-C9	Earth observation/remote sensing satellite. Identical to CARTOSAT-2.	[49]
IMS-1 (Third World Satellite – TWsat)	28Apr2008	PSLV-C9	Low-cost microsatellite imaging mission. Launched as co-passenger with CARTOSAT-2A.	[50]
Chandrayaan-1	22Oct2008	PSLV-C11	Unmanned lunar probe. Carries 11 scientific instruments built in India, USA, UK, Germany, Sweden and Bulgaria.	[51]
RISAT-2	20Apr2009	PSLV-C12	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.	[52]
ANUSAT	20 April 2009	PSLV-C12	Research microsatellite designed at Anna University. Carries an amateur radio and technology demonstration experiments.	[53]
Oceansat-2 (IRS-P4)	23 September 2009	PSLV-C14	Gathers data for oceanographic, coastal and atmospheric applications. Continues mission of Oceansat-1.	[54]
GSAT-4	15 April 2010	GSLV-D3	Communications satellite technology demonstrator. Failed to reach orbit due to GSLV-D3 failure.	[55]
CARTOSAT-2B	12 July 2010	PSLV-C15	Earth observation/remote sensing satellite. Identical to CARTOSAT-2A	[56]

[edit]Planned satellites

Satellite	Launch Date	Remarks
ASTROSAT	2011	India’s first astronomy satellite.
GSAT-5P /INSAT-4D	October 2010	C-band communication satellite, 12 normal C-band transponders and 6 extended C-band transponders with wider coverage in uplink and downlink over Asia, Africa and Eastern Europe as well as zonal coverage with a minimum of 35 dBW EIRP. The spacecraft has a mission life of 12 years and planned to be launched onboard GSLV-F06.
GSAT-6 / INSAT-4E	2010	Communications satellite.
GSAT-7 / INSAT-4F	2010	Communications satellite.
GSAT-8 / INSAT-4G	2010	Communications satellite. Will also carry the second GPS Aided Geo Augmented Navigation (GAGAN) payload.
INSAT-3D	2010–2011	Meteorological satellite.
Megha-Tropiques	4thQuarter, 2010	Cooperative effort between ISRO and French Centre National d'Études Spatiales (CNES). Intended for study of the atmosphere.
RESOURCESAT-2	2010	Follow-on mission to RESOURCESAT-1 to provide continuity of data.
RISAT-1	4thQuarter, 2010	Radar imaging satellite. Microwave remote sensing satellite carrying a Synthetic Aperture Radar (SAR).
SARAL (Satellite for ARGOS andALTIKA)	Early 2011	Joint mission between ISRO and French Centre National d'Études Spatiales (CNES). Designed to collect environmental data.
GSAT-10	1stQuarter, 2010	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 Indian sub-continent. The satellite’s design life exceeds 15 years. It will also carry GPS Aided Geo Augmented Navigation (GAGAN) payload.[1]