List of Indian Satellites from 1975 to 2023

The following is the list of Indian satellites launched by Indian space and Research Organization ISRO from 1975 to 2023:

Launching year Indian Satellite Name Importance of Indian Satellites
1975 Aryabhata India’s first satellite.
1979 Bhaskara Sega-1 India’s first experimental remote sensing satellite which was responsible for TV and microwave cameras.
Rohini Technology Payload The First Indian launch vehicle Which was Failed to achieve its target orbit. 
1980 Rohini RS-1 India’s first indigenous satellite launch was used for measuring the flight performance and more.
1981 Rohini RS-D1 It was launched as the first developmental launch of SLV-3, which had been using for sen
Apple It was first experimental communication satellite.
Bhaskara-II Second experimental remote sensing satellite by India.
1982 INSAT-1A First operational multipurpose communication and meteorology satellite launched by India.
1983 Rohini RS-D2 Identical to RS-D1 but slight different.
INSAT-1B Identical to INSAT-1A with slight different in design.
1987 SROSS-1 It was designed for carrying a payload for launch vehicle for performance monitoring and for gamma-ray astronomy. unfortunately It was Failed to reach orbit. 
1988 IRS-1A It was India’s first operational remote sensing satellite. 
SROSS-2 It Carried remote sensing payload of the German space agency as well as gamma-ray astronomy payload.
INSAT-1C Similarity with INSAT-1A.
1990 INSAT-1D
1991 IRS-1B Improved version of IRS-1A.
1992 INSAT-2DT Launched as Arabsat 1C
SROSS-C It was built to carry gamma-ray astronomy and aeronomy payload.
INSAT-2A The first satellite in the second-generation Indian-built INSAT-2 series.
1993 INSAT-2B It was the second satellite in the INSAT-2 series.
IRS-1E Earth observation satellite. Failed to achieve orbit. 
1994 SROSS-C2 same as to SROSS-C.
IRS-P2 It was Launched by the second developmental flight of PSLV.
1995 INSAT-2C It has capabilities Like mobile satellite service, business communication as well as television outreach beyond Indian boundaries.
IRS-1C It was Launched from Baikonur Cosmodrome from India.
1996 IRS-P3 It was built to carry a remote sensing payload and an X-ray astronomy payload.
1997 INSAT-2D Similarity with INSAT-2C.
IRS-1D Similarity with IRS-1C. 
1999 INSAT-2E It was unique Multipurpose communication and meteorological satellite.
OceanSat-1 It carried an OCM and MSMR.
2000 INSAT-3B Multipurpose communication satellite. 
2001 GSAT-1 Experimental satellite for the first developmental flight of GSLV-D1. Failed to complete its mission.
TES It is considered a prototype for future Indian spy satellites. 
2002 INSAT-3C Augmented the INSAT capacity for communication and broadcasting 
Kalpana-1 First meteorological satellite built by ISRO.
2003 INSAT-3A Multipurpose communication satellite, similar to INSAT-2E and Kalpana-1.
GSAT-2 Experimental satellite for the second developmental test flight of GSLV.
INSAT-3E Communication satellite to augment the existing INSAT System. 
ResourceSat-1 Intended to supplement and replace IRS-1C and IRS-1D. 
2004 GSAT-3 India’s first exclusive educational satellite.
2005 CartoSat-1 Earth observation satellite.
HamSat Micro-satellite built in collaboration with Indian and Dutch researchers.  
INSAT-4A Advanced satellite for direct-to-home television broadcasting services.
2006 INSAT-4C Geosynchronous communications satellite. Failed to achieve orbit.
2007 CartoSat-2 Advanced remote sensing satellite
SRE-1 An experimental satellite that was launched as a co-passenger with CARTOSAT-2. 
INSAT-4B Identical to INSAT-4A.
INSAT-4CR Identical to INSAT-4C.
2008 CartoSat-2A Identical to CARTOSAT-2.
IMS-1 It was a Low-cost microsatellite imaging mission. which was Launched as co-passenger with CARTOSAT-2A.
Chandrayaan-1 India’s first unmanned lunar probe.
2009 RISAT-2 It was a Radar imaging satellite. which was Launched as a co-passenger with ANUSAT. 
AnuSat-1 Research micro-satellite. It has since been retired. 
OceanSat-2 Continues mission of OceanSat-1. 
2010 GSAT-4 Communications satellite with technology demonstrator features. Failed to achieve orbit.
CartoSat-2B It has similarity with CartoSat-2A.
StudSat It was India’s first pico-satellite meaning lass than 1 kg in weight
GSAT-5P C-band communication satellite. unfortunately It Failed to reach the destination. 
2011 ResourceSat-2 Identical to ResourceSat-1. 
YouthSat Indo-Russian stellar and atmospheric mini-satellite.
GSAT-8 or INSAT-4G Communications Satellite
GSAT-12 Augmented the capacity of the INSAT system for various communication services. 
Megha-Tropiques Jointly developed by ISRO and the French CNES. 
Jugnu Nano-satellite developed by IIT Kanpur.
SRMSat Nano-satellite developed by SRM Institute of Science and Technology.
2012 RISAT-1 India’s first indigenous all-weather Radar Imaging Satellite.
GSAT-10 India’s advanced communication satellite. 
2013 SARAL Joint Indo-French satellite mission for oceanographic studies.
IRNSS-1A The first of seven satellites in the IRNSS navigational system.
INSAT-3D It is a meteorological Satellite with advanced weather monitoring payloads.
GSAT-7 It is the advanced multi-band communication satellite dedicated to military use. 
Mars Orbiter Mission (MOM) or Mangalyaan-1 India’s first Mars orbiter. 
2014 GSAT-14 Intended to replace GSAT-3, and to augment the in-orbit capacity of Extended C and Ku-band transponders.
IRNSS-1B It is the second of seven satellites in the IRNSS system.
IRNSS-1C It is the third satellite in the IRNSS. 
GSAT-16 It has the highest number of transponders in a single satellite at that time (48 transponders).
2015 IRNSS-1D It is the fourth satellite in the IRNSS. 
GSAT-6 Communication satellite that marks the success of indigenously developed upper stage cryogenic engine.
Astrosat India’s first dedicated multi-wavelength space observatory.
GSAT-15 Communications satellite.
2016 IRNSS-1E It was the fifth satellite in the IRNSS. 
IRNSS-1F It was the sixth satellite in the IRNSS. 
IRNSS-1G It was the seventh satellite in the IRNSS. 
Cartosat-2C Identical to CARTOSAT-2,2A and 2B. 
SathyabamaSat It was a micro-satellite which was built by Sathyabama University, Chennai. 
Swayam-1 It was a A 1-U pico-satellite designed It was actually built by the engineering students of pune.
INSAT-3DR An advanced meteorological satellite
Pratham It was A mini-satellite built by researchers at IIT Mumbai.
PISat A micro-satellite designed and built by the students of PES Institute of Technology, Bengaluru. 
ScatSat-1 Miniature satellite to provide weather forecasting, cyclone prediction, and tracking services to India.
GSAT-18 The heaviest satellite owned by India at the time of its launch. 
ResourceSat-2A Identical to Resourcesat-1 and Resourcesat-2. 
2017 CartoSat-2D ISRO made a world record for launching the highest number of satellites by a single launch vehicle. that was phenomeal
INS-1A It was One of the 2 nano-satellites designed and manufactured by ISRO, which was part of the constellation of 104 satellites launched in a single go. 
INS-1B One of 2 nano-satellites designed and manufactured by ISRO, as part of the constellation of 104 satellites launched in a single go. 
South Asia Satellite
GSAT-19 It was the heaviest rocket (and the heaviest satellite) to be launched by ISRO from Indian soil.
NIUSat It is built by the students of Noorul Islam University, Kanyakumari. 
CartoSat-2E  7th satellite in the Cartosat series to be built by ISRO.
GSAT-17 India’s 18th communication (and to date, its heaviest) satellite
IRNSS-1H First satellite to be co-designed and built-in collaboration with private sector assistance. Failed to achieve orbit. 
2018 CartoSat-2F 6th satellite in the Cartosat series to be built by ISRO.
MicroSat-TD It is a technology demonstrator and the forerunner for future satellites in this series. 
INS-1C Third satellite in the Indian Nanosatellite series. It will carry MMX-TD Payload from SAC.
GSAT-6A A high power S-band communication satellite. It will also provide a platform for developing technologies.
IRNSS-II Eighth satellite of IRNSS.
GSAT-29 High-throughput Communication Satellite
HySIS Hyperspectral imaging services for agriculture, forestry, resource mapping, geographical assessment and military applications.
ExseedSat-1 India’s first privately funded and built satellite.
GSAT-11 Heaviest Indian spacecraft in orbit to date.
GSAT-7A Services for IAF and Indian Army.
2019 Microsat-R Suspected to have been destroyed in the 2019 Indian anti-satellite missile test.
PS4 Stage attached with KalamSAT-V2 Used PSLV’s 4th stage as an orbital platform.
GSAT-31 Replacement of the ageing INSAT-4CR.
EMISAT Electromagnetic intelligence to track any enemy radars for IAF.
PS4 Stage attached with ExseedSat-2, AMSAT, ARIS and AIS payloads Utilization of the fourth stage directly as a satellite for experiments.
RISAT-2B Successor to old RISAT-2.
Orbiter of Chandrayaan-2 India’s second lunar exploration mission.
Cartosat-3 One of the optical satellites with the highest resolutions in the world.
RISAT-2BR1 Improved resolution of 0.35 metres.
2020 GSAT-30 Replacement of INSAT-4A.
EOS-01 Space-based synthetic aperture imaging radar.
CMS-01 Extended C-band coverage for mainland India, Lakshadweep and Andaman & Nicobar Islands.
2021 Sindhu Netra Earth observation satellite used by Indian Navy for surveillance over the Indian Ocean. 
SDSat This Nanosatellite was developed by Space Kidz India to study radiations. It carried 25,000 names and a copy of Bhagavad Gita into space.    
JITSat Developed by JIT as part of UNITYSat constellation.
GHRCESat Developed by GHRCE as part of UNITYSat constellation.
Sri Shakthi Sat Developed by SIET as part of UNITYSat constellation.
EOS-03 India’s first real-time Earth observation satellite and first satellite of the GISAT constellation. 
Upcoming Satellites
2022 RISAT-1A Radar imaging satellite to facilitate high-quality images and additional security to Indian borders. 
OCEANSAT-3 Earth observation satellite for oceanographic and atmospheric studies. 
GSAT-20 Communication satellite to add data transmission capacity required by Smart Cities Mission of India.
GISAT-2 Multispectral and hyperspectral Earth-imaging satellite.
Aditya-L1 Solar coronal observation spacecraft.
GSAT-32 Communications satellite.
TDS-01 A technology demonstrator for TWTA and atomic clock.
SPADEX x 2 Demonstration of rendezvous space docking and berthing of spacecraft.
GSAT-7R Military communications satellite.
DRSS-1 Communications satellite comprising two satellites in the initial stage– CMS-04 and IDRSS-2 in GEO. 
DRSS-2
X-ray Polarimeter Satellite Space observatory to study polarization of cosmic X-rays Investigation.
INSAT 3DS Military purposes  
2022-23 GSAT-7C Military Purposes.
AstroSat-2 It is a space telescope and successor of AstroSat-1.
2023 NISAR A joint mission between ISRO and NASA is a dual-frequency synthetic aperture on an Earth observation satellite from India. 
2024 Lunar Polar Exploration Mission Joint lunar exploration mission between ISRO and JAXA.
2024-25 Mangalyaan-2

It will be India’s second Mars exploration mission.

2025 DISHA

Twin aeronomy satellite mission.

2024-26 Shukrayaan-1 Venus exploration satellite. 

List of Indian Satellites (1975-2023)

List of satellites from India from 1975 to 2023: India started its space research program in 1975 when Aryabhata was launched as India’s first satellite. From then till now India has developed significantly in satellite development and space technology. However, ISRO has successfully launched almost 150 satellites till the current day since 1975. Here in this article, we have discussed a List of Indian satellites till 2023, the Names of all artificial Satellites, specifications and more.

Well, the role of satellites has become an important part of our lives. They are crucial for scientific study, earth inspection, communication, navigation, as well as research.

A satellite is basically an object that orbits or circles around a bigger object in space. Usually, artificial satellites are objects or machines that are launched into space for different purposes. In India, the Indian Space Research Organization (ISRO) is the biggest space agency which is responsible for designing, manufacturing as well as launching, and operating Indian satellites.

Now, without further delay let’s explore the list of Indian satellites in space. But before that let’s get some knowledge about space satellites.

Table of Content

  • What is a Satellite?
  • Types of Artificial Satellites
  • List of Indian Satellites (1975-2023)
  • How Many Satellites Has India Launched?
  • India’s First Satellite Name
  • List of Artificial Satellites Launched in India (1975-2023)

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