History of

Since in 1962

Reaching for the stars, expanding India's horizons in space.

To the scientists of ISRO, India's pride, your legacy will forever reside.

Vikram-Sarabhai

Vikram Sarabhai

Vikram Sarabhai:Often considered the father of the Indian space program, Sarabhai was instrumental in establishing ISRO in 1969. His vision and leadership laid the foundation for India's space exploration endeavors.

Sathis Dhawan

Dhawan succeeded Sarabhai as the chairman of ISRO and is credited with transforming it into a world-class space agency. under his guidance, ISRO achieved significant mileston.

Abdul Kalam

A renowned aerospace scientist, Kalam played a pivotal role in the development of India's ballistic missile and launch vehicle technology. also know as missile man



1962

INCOSPAR (Indian National Committee for Space Research), formed

set up by the Government of India, as envisioned by Dr. VikramA Sarabhai.

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1969

ISRO is officially established.

Recognising the need for space research. INCOSPAR grew and became ISRO in 1969.

1975

Launch of Aryabhata, India's first satellite.

ISRO built India's first satellite, Aryabhata, which was launched by the Soviet space agency Interkosmos in 1975.

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1980

Launch of Rohini satellite

The first satellite to be placed in orbit by an Indian-made launch vehicle (SLV-3).

1984

Rakesh Sharma becomes the first Indian in space.

He is the only Indian citizen to travel in space, although there have been other astronauts of Indian origin who travel space

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2008

Chandrayaan-1, India's first lunar probe, is launched.

Recognising the need for space research. INCOSPAR grew and became ISRO in 1969.

2013

Mars Orbiter Mission (MOM), also known as Mangalyaan, successfully enters Mars orbit.

Mars Orbiter Mission (MOM), India's first interplanetary mission to planet Mars was launchedonboard PSLV-C25 on November 05, 2013.

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2017

ISRO sets a world record by launching 104 satellites in a single mission.

the rocket successfully carried and deployed a record number of 104 satellites in Sun-synchronous orbits in a single mission

2019

Chandrayaan-2, India's second lunar mission, attempts a soft landing on the Moon's south pole.

which brought together an Orbiter, Lander and Rover with the goal of exploring south pole of the Moon.

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2023

Chandrayaan-3 successfully lands on the lunar south pole

Chandrayaan-3 successfully lands on the lunar south pole, making India the fourth country to achieve a soft landing on the Moon and the first to do so near the lunar south pole