First in Indian Space

Wing Commander Rakesh Sharma flew aboard the Soviet spacecraft Soyuz T-11 on April 3, 1984.

Aryabhata was India's first satellite, named after the famous Indian astronomer, launched by the Soviet Union.

Rohini RS-1 was successfully placed into orbit by the SLV-3 in July 1980, making India a space-faring nation.

Dr. Vikram Sarabhai is considered the father of the Indian space program and was the founder of ISRO.

INCOSPAR was set up in 1962 under the leadership of Jawaharlal Nehru and Vikram Sarabhai.

Chandrayaan-1 was launched by PSLV-C11 in 2008 and famously confirmed the presence of water molecules on the Moon.

The Mars Orbiter Mission (MOM), also known as Mangalyaan, was launched in 2013, making India the first nation to reach Mars orbit on its maiden attempt.

Ariane Passenger Payload Experiment (APPLE) was India's first experimental communication satellite, launched by the Ariane-1 rocket.

Sriharikota in Andhra Pradesh is the location of the Satish Dhawan Space Centre, where all major Indian launch vehicles are launched.

Kalpana Chawla was the first woman of Indian origin to go to space, flying on the Space Shuttle Columbia in 1997.

The Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle (PSLV) is known as the workhorse of ISRO due to its high success rate in launching satellites into various orbits.

The Nike-Apache rocket, imported from the US, was the first sounding rocket launched from Thumba Equatorial Rocket Launching Station.

ASTROSAT is India's first dedicated multi-wavelength space observatory.

The Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) is responsible for the design and development of launch vehicles like PSLV, GSLV, and LVM3.

Bhaskara-I was India's first experimental remote sensing satellite for Earth observation.

Chandrayaan-1 carried instruments from various international space agencies, including NASA, ESA, and the Russian space agency Roscosmos.

The U R Rao Satellite Centre (URSC) is the lead centre for building satellites in India and is located in Bengaluru.

Navigation with Indian Constellation (NavIC) is the operational name for the Indian Regional Navigation Satellite System (IRNSS).

VSSC is the major space research centre of ISRO, focusing on rocket and space vehicle design, located in Thiruvananthapuram.

Dr. Vikram Sarabhai served as the first Chairman of the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) when it was formed in 1969.

Mangalyaan was launched on November 5, 2013, using the Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle (PSLV) flight C25 from Sriharikota.

India's first satellite, Aryabhata, was launched on April 19, 1975, using a Soviet Kosmos-3M rocket from Kapustin Yar.

Dr. A.P.J. Abdul Kalam was the project director for the SLV-3 mission, which successfully placed the Rohini satellite into orbit in 1980.

IRS-1A, launched on March 17, 1988, was India's first operational remote sensing satellite.

The GSLV (Geosynchronous Satellite Launch Vehicle) Mk I was developed to provide India with the capability to launch heavier satellites into GTO.

Vikram Sarabhai founded the Physical Research Laboratory (PRL) in Ahmedabad in 1947, which laid the foundation for the Indian space program.

Chandrayaan-1 was launched on October 22, 2008, from the Satish Dhawan Space Centre.

Chandrayaan-2, launched in 2019, included the Vikram lander and the Pragyan rover, marking India's first attempt to land on the Moon.

The developmental flight D1 of the GSLV Mk III (LVM3) successfully launched the GSAT-19 satellite in June 2017.

INSAT-1A was launched on April 10, 1982, by the US space agency NASA using a Delta rocket.

The SROSS satellites were developed by ISRO primarily for gamma-ray astronomy and aeronomy studies.

The LPSC is a major ISRO centre based in Valiamala, Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala.

Vikram Sarabhai was awarded the Padma Vibhushan posthumously in 1972 for his monumental contributions to the Indian space program.

The Vikram-S suborbital rocket, developed by Skyroot Aerospace, was India's first privately developed rocket to be launched.

Bhaskara-I was launched on June 7, 1979, from the Soviet Union's Kapustin Yar launch site.

INSAT-3A, launched in 2003, was the first multipurpose satellite that included a dedicated transponder for disaster management.

The Satish Dhawan Space Centre (SDSC) in Sriharikota, Andhra Pradesh, is the primary launch base for all Indian orbital missions.

METSAT, later renamed Kalpana-1 in memory of Kalpana Chawla, was the first satellite launched by the PSLV for meteorological purposes in 2002.

On November 21, 1963, the US-made Nike-Apache sounding rocket was launched from Thumba, marking the birth of the Indian space program.

The Liquid Propulsion Systems Centre (LPSC) focuses on liquid propulsion and cryogenic engine technology.

Rohini RS-1, launched on July 18, 1980, was the first Indian-made satellite to reach orbit using an Indian launch vehicle and was powered by indigenous solar cells.

METSAT-1 (later renamed KALPANA-1 in honor of Kalpana Chawla) was the first dedicated meteorological satellite launched by ISRO in 2002 using the PSLV.

The Indian Deep Space Network (IDSN) is located at Byalalu, near Bengaluru, and was established to support the Chandrayaan-1 and Mangalyaan missions.

IPRC Mahendragiri is the primary facility for the assembly, integration, and testing of ISRO's liquid propulsion systems and engines.

U. R. Rao was the project director for the development of India's early satellites, including Aryabhata and Bhaskara.

In a famous historical anecdote, the antenna structure of the APPLE satellite was transported on a bullock cart to avoid magnetic interference from metallic vehicles.

Chandrayaan-1 (2008) carried the Moon Mineralogy Mapper (M3) and provided the first definitive evidence of water molecules on the Moon.

The primary objective of the first PSLV test flight (PSLV-D1) was to place the IRS-1E remote sensing satellite into orbit.

The Mars Orbiter Mission (Mangalyaan) was launched by PSLV-C25 on November 5, 2013.

GSLV (Geosynchronous Satellite Launch Vehicle) was designed specifically to utilize an indigenous cryogenic upper stage to launch heavier satellites.