India's Space Missions and Satellites

Mangalyaan, also known as the Mars Orbiter Mission, was India's first interplanetary mission and successfully reached Mars in September 2014.

Chandrayaan-1 was India's first lunar mission and its primary objective was to study the lunar surface, mineralogy, and chemical composition.

INSAT-1A was India's first geostationary satellite and was successfully launched in 1982.

Aryabhata was India's first artificial satellite and was successfully launched in 1975.

OneWeb India-1 was the first Indian space mission to be launched by a private company, namely Bharti Airtel.

Gaganyaan is India's upcoming human spaceflight mission, which aims to send three astronauts into space by 2023.

Aditya-L1 is India's first space mission dedicated to studying the Sun and is scheduled to be launched in 2023.

RISAT-2 is India's first radar imaging satellite and was successfully launched in 2009.

INSAT-3D is India's first dedicated weather satellite and was successfully launched in 2013.

Oceansat-2 is India's first dedicated ocean observation satellite and was successfully launched in 2009.

AstroSat is India's first space telescope and was successfully launched in 2015.

Megha-Tropiques was a joint mission between India and France to study the Earth's atmosphere.

IRNSS-1A is India's first navigation satellite and was successfully launched in 2013.

Cartosat-2 is India's first dedicated land observation satellite and was successfully launched in 2007.