The two years of pandemic lull had disrupted several high-profile missions and launch activities of the Indian Space Programme. However, 2022 is a year when the Indian space sector recovered from the setbacks and also celebrated many well-deserved firsts.

2022: A year of many firsts for Indian space sector. Here's a recap

The Indian Space Research Organization(ISRO) has announced the date for its second rocket launch for the year 2021. Earth Observation satellite GISAT-1 also known as EOS-3 will be launched on Thursday, August 12th at 5:43am, said the Indian Government Space Agency.

Earth Observation satellite GISAT-1 launch slated for August 12, says ISRO

Indian space agency successfully launched an earth-observation satellite from its southern spaceport of Sriharikota on Wednesday. India's Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle-C46 (PSLV) carried the 615-kilogram satellite, RISAT-2B into space and injected it into the low earth orbit of 555 kilometres with an inclination of 37 degrees in a pre-dawn mission.

India successfully launches earth-observation satellite