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Indian Space Research Organization conducted 99 orbital launches and owned 136 payloads in the GCAT catalog.

IndiaBangaloreGCAT code ISRO

Payloads owned, by decade

31115245528
1970s1980s1990s2000s2010s2020s

Payloads by mission type

Communications38
Optical imaging31
Technology13
Navigation11
Radar imaging7
Astronomy6
Deep space5
Meteorology4

Main programs

IRS10Cartosat9GSAT I3K9IRNSS9RISAT6Insat 25Insat 35Insat 45Chandrayaan5ISRO Aux5ISRO4Insat 14

Best-known spacecraft

60 shown
SpacecraftLaunchedOwnerCountryMission typeStatus
Mars Orbiter Mission2013-060ANov 5, 2013ISROIndiaDeep spaceLeft Earth orbit for deep space
Chandrayaan-12008-052AOct 22, 2008ISROIndiaDeep spaceLeft Earth orbit for deep space
Chandrayaan-22019-042AJul 22, 2019ISROIndiaDeep spaceLeft Earth orbit for deep space
Aryabhata1975-033AApr 19, 1975ISROIndiaAstronomyReentered (orbital decay)
Aditya-L12023-132ASep 2, 2023ISROIndiaAstronomyLeft Earth orbit for deep space
Astrosat2015-052ASep 28, 2015ISROIndiaAstronomyIn orbit
Kalpana-12002-043ASep 12, 2002ISROIndiaMeteorologyIn orbit
GSAT-92017-024AMay 5, 2017ISROIndiaCommunicationsIn orbit
Space Capsule Recovery Experiment2007-001CJan 10, 2007ISROIndiaTechnologyLanded
GSAT-82011-022AMay 20, 2011ISROIndiaCommunicationsIn orbit
Megha-Tropiques2011-058AOct 12, 2011ISROIndiaOptical imagingDeorbited
SARAL2013-009AFeb 25, 2013ISROIndiaSpace scienceIn orbit
GSAT-172017-040BJun 28, 2017ISROIndiaCommunicationsIn orbit
NASA-ISRO Synthetic Aperture Radar2025-163AJul 30, 2025ISROIndiaRadar imagingIn orbit
Ariane Passenger Payload Experiment1981-057BJun 19, 1981ISROIndiaCommunicationsIn orbit
INSAT-4E2015-041AAug 27, 2015ISROIndiaCommunicationsIn orbit
SCATSAT-12016-059HSep 26, 2016ISROIndiaEarth scienceIn orbit
GSAT-32004-036ASep 20, 2004ISROIndiaCommunicationsIn orbit
CARTOSAT-12005-017AMay 5, 2005ISROIndiaOptical imagingIn orbit
CARTOSAT-22007-001BJan 10, 2007ISROIndiaOptical imagingReentered (orbital decay)
RISAT-12012-017AApr 26, 2012ISROIndiaRadar imagingIn orbit
GSAT-102012-051BSep 28, 2012ISROIndiaCommunicationsIn orbit
IRNSS-1A2013-034AJul 1, 2013ISROIndiaNavigationIn orbit
GSAT-142014-001AJan 5, 2014ISROIndiaCommunicationsIn orbit
IRNSS-1C2014-061AOct 15, 2014ISROIndiaNavigationIn orbit
GSAT-182016-060AOct 5, 2016ISROIndiaCommunicationsIn orbit
Cartosat-2A2008-021AApr 28, 2008ISROIndiaOptical imagingIn orbit
RISAT-22009-019AApr 20, 2009ISROIndiaRadar imagingReentered (orbital decay)
CARTOSAT-2B2010-035AJul 12, 2010ISROIndiaOptical imagingIn orbit
GSAT-122011-034AJul 15, 2011ISROIndiaCommunicationsIn orbit
INSAT-3D2013-038BJul 25, 2013ISROIndiaMeteorologyIn orbit
IRNSS-1B2014-017AApr 4, 2014ISROIndiaNavigationIn orbit
GSAT-162014-078ADec 6, 2014ISROIndiaCommunicationsIn orbit
INSAT-3DR2016-054ASep 8, 2016ISROIndiaMeteorologyIn orbit
GSAT-112018-100BDec 4, 2018ISROIndiaCommunicationsIn orbit
XPoSat2024-001AJan 1, 2024ISROIndiaAstronomyIn orbit
Oceansat-22009-051ASep 23, 2009ISROIndiaOptical imagingIn orbit
RESOURCESAT-22011-015AApr 20, 2011ISROIndiaOptical imagingIn orbit
IRNSS-1D2015-018AMar 28, 2015ISROIndiaNavigationIn orbit
GSAT-152015-065ANov 10, 2015ISROIndiaCommunicationsIn orbit
IRNSS-1F2016-015AMar 10, 2016ISROIndiaNavigationIn orbit
GSAT-192017-031AJun 5, 2017ISROIndiaCommunicationsIn orbit
INSAT-1B1983-089BAug 30, 1983ISROIndiaCommunicationsIn orbit
Oceansat-11999-029CMay 26, 1999ISROIndiaOptical imagingIn orbit
GSAT-12001-015AApr 18, 2001ISROIndiaCommunicationsIn orbit
GSAT-22003-018AMay 8, 2003ISROIndiaCommunicationsIn orbit
IRNSS-1E2016-003AJan 20, 2016ISROIndiaNavigationIn orbit
Cartosat-2D2017-008AFeb 15, 2017ISROIndiaOptical imagingIn orbit
GSAT-6A2018-027AMar 29, 2018ISROIndiaCommunicationsIn orbit
GSAT-292018-089ANov 14, 2018ISROIndiaCommunicationsIn orbit
Technology Experiment Satellite2001-049AOct 22, 2001ISROIndiaOptical imagingReentered (orbital decay)
INSAT-3A2003-013AApr 9, 2003ISROIndiaCommunicationsIn orbit
INSAT-3E2003-043ESep 27, 2003ISROIndiaCommunicationsIn orbit
IRNSS-1G2016-027AApr 28, 2016ISROIndiaNavigationIn orbit
Cartosat-2C2016-040AJun 22, 2016ISROIndiaOptical imagingIn orbit
Cartosat-2E2017-036CJun 23, 2017ISROIndiaOptical imagingIn orbit
IRNSS-1H2017-051AAug 31, 2017ISROIndiaNavigationReentered attached to another object
GSAT-312019-007BFeb 5, 2019ISROIndiaCommunicationsIn orbit
IRS-1A1988-021AMar 17, 1988ISROIndiaOptical imagingIn orbit
INSAT-4A2005-049ADec 21, 2005ISROIndiaCommunicationsIn orbit

The 60 best documented of 117 spacecraft with a page on this site.

Launches conducted

99 launches
DateMissionRocketSpaceportPayloadsOutcome
Sep 3, 2026GISAT-1A2026-202GSLV Mk IISriharikota1Success
Jan 12, 2026PSLV Rideshare 202026-F01PSLV-DLSriharikota16Failure
Nov 2, 2025GSAT-7R2025-249LVM3Sriharikota1Success
Jul 30, 2025NISAR2025-163GSLV Mk IISriharikota1Success
May 18, 2025RISAT-1B2025-F05PSLV-XLSriharikota1Failure
Jan 29, 2025IRNSS-1K?2025-020GSLV Mk IISriharikota1Success
Dec 30, 2024SPADEX2024-253PSLVSriharikota3Success
Dec 5, 2024PROBA-32024-233PSLV-XLSriharikota2Success
Aug 16, 2024EOS-082024-147SSLVSriharikota2Success
Feb 17, 2024INSAT-2DS2024-033GSLV Mk IISriharikota1Success
Jan 1, 2024XPoSAT2024-001PSLV-DLSriharikota2Success
Sep 2, 2023Aditya-L12023-132PSLV-XLSriharikota1Success
Jul 30, 2023DS-SAR2023-109PSLVSriharikota7Success
Jul 14, 2023Chandrayaan-32023-098LVM3Sriharikota3Success
May 29, 2023IRNSS-1J2023-076GSLV Mk IISriharikota1Success
Apr 22, 2023TeLEOS-22023-057PSLVSriharikota3Success
Feb 10, 2023EOS-072023-019SSLVSriharikota3Success
Nov 26, 2022PSLV Rideshare 192022-158PSLV-XLSriharikota9Success
Aug 7, 2022EOS-022022-U02SSLVSriharikota2Failure
Jun 30, 2022DS-EO/POEM2022-072PSLVSriharikota4Success
Feb 14, 2022RISAT-1A2022-013PSLV-XLSriharikota3Success
Aug 12, 2021GISAT-12021-F06GSLV Mk IISriharikota1Failure
Feb 28, 2021PSLV Rideshare 182021-015PSLV-DLSriharikota19Success
Dec 17, 2020GSAT-12R2020-099PSLV-XLSriharikota1Success
Nov 7, 2020PSLV Rideshare 172020-081PSLV-DLSriharikota10Success
Dec 11, 2019PSLV Rideshare 162019-089PSLV-QLSriharikota10Success
Nov 27, 2019PSLV Rideshare 152019-081PSLV-XLSriharikota14Success
Jul 22, 2019Chandrayaan-22019-042LVM3Sriharikota3Success
May 22, 2019RISAT-2B2019-028PSLVSriharikota1Success
Apr 1, 2019PSLV Rideshare 142019-018PSLV-QLSriharikota30Success
Jan 24, 2019Microsat-R2019-006PSLV-DLSriharikota2Success
Dec 19, 2018GSAT-7A2018-105GSLV Mk IISriharikota1Success
Nov 29, 2018PSLV Rideshare 132018-096PSLVSriharikota31Success
Nov 14, 2018GSAT-292018-089GSLV Mk IIISriharikota1Success
Sep 16, 2018PSLV Rideshare 122018-071PSLVSriharikota2Success
Apr 11, 2018IRNSS-1I2018-035PSLV-XLSriharikota1Success
Mar 29, 2018GSAT-6A2018-027GSLV Mk IISriharikota1Success
Jan 12, 2018PSLV Rideshare 112018-004PSLV-XLSriharikota32Success
Aug 31, 2017IRNSS-1H2017-051PSLV-XLSriharikota1Failure · 0.2
Jun 23, 2017PSLV Rideshare 102017-036PSLV-XLSriharikota37Success
Jun 5, 2017GSAT-192017-031GSLV Mk IIISriharikota1Success
May 5, 2017GSAT-92017-024GSLV Mk IISriharikota1Success
Feb 15, 2017PSLV Rideshare 092017-008PSLV-XLSriharikota104Success
Dec 7, 2016Resourcesat-2A2016-074PSLV-XLSriharikota1Success
Sep 26, 2016PSLV Rideshare 082016-059PSLVSriharikota8Success
Sep 8, 2016Insat-3DR2016-054GSLV Mk IISriharikota1Success
Jun 22, 2016PSLV Rideshare 072016-040PSLV-XLSriharikota21Success
Apr 28, 2016IRNSS-1G2016-027PSLV-XLSriharikota1Success
Mar 10, 2016IRNSS-1F2016-015PSLV-XLSriharikota1Success
Jan 20, 2016IRNSS-1E2016-003PSLV-XLSriharikota1Success
Dec 16, 2015TeLEOS-12015-077PSLVSriharikota6Success
Sep 28, 2015PSLV Rideshare 062015-052PSLV-XLSriharikota7Success
Aug 27, 2015GSAT-62015-041GSLV Mk IISriharikota1Success
Jul 10, 2015DMC32015-032PSLV-XLSriharikota5Success
Mar 28, 2015IRNSS-1D2015-018PSLV-XLSriharikota1Success
Oct 15, 2014IRNSS-1C2014-061PSLV-XLSriharikota1Success
Jun 30, 2014PSLV Rideshare 052014-034PSLVSriharikota6Success
Apr 4, 2014IRNSS-1B2014-017PSLV-XLSriharikota1Success
Jan 5, 2014GSAT-142014-001GSLV Mk IISriharikota1Success
Nov 5, 2013Mars Orbiter Spacecraft2013-060PSLV-XLSriharikota1Success
Jul 1, 2013IRNSS-1A2013-034PSLV-XLSriharikota1Success
Feb 25, 2013PSLV Rideshare 042013-009PSLVSriharikota7Success
Sep 9, 2012SPOT 62012-047PSLVSriharikota3Success
Apr 26, 2012RISAT-12012-017PSLV-XLSriharikota1Success
Oct 12, 2011Megha-Tropiques2011-058PSLVSriharikota4Success
Jul 15, 2011GSAT-122011-034PSLV-XLSriharikota1Success
Apr 20, 2011Resourcesat-22011-015PSLVSriharikota3Success
Dec 25, 2010GSAT-5 Prime2010-F04GSLV Mk ISriharikota1Failure
Jul 12, 2010PSLV Rideshare 032010-035PSLVSriharikota5Success
Apr 15, 2010GSAT-42010-F01GSLV Mk IISriharikota1Failure
Sep 23, 2009PSLV Rideshare 022009-051PSLVSriharikota7Success
Apr 20, 2009TecSAR-22009-019PSLVSriharikota2Success
Oct 22, 2008Chandrayaan-12008-052PSLV-XLSriharikota2Success
Apr 28, 2008PSLV Rideshare 012008-021PSLVSriharikota10Success
Jan 21, 2008TecSAR-12008-002PSLVSriharikota1Success
Sep 2, 2007INSAT 4CR2007-037GSLV Mk ISriharikota1Partial · 0.75
Apr 23, 2007AGILE2007-013PSLVSriharikota2Success
Jan 10, 2007LAPAN-TUBSAT2007-001PSLVSriharikota4Success
Jul 10, 2006Insat 4C2006-F02GSLV Mk ISriharikota1Failure
May 5, 2005Cartosat-12005-017PSLVSriharikota2Success
Sep 20, 2004GSAT-32004-036GSLV Mk ISriharikota1Success
Oct 17, 2003IRS-P62003-046PSLVSriharikota1Success
May 8, 2003GSAT-22003-018GSLV Mk ISriharikota1Success
Sep 12, 2002METSAT-12002-043PSLVSriharikota1Success
Oct 22, 2001TES2001-049PSLVSriharikota3Success
Apr 18, 2001GSAT-12001-015GSLV Mk ISriharikota1Partial · 0.8
May 26, 1999KITSAT-31999-029PSLVSriharikota3Success
Sep 29, 1997IRS-1D1997-057PSLVSriharikota1Partial · 0.75
Mar 21, 1996IRS-P31996-017PSLVSriharikota1Success
Oct 15, 1994IRS-P21994-068PSLVSriharikota1Success
May 4, 1994SROSS-C21994-027ASLVSriharikota1Success
Sep 20, 1993IRS-1E1993-F03PSLVSriharikota1Failure
May 20, 1992SROSS-C1992-028ASLVSriharikota1Success
Jul 13, 1988SROSS-B1988-F03ASLVSriharikota1Failure
Mar 24, 1987SROSS-A1987-F01ASLVSriharikota1Failure
Apr 17, 1983Rohini RS-D-21983-033SLV-3Sriharikota1Success
May 31, 1981Rohini RS-D-11981-051SLV-3Sriharikota1Partial · 0.75
Jul 18, 1980Rohini RS-11980-062SLV-3Sriharikota1Success
Aug 10, 1979Rohini RS-11979-F03SLV-3Sriharikota1Failure

Source: GCAT organizations database, launch list and payload catalog, Jonathan C. McDowell (CC BY 4.0).