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2003
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ISRO's Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle, PSLV-C5, successfully launched RESOURCESAT-1 (IRS-P6) satellite from Sriharikota (October 17, 2003)
Successful launch of INSAT-3E by Ariane from Kourou French Guyana, (September 28, 2003)
The Second developmental launch of GSLV-D2 with GSAT-2 on board from Sriharikota (May 8, 2003)
Successful launch of INSAT-3A by Ariane from Kourou French Guyana, (April 10, 2003)
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2002
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ISRO's Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle, PSLV-C4, successfully launched KALPANA-1 satellite from Sriharikota(September 12, 2002)
Successful launch of INSAT-3C by Ariane from Kourou French Guyana, (January 24, 2002)
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2001
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ISRO's Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle, PSLV-C3, successfully launched three satellites -- Technology Experiment Satellite (TES) of ISRO, BIRD of Germany and PROBA of Belgium - into their intended orbits (October 22, 2001)
The first developmental launch of GSLV-D1 with GSAT-1 on board from Sriharikota (April 18, 2001)
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2000
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INSAT-3B, the first satellite in the third generation INSAT-3 series, launched by Ariane from Kourou French Guyana (March 22, 2000)
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1999
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Indian Remote Sensing Satellite, IRS-P4 (OCEANSAT), launched by Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle (PSLV-C2) along with Korean KITSAT-3 and German DLR-TUBSAT from Sriharikota (May 26, 1999)
INSAT-2E, the last satellite in the multipurpose INSAT-2 series, launched by Ariane from Kourou French Guyana, (April 3, 1999)
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1998
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INSAT system capacity augmented with the readiness of INSAT-2DT acquired from ARABSAT (January 1998)
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1997
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INSAT-2D, fourth satellite in the INSAT series, launched (June 4, 1997). Becomes inoperable on October 4, 1997
(An in-orbit satellite, ARABSAT-1C, since renamed INSAT-2DT, was acquired in November 1997 to partly augment the INSAT system)
First operational launch of PSLV with IRS-1D on board (September 29, 1997). Satellite placed in orbit.
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1996
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Third developmental launch of PSLV with IRS-P3 on board (March 21, 1996). Satellite placed in polar sunsynchronous orbit.
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1995
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Launch of third operational Indian Remote Sensing Satellite, IRS-1C
(December 28, 1995)
INSAT-2C, the third satellite in the INSAT-2 series, launched (December 7, 1995)
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1994
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Second developmental launch of PSLV with IRS-P2 on board (October 15, 1994). Satellite successfully placed in polar sunsynchronous orbit
Fourth developmental launch of ASLV with SROSS-C2 on board (May 4, 1994). Satellite placed in orbit
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1993
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First developmental launch of PSLV with IRS-1E on board (September 20, 1993). Satellite could not be placed in orbit
INSAT-2B, the second satellite in the INSAT-2 series, launched (July 23, 1993)
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1992
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INSAT-2A, the first satellite of the indigenously-built second-generation INSAT series, launched (July 10, 1992)
Third developmental launch of ASLV with SROSS-C on board (May 20, 1992). Satellite placed in orbit
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1991
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Second operational Remote Sensing satellite, IRS-1B, launched (August 29, 1991)
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1990
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INSAT-1D launched (June 12, 1990)
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1988
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INSAT-1C launched (July 21, 1988). Abandoned in November 1989
Second developmental launch of ASLV with SROSS-2 on board (July 13, 1988). Satellite could not be placed in orbit
Launch of first operational Indian Remote Sensing Satellite, IRS-1A (March 17, 1988).
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1987
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First
developmental launch of ASLV with SROSS-1 satellite on board
(March 24, 1987). Satellite could not be placed in orbit
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1984
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Indo-Soviet
manned space mission (April 1984)
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1983
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INSAT-1B,
launched (August 30, 1983)
Second developmental launch of SLV-3. RS-D2 placed in orbit (April
17, 1983)
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1982
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INSAT-1A
launched (April 10, 1982)
Deactivated on September 6, 1982
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1981
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Bhaskara-II launched (November 20, 1981)
APPLE, an experimental geo-stationary communication satellite
successfully launched (June 19, 1981)
RS-D1 placed in orbit (May 31, 1981)
First
developmental launch of SLV-3
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1980
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Second
Experimental launch of SLV-3, Rohini satellite successfully
placed in orbit. (July 18, 1980)
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1979
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First
Experimental launch of SLV-3 with Rohini Technology
Payload on board (August 10, 1979). Satellite could
not be placed in orbit
Bhaskara-I,
an experimental satellite for earth observations, launched
(June 7, 1979)
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1977
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Satellite
Telecommunication Experiments Project (STEP) carried out
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1975-1976
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Satellite
Instructional Television Experiment (SITE) conducted
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1975
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ISRO
First Indian Satellite, Aryabhata, launched (April 19, 1975)
Becomes Government Organisation (April 1, 1975)
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1972-1976
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Air-borne
remote sensing experiments
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1972
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Space
Commission and Department of Space set up
(June 1, 1972). ISRO brought under DOS
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1969
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Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) formed under Department
of Atomic Energy (August 15, 1969)
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1968
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TERLS
dedicated to the United Nations (February 2, 1968)
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1967
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Satellite Telecommunication Earth Station set up at Ahmedabad
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1965
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Space
Science & Technology Centre (SSTC) established in Thumba
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1963
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First
sounding rocket launched from TERLS
(November 21, 1963)
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1962
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Indian
National Committee for Space Research (INCOSPAR)
formed by the Department of Atomic Energy and work on
establishing Thumba Equatorial Rocket Launching
Station (TERLS) started
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