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Types of ISRO Spacecrafts
Mainly, there are 7 types of satellites used by ISRO, which are:
Full Forms of the Spacecraft Names
ISRO spacecraft names abbreviation:
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Full Forms of the Launch Vehicles Names
There are mainly 4 types of launch vehicle ISRO has, which are:
Full Forms of the Orbit Types
ISRO orbit type abbreviation:
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Sl. |
Spacecraft Name |
Launch Date |
Orbit Type |
Application |
1 |
Aryabhata |
19-Apr-1975 |
Experimental |
|
2 |
Bhaskara-I |
7-Jun-1979 |
LEO |
Earth Observation, |
3 |
Rohini Technology |
10-Aug-1979 |
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4 |
Rohini Satellite RS-1 |
18-Jul-1980 |
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5 |
Rohini Satellite RS-D1 |
31-May-1981 |
LEO |
Earth Observation |
6 |
APPLE |
19-Jun-1981 |
GSO |
Communication, |
7 |
Bhaskara-II |
20-Nov-1981 |
LEO |
Earth Observation, |
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, |
|
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 |
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, |
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, |
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, |
64 |
IRNSS-1A |
1-Jul-2013 |
GSO |
Navigation |
65 |
INSAT-3D |
26-Jul-2013 |
GSO |
Climate & Environment, |
66 |
GSAT-7 |
30-Aug-2013 |
GSO |
Communication |
67 |
Mars Orbiter Mission |
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 |
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 |
22-Jun-2016 |
SSPO |
Earth Observation |
81 |
INSAT-3DR |
8-Sep-2016 |
GSO |
Climate & Environment, |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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, |
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