Indian Payload Launches

2017 – India Payload Launch – Snapshot

India’s global orbital launch activity share and launch rate both declined in 2017. The number of launch attempts by the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) fell to five in 2017…

2016 – India Payload Launch – Snapshot

During 2016, India once again set a national record for its annual space launch vehicle (SLV) launch rate, exceeding its 2015 record by two launches. India’s seven launches enabled the…

2015 – India Launch, Payload

2015 was a record year for India, increasing the number of launches the country conducted to an unprecedented high. India carried out nearly ##% of global orbital launch activity in…

2007 – India Launch, Payload

India is developing a heavy lift launch vehicle, the GSLV Mk-III, with a test flight planned in 2009 or 2010. India is developing a heavy lift launch vehicle, the GSLV…

2014 – India Launch, Payload

India conducted ## orbital launch attempts in 2014, all of which were successful. The vehicle used for ## of the launches was the Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle (PSLV), which deployed…

India conducted ## successful orbital launches in 2013, all using its indigenously designed Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle (PSLV). The ## flight, in February 2013, carried a French oceanography satellite along…

2012 – India Launch, Payload

In 2012, the Indian space program carried out ## launches, consistent with recent launch tempos for the Indian space program. India has worked to create and maintain an independent space…

2008 – India Launch, Payload

India conducted ## orbital launches in 2008, all aboard its Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle (PSLV). In addition to the PSLV, India operates a second vehicle, the larger Geosynchronous Satellite Launch…