ISRO's Space Partnerships and Collaborations

Russia has been the most frequent collaborator with ISRO in space missions, with a long history of joint projects dating back to the 1960s.

NISAR (NASA-ISRO Synthetic Aperture Radar) was the first joint space mission between ISRO and NASA, launched in 2022.

INSAT-3A was the first Indian satellite to be launched by a European launch vehicle, the Ariane 4 rocket, in 1999.

Megha-Tropiques was a joint space mission between ISRO and CNES to study the tropical regions of the Earth's atmosphere.

GSAT-17 was the first Indian satellite to be launched into orbit by a Japanese launch vehicle, the H-IIA rocket, in 2017.

SARAL (Satellite with ARgos and ALtiKa) was a joint space mission between ISRO and DLR to study the oceans.

INSAT-4A was the first Indian satellite to be launched into orbit by a Russian launch vehicle, the Proton rocket, in 2005.

TRISHNA (Tracking of Ionospheric Plasma using Radio Tomography in Northern Hemisphere Asia) is a joint space mission between ISRO and CSA to study the ionosphere.

GSAT-15 was the first Indian satellite to be launched into orbit by an American launch vehicle, the Delta IV rocket, in 2015.

Oceansat-2 is a joint space mission between ISRO and UKSA to study the oceans.

ISRO has not launched any satellites into orbit using a Chinese launch vehicle.

ISRO has not had any joint space missions with the Italian space agency ASI.

ISRO has not launched any satellites into orbit using a Korean launch vehicle.

ISRO has not had any joint space missions with the Spanish space agency INTA.

ISRO has not launched any satellites into orbit using an Australian launch vehicle.