ISRO Missions UPSC

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Types of ISRO Spacecrafts

Mainly, there are 7 types of satellites used by ISRO, which are:

  1. Communication Satellites
  2. Earth Observation Satellites
  3. Scientific Spacecraft
  4. Navigation Satellites
  5. Experimental Satellites
  6. Small Satellites
  7. Student Satellites

Full Forms of the Spacecraft Names

ISRO spacecraft names abbreviation:

  1. APPLE – Ariane Passenger PayLoad Experiment
  2. INSAT – Indian National Satellite
  3. SROSS – Stretched Rohini Satellite Series
  4. IRS – Indian Remote Sensing
  5. GSAT – Geosynchronous Satellite
  6. EDUSAT – Educational Satellite
  7. HAMSAT – Amateur Radio Operator Satellite
  8. CARTOSAT – Cartographic Satellite
  9. SRE – Space Capsule Recovery Experiment
  10. IMS – Indian Mini Satellite
  11. RISAT – Radar Imaging Satellite
  12. SARAL – Satellite with ARgos and ALtiKa
  13. IRNSS – Indian Regional Navigation Satellite System
  14. SCATSAT – Scatterometer Satellite
  15. HySIS – Hyperspectral Imaging Satellite
  16. EMISAT – Electromagnetic Intelligence-gathering Satellite

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Full Forms of the Launch Vehicles Names

There are mainly 4 types of launch vehicle ISRO has, which are:

  1. SLV – Satellite Launch Vehicle
  2. ASLV – Augmented Satellite Launch Vehicle
  3. PSLV – Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle
  4. GSLV – Geosynchronous Satellite Launch Vehicle

 

Full Forms of the Orbit Types

ISRO orbit type abbreviation:

  1. LEO – Low Earth Orbit
  2. GSO – Geosynchronous Orbit
  3. SSPO – Sun-Synchronous Polar Orbit
  4. GEO – Geosynchronous Equatorial Orbit
  5. GTO – Geosynchronous Transfer Orbit

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Spacecraft Name

Launch Date

Orbit Type

Application

1

Aryabhata

19-Apr-1975

Experimental

2

Bhaskara-I

7-Jun-1979

LEO

Earth Observation,
Experimental

3

Rohini Technology
Payload (RTP)

10-Aug-1979

4

Rohini Satellite RS-1

18-Jul-1980

5

Rohini Satellite RS-D1

31-May-1981

LEO

Earth Observation

6

APPLE

19-Jun-1981

GSO

Communication,
Experimental

7

Bhaskara-II

20-Nov-1981

LEO

Earth Observation,
Experimental

8

INSAT-1A

10-Apr-1982

GSO

Communication

9

Rohini Satellite RS-D2

17-Apr-1983

LEO

Earth Observation

10

INSAT-1B

30-Aug-1983

GSO

Communication

11

SROSS-1

24-Mar-1987

Experimental

12

IRS-1A

17-Mar-1988

SSPO

Earth Observation

13

SROSS-2

13-Jul-1988

Earth Observation,
Experimental

14

INSAT-1C

22-Jul-1988

GSO

Communication

15

INSAT-1D

12-Jun-1990

GSO

Communication

16

IRS-1B

29-Aug-1991

SSPO

Earth Observation

17

SROSS-C

20-May-1992

Experimental

18

INSAT-2A

10-Jul-1992

GSO

Communication

19

INSAT-2B

23-Jul-1993

GSO

Communication

20

IRS-1E

20-Sep-1993

LEO

Earth Observation

21

SROSS-C2

4-May-1994

Experimental

22

IRS-P2

15-Oct-1994

SSPO

Earth Observation

23

INSAT-2C

7-Dec-1995

GSO

Communication

24

IRS-1C

28-Dec-1995

SSPO

Earth Observation

25

IRS-P3

21-Mar-1996

SSPO

Earth Observation

26

INSAT-2D

4-Jun-1997

GSO

Communication

27

IRS-1D

29-Sep-1997

SSPO

Earth Observation

28

INSAT-2E

3-Apr-1999

GSO

Communication

29

Oceansat(IRS-P4)

26-May-1999

SSPO

Earth Observation

30

INSAT-3B

22-Mar-2000

GSO

Communication

31

GSAT-1

18-Apr-2001

GSO

Communication

32

The Technology Experiment
Satellite (TES)

22-Oct-2001

SSPO

Earth Observation

33

INSAT-3C

24-Jan-2002

GSO

Climate & Environment, Communication

34

KALPANA-1

12-Sep-2002

GSO

Climate & Environment, Communication

35

INSAT-3A

10-Apr-2003

GSO

Climate & Environment, Communication

36

GSAT-2

8-May-2003

GSO

Communication

37

INSAT-3E

28-Sep-2003

GSO

Communication

38

IRS-P6 / RESOURCESAT-1

17-Oct-2003

SSPO

Earth Observation

39

EDUSAT

20-Sep-2004

GSO

Communication

40

CARTOSAT-1

5-May-2005

SSPO

Earth Observation

41

HAMSAT

5-May-2005

SSPO

Communication

42

INSAT-4A

22-Dec-2005

GSO

Communication

43

INSAT-4C

10-Jul-2006

GSO

Communication

44

SRE-1

10-Jan-2007

SSPO

Experimental

45

CARTOSAT-2

10-Jan-2007

SSPO

Earth Observation

46

INSAT-4B

12-Mar-2007

GSO

Communication

47

INSAT-4CR

2-Sep-2007

GSO

Communication

48

IMS-1

28-Apr-2008

SSPO

Earth Observation

49

CARTOSAT – 2A

28-Apr-2008

SSPO

Earth Observation

50

Chandrayaan-1

22-Oct-2008

Lunar

Planetary Observation

51

RISAT-2

20-Apr-2009

SSPO

Earth Observation

52

Oceansat-2

23-Sep-2009

SSPO

Climate & Environment,
Earth Observation

53

GSAT-4

15-Apr-2010

GSO

Communication

54

CARTOSAT-2B

12-Jul-2010

SSPO

Earth Observation

55

GSAT-5P

25-Dec-2010

GSO

Communication

56

YOUTHSAT

20-Apr-2011

SSPO

Student Satellite

57

RESOURCESAT-2

20-Apr-2011

SSPO

Earth Observation

58

GSAT-8

21-May-2011

GEO

Communication, Navigation

59

GSAT-12

15-Jul-2011

GSO

Communication

60

Megha-Tropiques

12-Oct-2011

SSPO

Climate & Environment,
Earth Observation

61

RISAT-1

26-Apr-2012

SSPO

Earth Observation

62

GSAT-10

29-Sep-2012

GEO

Communication, Navigation

63

SARAL

25-Feb-2013

SSPO

Climate & Environment,
Earth Observation

64

IRNSS-1A

1-Jul-2013

GSO

Navigation

65

INSAT-3D

26-Jul-2013

GSO

Climate & Environment,
Disaster Management System

66

GSAT-7

30-Aug-2013

GSO

Communication

67

Mars Orbiter Mission
Spacecraft

5-Nov-2013

Martian

Planetary Observation

68

GSAT-14

5-Jan-2014

GSO

Communication

69

IRNSS-1B

4-Apr-2014

GSO

Navigation

70

IRNSS-1C

16-Oct-2014

GEO

Navigation

71

GSAT-16

7-Dec-2014

GSO

Communication

72

Crew module Atmospheric
Re-entry Experiment (CARE)

18-Dec-2014

Experimental

73

IRNSS-1D

28-Mar-2015

GSO

Navigation

74

GSAT-6

27-Aug-2015

GTO

Communication

75

Astrosat

28-Sep-2015

Space Science

76

GSAT-15

11-Nov-2015

GEO

Communication, Navigation

77

IRNSS-1E

20-Jan-2016

GSO

Navigation

78

IRNSS-1F

10-Mar-2016

GEO

Navigation

79

IRNSS-1G

28-Apr-2016

GEO

Navigation

80

CARTOSAT-2 Series
Satellite

22-Jun-2016

SSPO

Earth Observation

81

INSAT-3DR

8-Sep-2016

GSO

Climate & Environment,
Disaster Management System

82

SCATSAT-1

26-Sep-2016

SSPO

Climate & Environment

83

GSAT-18

6-Oct-2016

GSO

Communication

84

RESOURCESAT-2A

7-Dec-2016

SSPO

Earth Observation

85

INS-1A

15-Feb-2017

SSPO

Experimental

86

Cartosat -2 Series
Satellite

15-Feb-2017

SSPO

Earth Observation

87

INS-1B

15-Feb-2017

SSPO

Experimental

88

GSAT-9

5-May-2017

GSO

Communication

89

GSAT-19

5-Jun-2017

GSO

Communication

90

Cartosat-2 Series
Satellite

23-Jun-2017

SSPO

Earth Observation

91

GSAT-17

29-Jun-2017

GTO

Communication

92

IRNSS-1H

31-Aug-2017

Navigation

93

INS-1C

12-Jan-2018

SSPO

Experimental

94

Cartosat-2 Series
Satellite

12-Jan-2018

SSPO

Earth Observation

95

Microsat

12-Jan-2018

SSPO

Experimental

96

GSAT-6A

29-Mar-2018

GSO

Communication

97

IRNSS-1I

12-Apr-2018

GSO

Navigation

98

GSAT-29

14-Nov-2018

GTO

Communication

99

HysIS

29-Nov-2018

SSPO

Earth Observation

100

GSAT-11 Mission

5-Dec-2018

GTO

Communication

101

GSAT-7A

19-Dec-2018

Communication

102

Microsat-R

24-Jan-2019

SSPO

103

GSAT-31

6-Feb-2019

GTO

Communication

104

EMISAT

1-Apr-2019

SSPO

105

RISAT-2B

22-May-2019

LEO

Disaster Management System,
Earth Observation

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