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Space program overview India, in 3 editions.
The entry for India published Space program overview in 3 editions of 36, from 2023 to 2025. The text changed in 2 editions. Each is shown as published. Space program overview in every entry.
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- the first edition with it
- 2023
- the latest edition with it
- 2025
Published as “Space program overview” (2023 to 2025).
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2025 edition
Changed since 2024- has one of the world’s largest space programs;
- designs, builds, launches, operates, and tracks the full spectrum of satellites, including communications, navigation, remote sensing (RS), and scientific/technology;
- designs, builds, and launches rockets, space/satellite launch vehicles (SLVs), and lunar/interplanetary probes;
- launches satellites for foreign partners;
- developing human space flight capabilities with Russian assistance;
- researching and developing additional space-related technologies and capabilities;
- has space-related agreements with more than 50 countries, including China, France, Germany, Japan, Russia, and the US, as well as the European Space Agency;
- participates in international space projects such as the Square Kilometer Array (SKA) radio telescope;
- has a government-owned company under the administrative control of DOS;
- NewSpace India Limited (NSIL) is the commercial arm of the ISRO with the responsibility of researching and developing space-related technologies and promoting India’s growing space industry (2023)
note: further details about the key activities, programs, and milestones of the country’s space program, as well as government spending estimates on the space sector, appear in Appendix S
has one of the world’s largest space programs; designs, builds, launches, operates, and tracks the full spectrum of satellites, including communications, navigation, remote sensing (RS), and scientific/technology; designs, builds, and launches rockets, space/satellite launch vehicles (SLVs), and lunar/interplanetary probes; launches satellites for foreign partners; developing human space flight capabilities with Russian assistance; researching and developing additional space-related technologies and capabilities; has space-related agreements with more than 50 countries, including China, France, Germany, Japan, Russia, and the US, as well as the European Space Agency; participates in international space projects such as the Square Kilometer Array (SKA) radio telescope; has a government-owned company under the administrative control of DOS; NewSpace India Limited (NSIL) is the commercial arm of the ISRO with the responsibility of researching and developing space-related technologies and promoting India’s growing space industry (2023)
note: further details about the key activities, programs, and milestones of the country’s space program, as well as government spending estimates on the space sector, appear in Appendix S
- has one of the world’s largest space programs;
- designs, builds, launches, operates, and tracks the full spectrum of satellites, including communications, navigation, remote sensing (RS), and scientific/technology;
- designs, builds, and launches rockets, space/satellite launch vehicles (SLVs), and lunar/interplanetary probes;
- launches satellites for foreign partners;
- developing astronaut corps and human flight capabilities (with assistance from Russia, US);
- researching and developing additional space-related technologies and capabilities;
- has space-related agreements with more than 50 countries, including China, France, Germany, Japan, Russia, and the US, as well as the European Space Agency;
- participates in international space projects such as the Square Kilometer Array (SKA) radio telescope;
- has a government-owned company under the administrative control of DOS;
- NewSpace India Limited (NSIL) is the commercial arm of the ISRO with the responsibility of researching and developing space-related technologies and promoting India’s growing space industry (2024)
note: further details about the key activities, programs, and milestones of the country’s space program, as well as government spending estimates on the space sector, appear in the Space Programs reference guide
has one of the world’s largest space programs; designs, builds, launches, operates, and tracks the full spectrum of satellites, including communications, navigation, remote sensing (RS), and scientific/technology; designs, builds, and launches rockets, space/satellite launch vehicles (SLVs), and lunar/interplanetary probes; launches satellites for foreign partners; developing astronaut corps and human space flight capabilities with Russian assistance; (with assistance from Russia, US); researching and developing additional space-related technologies and capabilities; has space-related agreements with more than 50 countries, including China, France, Germany, Japan, Russia, and the US, as well as the European Space Agency; participates in international space projects such as the Square Kilometer Array (SKA) radio telescope; has a government-owned company under the administrative control of DOS; NewSpace India Limited (NSIL) is the commercial arm of the ISRO with the responsibility of researching and developing space-related technologies and promoting India’s growing space industry (2023) (2024)
note: further details about the key activities, programs, and milestones of the country’s space program, as well as government spending estimates on the space sector, appear in Appendix S the Space Programs reference guide
- has one of the world’s largest space programs;
- designs, builds, launches, operates, and tracks the full spectrum of satellites, including communications, navigation, remote sensing (RS), and scientific/technology;
- designs, builds, and launches rockets, space/satellite launch vehicles (SLVs), and lunar/interplanetary probes;
- launches satellites for foreign partners;
- researching and developing additional technologies and capabilities;
- developing astronaut program and human flight capabilities (with assistance from Russia and the US);
- has space-related agreements with the ESA and more than 50 countries, including China, France, Germany, Japan, Russia, and the US;
- participates in international projects such as the Square Kilometer Array radio telescope;
- the Department of Space administers two government-controlled space industry corporations;
- has a growing private space sector (2025)
has one of the world’s largest space programs; designs, builds, launches, operates, and tracks the full spectrum of satellites, including communications, navigation, remote sensing (RS), and scientific/technology; designs, builds, and launches rockets, space/satellite launch vehicles (SLVs), and lunar/interplanetary probes; launches satellites for foreign partners; researching and developing additional technologies and capabilities; developing astronaut corps program and human flight capabilities (with assistance from Russia, US); researching and developing additional space-related technologies Russia and capabilities; the US); has space-related agreements with the ESA and more than 50 countries, including China, France, Germany, Japan, Russia, and the US, as well as the European Space Agency; US; participates in international space projects such as the Square Kilometer Array (SKA) radio telescope; has a government-owned company under the administrative control of DOS; NewSpace India Limited (NSIL) is the commercial arm of the ISRO with the responsibility Department of researching and developing space-related technologies and promoting India’s growing Space administers two government-controlled space industry (2024) corporations; has a growing private space
note: further details about the key activities, programs, and milestones of the country’s space program, as well as government spending estimates on thesector, appear in the Space Programs reference guide sector (2025)
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Central Intelligence Agency. “India: Space program overview.” The World Factbook, 2023–2025 editions. Archived by The Factbook, thefactbook.org/india/space-program-overview.