Vikram Sarabhai initiated India's space program in 1962, leading to the formation of the Indian Space Research Organization (ISRO) in 1969. Key early milestones included the launch of India's first satellite, Aryabhata, in 1977 and the first satellite launch vehicle, SLV-3, in 1979. Since then, ISRO has launched numerous communication, earth observation, and deep space satellites, including India's first lunar mission, Chandrayaan-1 in 2008 and Mars Orbiter Mission in 2013, establishing India as a leading space power.

1. INDIAN SPACE ODYSSEY
1962-2015
1962
Vikarm Sarabhai initiated Indian
Space Program - INCOSPAR
1963
First Sounding rocket launch from
Thumba (TERLS)
1969
Formation of Indian Space
Research Organization (ISRO)
1977
First Indian Satellite,
ARYABHATTA, launched.
1979
Launch of Bhaskara –I
with Satellite Launch
Vehicle
1981
Launch of Apple -I
1982
Launch of INSAT 1-A
1984
INSAT system for
Telecom, TV &
Meteorology
1987
Stretched Rohini
Satellite Series -1
(SROSS-1) in ASLV
Launched.
1988
First Indian Remote
Sensing Satellite (IRS
-1A) launched.
1993
First Successful
launch of PSLV
1993 -2000
Successful launches
of INSAT & IRS series
satellites
2001
First Successful
launch of GSLV
2004
Launch of EDUSAT
2007
Launch of Space
Capsule Recovery
Experiment (SRE)
2008
Launch of
CHANDRAYAAN - I
2010
Successful
static tests
for Super
Launch
Vehicle
GSLV MK-III
2013
Successful launch
of Mangalyaan
2014
Successful launch of
GSAT 14 & IRNSS
2015
Images from
Mangalyaan
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