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India in Space - Indian Space Program

India in Space consists of sections on launch vehicles and highlights of Indian Space History. The rest of the section is dedicated to Indian related Space and Astronomy Links.

Sections:

GSLV: Geosynchronous Satellite Launch Vehicle
PSLV: Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle)

Highlights of Indian Space History

  • 1963 - First sounding rocket launched from TERLS (November 21, 1963).
  • 1965 -Space Science & Technology Centre (SSTC) established in Thumba.
  • 1967 - Satellite Telecommunication Earth Station set up at Ahmedabad.
  • 1969 - Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) formed under Department of Atomic Energy.
  • 1972 - Space Commission and Department of Space set up. ISRO brought under DOS (June 1, 1972).
  • 1975 - ISRO becomes Government Organisation (April 1, 1975). First Indian Satellite, Aryabhata, launched (April 19, 1975).
  • 1979 - Bhaskara-I, an experimental satellite for earth observations, launched (June 7, 1979). First Experimental launch of SLV-3 with Rohini Technology Payload on board (August 10, 1979). Satellite could not be placed in orbit.
  • 1981- First developmental launch of SLV-3.
  • 1984 - Indo-Soviet manned space mission (April 1984).
  • 1987 - First developmental launch of ASLV with SROSS-1 satellite on board (March 24, 1987). Satellite could not be placed in orbit.
  • 2001 - First Launch of the GSLV successfully completed on April 18 2001.

Books

  • The Japanese and Indian Space Programmes: Two Roads into Space
    by Brian Harvey from Amazon.com and Amazon.co.uk.

  • Observational Evidence for Black Holes in the Universe: Proceedings of a Conference Held in Calcutta, India, Januarary 10-17, 1998 (Astrophysics)
    by Sandip K. Chakrabarti (Editor) from Amazon.com
    .

Looking for other space book, use the space book page.

India in Space and Astronomy Links

Education

Astronomy Clubs

Planetariums

Other Links

SearchIndia.com: Science Section

Reference:

ISRO-Indian Space Research Organisation: For the Space History Section

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