The Indian space programme was launched in 1962 when the Indian National committee for space research was formed. To this where added the Indian space research organisation in 1969 and the space commission and department of space in 1972
The Indian Space Research Organisation ISRO is responsible for the planning, execution and management of the spaces activities and space application programs. The ISRO has its headquarters at Bengaluru.
India’s first satellite communication Earth station was set up at Arvi near Pune. The first Indian satellite Aryabhatta was launched on 19 April, 1975 from Baikonur (erstwhile USSR).
The first Indian Remote Sensing Satellite was launched on 17th March 1988. The first Indian communication satellite, APPLE was launched on 19 June 1981 from kourou in French Guiana. It was the first Indian satellite that was placed in geostationary orbit.
Cartosat 2c Earth observatory satellite launched by PSLV in Sun synchronous orbit on 22 June 2016. It's primary objective are design and develop highly agile satellite with a spatial resolution of 1.0 in can panchromatic band and meet user demand for cartographic application at cadastral level, urban planning etc
GSAT 15 communication satellite launched on 10th November, 2015 from Kourou using Rocket Ariane. Satellite was placed in Geostationary orbit. Satellite carried 24 kilometre bond transponders and to Gagan navigational payloads.
Astrosat It was launched on 28 September 2015 using polar satellite launch vehicle PSLV XL into equatorial orbit. it is multiwavelength-space observatory. it can study x-ray, visible near UV, far UV and hard x-ray radiations.
Indian Regional Navigational Satellite System (IRNSS)/NAVIC It has seven satellite(IRNSSA to IRNSSG), all the satellite has been launched. satellites are in Geostationary orbit and Geosynchronous transfer orbit. Satellites were launched by Polar satellite launch vehicle. It is designed to provide position information services to user in India as well as 1500 km from its boundary. It will provide standard positioning service to all users and restricted service to authorised users.
Mars Orbiter Mission or Mangalyaan It was launched on 5th November in 2013 and it is orbiting mark since 24th September, 2014. Primary aim of Mars Orbiter Mission was to showcase India’s launch system, spacecraft building and operation capability for operation of interplanetary mission. Missions second objective was to study Mar’s surface feature, mineralogy morphology and motion atmosphere. It was launched by PSLV XL C25.
Chandrayaan It was launched in 2008 using PSLV XL C11. Primary objective of this mission was to develop a technology to study feature of moon, its chemical composition, detect water-ice on the moon.
GAGAN The GPS Aided GEO Augmented Navigation (GAGAN) is an implementation of regional Satellite-Based Augmentation System (SBAS) by the Indian government. It is a system to improve the accuracy of a GNSS receiver by providing reference signals. The AII's efforts towards implementation of operational SBAS can be viewed as the first step towards introduction of modern communication, navigation, surveillance/Air Traffic Management system over Indian airspace. The project has established 15 Indian Reference Stations, 3 Indian Navigation Land Uplink Stations, 3 Indian Mission Control Centers and installation of all associated software and communication links. It will be able to help pilots to navigate in the Indian airspace by an accuracy of 3 meter. This will be helpful for landing aircraft in tough weather and terrain like Mangalore and Leh airports.
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