ISRO Missions
Technology · ISRO मिशन · 18 facts
ISRO was established on August 15, 1969 by Vikram Sarabhai
Aryabhata was India's first satellite, launched in 1975
Chandrayaan-1 discovered water on Moon (2008)
Chandrayaan-3 landed on Moon's south pole (August 23, 2023)
Mangalyaan (MOM) reached Mars in first attempt (2014)
PSLV is India's most reliable launch vehicle
GSLV launches heavier satellites into geostationary orbit
ISRO launched 104 satellites in single mission (PSLV-C37, 2017)
Gaganyaan is India's first crewed space mission (upcoming)
Aditya-L1 is India's first solar observation mission (2023)
Vikram lander and Pragyan rover are part of Chandrayaan-3
ISRO HQ is in Bangalore, launch site at Sriharikota
India became 4th country to soft-land on Moon with Chandrayaan-3
Rohini was India's first satellite launched by Indian rocket (1980)
SLV-3 was India's first indigenous launch vehicle by Kalam
ISRO's NavIC is India's regional navigation satellite system
Astrosat is India's first dedicated space observatory (2015)
Cartosat series provides Earth observation data for mapping