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  • 1963 - first sounding (research) rocket launched
  • 1975 - first domestically made scientific satellite (Aryabhata) launched by Soviet Union
  • 1979 - first experimental remote sensing (RS) satellite (Bhaskara-I) launched by Soviet Union
  • 1980 - first successful launch of satellite (Rohini) on Indian satellite launch vehicle (SLV)
  • 1984 - first Indian in space on a Soviet rocket
  • 1988 - first operational RS satellite (IRS-1A) launched by Soviet Union
  • 1994 - first successful launch of Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle (PSLV), India’s premier SLV
  • 2008 - first lunar orbiter/probe (Chandrayaan-1) launched, reached lunar orbit, and sent a probe to the surface of the Moon
  • 2014 - first interplanetary probe (Mangalyaan) reached orbit around Mars
  • 2018 - Indian Regional Navigation Satellite System (INRSS) became operational
  • 2019 - launched lunar orbiter/probe (Chandrayaan-2) with lander and rover (lander lost when it crash-landed on Moon’s surface)
  • 2023 - successfully landed uncrewed lander/rover mission (Chandrayaan-3) on Moon's surface
  • 2024 - launched satellite (XPoSat) to study black holes and placed solar observatory spacecraft (Aditya-L1) in orbital position to study the Sun
  • 2025 - first docking of two orbiting satellites and sent its first astronaut to the International Space Station

1963 - first sounding (research) rocket launched
1975 - first domestically made scientific satellite (Aryabhata) launched by Soviet Union
1979 - first experimental remote sensing (RS) satellite (Bhaskara-I) launched by Soviet Union
1980 - first successful launch of satellite (Rohini) on Indian satellite launch vehicle (SLV)
1984 - first Indian in space on a Soviet rocket
1988 - first operational RS satellite (IRS-1A) launched by Soviet Union
1994 - first successful launch of Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle (PSLV), India’s premier SLV
2008 - first lunar orbiter/probe (Chandrayaan-1) launched, reached lunar orbit, and sent a probe to the surface of the Moon
2014 - first interplanetary probe (Mangalyaan) reached orbit around Mars
2018 - Indian Regional Navigation Satellite System (INRSS) became operational
2019 - launched lunar orbiter/probe (Chandrayaan-2) with lander and rover (lander lost when it crash-landed on Moon’s surface)
2023 - successfully landed uncrewed lander/rover mission (Chandrayaan-3) on Moon's surface
2024 - launched satellite (XPoSat) to study black holes and placed solar observatory spacecraft (Aditya-L1) in orbital position to study the Sun
2025 - first docking of two orbiting satellites and sent its first astronaut to the International Space Station

Central Intelligence Agency. “India: Key space-program milestones.” The World Factbook, 2025–2025 editions. Archived by The Factbook, thefactbook.org/india/key-space-program-milestones.

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