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Astronautics in India

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2023: India successfully launches rocket with lunar station

On July 14, 2023, the Indian Space Research Organization (ISRO) announced the successful launch of the Mark-3 (LVM3) rocket with the Chandrayaan-3 spacecraft (Chandrayaan-3), an automatic interplanetary station designed to explore the moon. Read more here.

2022

India launches first private space rocket

On November 18, 2022, India successfully launched its first private space rocket, Vikram-S. This was an important development for a country making efforts to form a commercial space industry. Read more here.

India lost satellites launched into orbit

During the first launch of the Indian Small Satellite Launch Vehicle (SSLV) on August 6, 2022, it was not possible to reach orbit due to a malfunction in the rocket's launch stage. Read more here.

59 satellites in orbit - 7th in the world

Data as of May 2022

2021: Indian GSLV rocket with satellite on board crashes 6 minutes after launch

On August 11, 2021, during the launch of the Indian launch vehicle to launch geosynchronous satellites (GSLV), its upper stage malfunctioned, as a result of which the satellite was lost. Read more here.

1981: First Indian Satellite

Transportation of the first Indian satellite to the zeba, French Guiana, 1981.