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Kalpana Chawla and Rakesh Sharma Kalpana Chawla was an Indian-born American astronaut and space shuttle mission specialist. She was one of the seven crew members who died aboard Space Shuttle Columbia during mission STS-107 when the shuttle disintegrated upon re entry into the Earth's atmosphere on February 1, 2003 The first Indian to fly into space, Rakesh Sharma was born on January 13, 1949 in Patiala, Punjab. He was a squadron leader with the Indian Air Force, when he flew into space in 1984 as part of a joint programme between the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) and the Soviet Intercosmos space program. He spent eight days in space on board the Salyut 7 space station. He joined two other Soviet cosmonauts aboard the Soyuz T-11 spacecraft which blasted off on April 2, 1984.

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Kalpana Chawla and Rakesh Sharma Kalpana Chawla was an Indian-born American astronaut and space shuttle mission specialist. She was one of the seven crew members who died aboard Space Shuttle Columbia during mission STS-107 when the shuttle disintegrated upon re entry into the Earth's atmosphere on February 1, 2003 The first Indian to fly into space, Rakesh Sharma was born on January 13, 1949 in Patiala, Punjab. He was a squadron leader with the Indian Air Force, when he flew into space in 1984 as part of a joint programme between the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) and the Soviet Intercosmos space program. He spent eight days in space on board the Salyut 7 space station. He joined two other Soviet cosmonauts aboard the Soyuz T-11 spacecraft which blasted off on April 2, 1984.

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Kalpana Chawla and Rakesh Sharma Kalpana Chawla was an Indian-born American astronaut and space shuttle mission specialist. She was one of the seven crew members who died aboard Space Shuttle Columbia during mission STS-107 when the shuttle disintegrated upon re entry into the Earth's atmosphere on February 1, 2003 The first Indian to fly into space, Rakesh Sharma was born on January 13, 1949 in Patiala, Punjab. He was a squadron leader with the Indian Air Force, when he flew into space in 1984 as part of a joint programme between the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) and the Soviet Intercosmos space program. He spent eight days in space on board the Salyut 7 space station. He joined two other Soviet cosmonauts aboard the Soyuz T-11 spacecraft which blasted off on April 2, 1984.

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= Aryabhatta Satellite = (First Indian Experimental Satellite) Launch Date : April 19, 1975

Weight : 360 kg

Orbit : 619 x 562 km inclined at 50.7 deg

Lauched by : Soviet Intercosmos rocket.

Objectives : The objectives of this project were to indigenously design and fabricate a space-worthy satellite system and evaluate its perfromance in orbitr.

* to evolve the methodology of conducting a series of complex operations on the satellite in its orbital phasei.

* to set up ground-based receiving, transmitting and tracking systems

and to establish infrastructure for the fabrication of spacecraft systems.

The exercise also provided an opportunity to conduct investigations in the area of spcae sciences. The satellite carried three experiments, one each in X-Ray Astronomy, Solar Physics and Aeronomy. --------------------------------------------- I found this while looking for a good project codename. Figured I would pass what I found. And to give credit where its due: http://www.csre.iitb.ac.in/isro/
The first artificial satellite of India was Aryabhata. Its name was derived from an Indian astronomer. It was launched on 19 April 1975.

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Wing Commander Rakesh Sharma (retd) (born January 13, 1949 in Patiala, Punjab, India) was the first Indian and 138th man to visit space. Born in Patiala Punjab joined the Indian Air Force and progress rapidly through the ranks. Rakesh Sharma, then squadron leader and pilot with the Indian Air Force embarked on the historic mission in 1984 as part of a joint space program between the Indian Space Research Organisation and the Soviet Intercosmos space program and spent eight days in space aboard the Salyut 7 space station. Launched along with two other Soviet cosmonauts aboard Soyuz T-11 on the 2 April 1984, was 35-year-old Rakesh Sharma. During the flight, Squadron Leader Sharma conducted multi-spectral photography of northern India in anticipation of the construction of hydroelectric power stations in the Himalayas. In a famous conversation, he was asked by the then Prime Minister Indira Gandhi how India looked from the space and he replied, Saare Jahan Se Achcha, (better than the whole world). He was conferred with the honour of Hero of Soviet Union upon his return from space. The Government of India conferred its highest gallantry award (during peace time), the Ashoka Chakra on him and the other two Russian members of his mission. In November 2006 he took part in India's top scientists gathering organized by ISRO which gave the green signal to an Indian manned space mission. -Wikipedia

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Aryabhata

19.04.1975

First Indian satellite. Provided technological experience in building and operating a satellite system. Launched by Russian launch vehicle Intercosmos.

2.

Bhaskara-I

07.06.1979

First experimental remote sensing satellite. Carried TV and microwave cameras. Launched by Russian launch vehicle Intercosmos.

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Bhaskara-II

20.11.1981

Second experimental remote sensing satellite similar to Bhaskara-1. Provided experience in building and operating a remote sensing satellite system on an end-to-end basis. Launched by Russian launch vehicle Intercosmos.

4.

Ariane Passenger Payload Experiment (APPLE)

19.06.1981

First experimental communication satellite. Provided experience in building and operating a three-axis stabilised communication satellite. Launched by the European Ariane.

5.

Rohini Technology Payload (RTP)

10.08.1979

Intended for measuring in-flight performance of first experimental flight of SLV-3, the first Indian launch vehicle. Could not be placed in orbit.

6.

Rohini (RS-1)

18.07.1980

Used for measuring in-flight performance of second experimental launch of SLV-3.

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Rohini (RS-D1)

31.05.1981

Used for conducting some remote sensing technology studies using a landmark sensor payload. Launched by the first developmental launch of SLV-3

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Rohini (RS-D2)

17.04.1983

Identical to RS-D1. Launched by the second developmental launch of SLV-3.

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Stretched Rohini Satellite Series (SROSS-1)

24.03.1987

Carried payload for launch vehicle performance monitoring and for Gamma Ray astronomy. Could not be placed in orbit.

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Stretched Rohini Satellite Series (SROSS-2)

13.07.1988

Carried remote sensing payload of German space agency in addition to Gamma Ray astronomy payload. Could not be placed in orbit.

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Stretched Rohini Satellite Series (SROSS-C)

20.05.1992

Launched by third developmental flight of ASLV. Carried Gamma Ray astronomy and aeronomy payload.

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Stretched Rohini Satellite Series (SROSS-C2)

04.05.1994

Launched by fourth developmental flight of ASLV. Identical to SROSS-C. Still in service.

Indian National Satellite System (INSAT)

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INSAT-1A

10.04.1982

First operational multi-purpose communication and meteorology satellite procured from USA. Worked only for six months. Launched by US Delta launch vehicle.

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INSAT-1B

30.08.1983

Identical to INSAT-1A. Served for more than design life of seven years. Launched by US Space Shuttle.

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INSAT-1C

21.07.1988

Same as INSAT-1A. Served for only one and a half years. Launched by European Ariane launch vehicle.

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INSAT-1D

12.06.1990

Identical to INSAT-1A. Launched by US Delta launch vehicle. Still in service.

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INSAT-2A

10.07.1992

First satellite in the second-generation Indian-built INSAT-2 series. Has enhanced capability than INSAT-1 series. Launched by European Ariane launch vehicle. Still in service.

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INSAT-2B

23.07.1993

Second satellite in INSAT-2 series. Identical to INSAT-2A. Launched by European Ariane launch vehicle. Still in service.

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INSAT-2C

07.12.1995

Has additional capabilities such as mobile satellite service, business communication and television outreach beyond Indian boundaries. Launched by European launch vehicle. In service.

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INSAT-2D

04.06.1997

Same as INSAT-2C. Launched by European launch vehicle Ariane. Inoperable since Oct 4, 97 due to power bus anomaly.

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INSAT-2DT

January 1998

Procured in orbit from ARABSAT

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INSAT-2E

03.04.1999

Multipurpose communication & meteorological satellite launched by Ariane.

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INSAT-3B

22.03.2000

Multipurpose communication - business communication, developmental communication and mobile communication purpose.

24.

GSAT-1

18.04.2001

Experimental Satellite for the first developmental flight of Geo-synchronous Satellite Launch Vehicle, GSLV-D1.

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INSAT-3C

24.01.2002

To augment the existing INSAT capacity for communication and broadcasting, besides providing continuity of the services of INSAT-2C.

26.

KALPANA-1

12.09.2002

METSAT was the first exclusive meteorological satellite built by ISRO named after Kalpana Chawla.

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INSAT-3A

10.04.2003

Multipurpose Satellite for communication and broadcasting, besides providing meteorological services along with INSAT-2E and KALPANA-1.

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GSAT-2

08.05.2003

Experimental Satellite for the second developmental test flight of India's Geosynchronous Satellite Launch Vehicle, GSLV

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INSAT-3E

28.09.2003

Exclusive communication satellite to augment the existing INSAT System.

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EDUSAT

20.09.2004

India's first exclusive educational satellite.

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HAMSAT

05.05.2005

Microsatellite for providing satellite based Amateur Radio Services to the national as well as the international community (HAMs).

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INSAT-4A

22.12.2005

The most advanced satellite for Direct-to-Home television broadcasting services.

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INSAT-4C

10.07.2006

State-of-the-art communication satellite - could not be placed in orbit.

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INSAT-4B

12.03.2007

An identical satellite to INSAT-4A further augment the INSAT capacity for Direct-To-Home (DTH) television services and other communications.

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INSAT-4CR

02.09.2007

Designed to provide Direct-To-home (DTH) television services, Video Picture Transmission (VPT) and Digital Satellite News Gathering (DSNG), identical to INSAT- 4C .

Indian Remote Sensing Satellite (IRS)

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IRS-1A

17.03.1988

First operational remote sensing satellite. Launched by a Russian Vostok.

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IRS-1B

29.08.1991

Same as IRS-1A. Launched by a Russian Launch vehicle, Vostok. Still in service.

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IRS-1E

20.09.1993

Carried remote sensing payloads. Could not be placed in orbit.

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IRS-P2

15.10.1994

Carried remote sensing payload. Launched by second developmental flight of PSLV.

40.

IRS-1C

28.12.1995

Carries advanced remote sensing cameras. Launched by Russian Molniya launch vehicle. Still in service.

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IRS-P3

21.03.1996

Carries remote sensing payload and an X-ray astronomy payload. Launched by third developmental flight of PSLV. Still in service.

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IRS-1D

29.09.1997

Same as IRS-1C. Launched by India's PSLV service. In service.

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IRS-P4 Oceansat

26.05.1999

Carries an Ocean Colour Monitor (OCM) and a Multi-frequency Scanning Microwave Radiometer (MSMR), Launched by India's PSLV-C2,

44.

Technology Experiment Satellite (TES)

22.10.2001

Technology Experiment Satellite Launched by PSLV-C3 .

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IRS-P6 Resourcesat-1

17.10.2003

Launched by PSLV - C5, carries three camera, names, LISS-4, LISS-3 and AwiFS

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CARTOSAT -1

05.05.2005

Launched by PSLV-C6, carries two panchromatic cameras - PAN (fore) and PAN (aft) - with 2.5 meter resolution. The cam mounted with a tilt of +26 deg and -5 deg along the track to provide stereo images.

47.

CARTOSAT - 2

10.01.2007

Launched by PSLV-C7, it is an advanced remote sensing satellite carrying a panchromatic camera capable of providing scene specific spot imageries.

48.

SRE - 1

10.01.2007

Launched by PSLV-C7, Space capsule Recovery Experiment (SRE-1), intended to demonstrate the technology of an orbiting platform for performing experiments in microgravity conditions. SRE-1 was recovered successfully after 12 days over Bay of Bengal.

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CARTOSAT-2A

28.04.2008

Identical to CARTOSAT - 2, launched by PSLV-C9

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IMS-1

28.04.2008

Launched by PSLV-C9 along with CARTOSAT-2A and other Eight

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