Indian Space Research Organization (ISRO)
ISRO has made 100 launches since its first on 10 August 1979: 85 successful, 15 failed or partly failed (85% success). Its first success was Rohini 1B on 18 July 1980. Its latest was GISAT-1A (EOS-05) on 3 September 2026. It has carried 527 satellites, 205 of them still in orbit.
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Launches a year
19572026
Highlights
| Date | Launch |
|---|---|
| 10 August 1979 | SLV-3, Rohini 1AFirst launch · failure |
| 18 July 1980 | SLV-3, Rohini 1BFirst successful launch · success |
| 20 September 1993 | PSLV, IRS-P1First PSLV flight · failure |
| 15 October 1994 | PSLV, IRS-P2First successful PSLV flight · success |
| 22 October 2008 | PSLV XL, Chandrayaan-1First PSLV XL flight · success |
| 15 April 2010 | GSLV Mk II, GSAT-4 (HealthSat)First GSLV Mk II flight · failure |
| 12 July 2010 | PSLV-CA, Cartosat-2B, AlSat-2A, StudSat, AISSat-1, TIsat-1First PSLV-CA flight · success |
| 5 January 2014 | GSLV Mk II, GSAT-14First successful GSLV Mk II flight · success |
| 18 December 2014 | LVM-3, CARE (Demo Flight)First LVM-3 flight · success |
| 3 September 2026 | GSLV Mk II, GISAT-1A (EOS-05)Latest launch · success |
Rockets
| Rocket | First launch | Launches |
|---|---|---|
| PSLV XL | 22 October 2008 | 26 |
| PSLV | 20 September 1993 | 17 |
| GSLV Mk II | 15 April 2010 | 13 |
| PSLV-CA | 12 July 2010 | 10 |
| LVM-3 | 18 December 2014 | 9 |
| GSLV | 18 April 2001 | 6 |
| PSLV-DL | 24 January 2019 | 5 |
| SLV-3 | 10 August 1979 | 4 |
| ASLV | 24 March 1987 | 4 |
| SSLV | 7 August 2022 | 3 |
| PSLV-QL | 1 April 2019 | 2 |
| Gaganyaan Abort Test Booster | 21 October 2023 | 1 |
Launch sites
| Satish Dhawan Space Centre | 100 |
Satellites carried
527 satellites in the catalogue went up on ISRO launches; 205 are still in orbit. By who uses them: defence 13, civil government 107, commercial 339, academic and non-profit 60, and 8 not known yet.