Agency · India

ISRO

The Indian Space Research Organisation, formed in 1969 from the Indian National Committee for Space Research (INCOSPAR, 1962).

Country / entity: India
Founded: 1969
Missions in record: 11
First flight here: 1975
Most recent: 2025

Mission timeline

11 missions · chronological

1975

Aryabhata
Partial success

India / Soviet Union · Earth orbit · X-ray astronomy / Aeronomy

India's first satellite; power failure limited scientific experiments to a few days.
1979

Bhaskara-1
Success

India / Soviet Union · Earth orbit · Earth observation

India's first low-orbit Earth observation satellite.
1993

SROSS-C2
Success

India · Earth orbit · Gamma-ray astronomy

Indian scientific satellite with gamma-ray burst observations.
2008

Chandrayaan-1
Success

India · Moon · Lunar orbiter

Confirmed widespread lunar water/hydroxyl signatures.
2013

Mars Orbiter Mission (Mangalyaan)
Success

India · Mars · Planetary orbiter

India’s first interplanetary mission and first successful Mars mission on its first attempt.
2015

AstroSat
Success

India · Earth orbit · Space observatory

India’s first dedicated multiwavelength space observatory.
2019

Chandrayaan-2
Partial success

India · Moon · Orbiter / lander / rover

Orbiter remains productive; Vikram lander was lost during descent.
2023

Aditya-L1
Operational

India · Sun–Earth L1 · Solar observatory

India’s first solar observatory; entered halo orbit in January 2024.
2023

Chandrayaan-3
Success

India · Moon south-polar region · Lander / rover

First Indian soft landing on the Moon; first near the lunar south polar region.
2024

XPoSat
Operational

India · Earth orbit · Space observatory

India’s X-ray polarimetry observatory.
2025

NISAR
Operational

NASA / ISRO · Earth orbit · Earth science

Joint radar mission monitoring land, ice, hazards and ecosystems.