India's first successful satellite launch took place on October 15, 1994

Launch History Flight Variant Launch date and time Payload mass Result D1 PSLV-G Maiden flight; attitude control failure at second stage separation. 20 September 1993 05:12 846 kg Failure D2 PSLV-G 15 October 1994 05:05 804 kg Success D3 PSLV-G 21 March 1996 04:53 920 kg Success C1 PSLV-G First operational flight; fourth stage under-performed resulting in lower than planned orbit. Satellite used own propulsion to move to correct orbit. 29 September 1997 04:47 1250 kg Partial failure C2 PSLV-G First launch to have foreign satellites, and first to carry multiple satellites. 26 May 1999 06:22 1050 kg 45 kg 107 kg Success C3 PSLV-G 22 October 2001 04:53 1108 kg 94 kg 92 kg Success First multi-orbit mission. TES and BIRD were injected into a nominal 568 km circular sun synchronous polar orbit, PROBA was injected into a 568 X 638 km elliptical orbit. Orbit was raised using RCS thrusters on fourth stage. C4 PSLV-G 12 September 2002 10:23 1060 kg Success India's first launch to GTO. GTO payload capability has reached 1200 kg from 2002 onward, compared to 1050 kg previously. First use of lightweight carbon composite payload adapter. C5 PSLV-G 17 October 2003 04:52 1360 kg Success Payload capability had been progressively increased by more than 600 kg since the first PSLV launch. Launch took place despite heavy rain. C6 PSLV-G 5 May 2005 04:45 1560 kg 42.5 kg Success First PSLV launch from the second launch pad. C7 PSLV-G 10 January 2007 03:54 680 kg 500 kg 56 kg 6 kg Success First flight of hardware upgrade, first launch of reentry capsule (SRE). C8 PSLV-CA 23 April 2007 10:00 352 kg 185 kg Success First flight of the 'Core-Alone' configuration. ISRO's first commercial launch (foreign satellite as the main payload). C10 PSLV-CA 21 January 2008 03:45 295 kg Success ISRO's second commercial launch (foreign satellite as the main payload). C9 PSLV-CA 28 April 2008 03:53 690 kg 83 kg 8 kg 6.5 kg 3.5 kg 3 kg 2.2 kg 1 kg 1 kg 0.75 kg Success C11 PSLV-XL 22 October 2008 00:52 1380 kg Success First flight of the PSLV-XL configuration, first Indian Lunar probe. C12 PSLV-CA 20 April 2009 01:15 300 kg 40 kg Success India's first radar imaging satellite, RISAT. C14 PSLV-CA 23 September 2009 06:21 960 kg 8 kg 8 kg 1 kg 1 kg 1 kg 1 kg Success Rubin 9.1 and 9.2 intentionally remained attached to the fourth stage. SwissCube-1 was the first Swiss satellite, and ITUpSAT1 was the first satellite to be constructed in Turkey. C15 PSLV-CA 12 July 2010 03:52 694 kg 117 kg 6.5 kg 1 kg 0.95 kg Success AISSat-1 and TIsat are part of NLS-6. C16 PSLV-G 20 April 2011 04:42 1206 kg 106 kg 92 kg Success C17 PSLV-XL 15 July 2011 11:18 1410 kg Success First use of Vikram flight computer. C18 PSLV-CA 12 October 2011 05:31 1000 kg 10.9 kg 3 kg 28.7 kg Success C19 PSLV-XL 26 April 2012 00:17 1850 kg Success C21 PSLV-CA 9 September 2012 04:23 720 kg 50 kg 15 kg Success mRESINS tested avionics for future PSLV launches. ISRO's third commercial launch (foreign satellite as the main payload). ISRO's 100th mission. C20 PSLV-CA 25 February 2013 12:31 409 kg 148 kg 74 kg 14 kg 14 kg 6.5 kg 0.8 kg Success TUGSAT-1 and UniBRITE were the first Austrian satellites. C22 PSLV-XL 1 July 2013 18:11 1425 kg Success India's first regional navigation satellite. C25 PSLV-XL 5 November 2013 09:08 1350 kg Success India's first Mars mission. C24 PSLV-XL 4 April 2014 11:44 1432 kg Success India's second regional navigation satellite. C23 PSLV-CA 30 June 2014 04:22 714 kg 15 kg 15 kg 14 kg 7 kg Success ISRO's fourth commercial launch (foreign satellite as the main payload). C26 PSLV-XL 16 October 2014 20:02 1425.4 kg Success Seventh PSLV-XL and third Navigation Satellite launch. C27 PSLV-XL 28 March 2015 11:49 1425 kg Success Eighth PSLV-XL and fourth Navigation Satellite launch. PSLV-XL 10 July 2015 16:28 447 kg 447 kg 447 kg 91 kg 7 kg Success At the time it was the heaviest commercial mission (1439 kg) successfully accomplished using a launch vehicle assembled by ISRO. C30 PSLV-XL 28 September 2015 04:30 1650 kg 68 kg 5.5 kg 4 kg 4 kg 4 kg 4 kg Success Launch of India's first dedicated multi-wavelength space observatory and ISRO's first launch of US satellites. C29 PSLV-CA 16 December 2015 12:30 400 kg 123 kg 13 kg 78 kg 3.4 kg - Success Commercial launch of 6 Singaporean satellites. Fourth stage re-ignition demonstrated successfully after payload deployment. C31 PSLV-XL 20 January 2016 04:01 1425 kg Success IRNSS-1E, fifth navigation satellite of the seven satellites constituting the IRNSS space segment launched. It carries two types of payloads – navigation payload and ranging payload. This is the eleventh time ‘XL’ configuration is being flown. C32 PSLV-XL 10 March 2016 10:31 1425 kg Success IRNSS-1F, sixth navigation satellite of the seven satellites constituting the IRNSS space segment launched. It carries two types of payloads – navigation payload and ranging payload. This is the twelfth time ‘XL’ configuration is being flown. IRNSS-1F carries Corner Cube Retroreflectors for laser ranging. Launch initially scheduled for 10:30 was delayed by one minute to avoid space debris. C33 PSLV-XL 28 April 2016 07:20 1425 kg Success IRNSS-1G, last navigation satellite of the seven satellites constituting the IRNSS space segment launched. India's own navigational system, the set-up for which was completed will be called NAVIC (Navigation with Indian Constellation) C34 PSLV-XL 22 June 2016 03:55 727.5 kg 120 kg 130 kg 110 kg 25.5 kg 85 kg 1 kg 1.5 kg 12 × 4.7 kg Success ISRO's Cartosat-2C and 19 other satellites launched. C35 PSLV-G 26 September 2016 03:42 371 kg 117 kg 103 kg 44 kg 10 kg 8 kg 7 kg 5.25 kg Success ISRO's longest PSLV satellite launch mission. First mission of PSLV in which it launched its payloads into two different orbits. C36 PSLV-XL 7 December 2016 04:55 1235 kg Success C37 PSLV-XL 19 February 1228447:58:00 730 kg 8.4 kg 9.7 kg 1.1 kg 1.7 kg 3 kg 4.3 kg 4.2 kg 4.7 kg x 88 Nos. 4.6 kg x 8 Nos.

PSLV-G: Launch history since 1993

Prime Minister Narendra Modi had asked Indian Space Research Organization(ISRO) scientists to build a satellite almost three years ago that could be used for civilian purposes by all South Asian countries.&nbsp;

Addressing India&#39;s top scientists at &nbsp;Satish Dhawan Space Centre in Sriharikota in June 2014, PM Modi had said he wanted the scientists to &quot;develop a satellite which could be dedicated to our neighbourhood and help SAARC&nbsp;nations&quot;.&nbsp;He wanted the satellite to help in &quot;access to education&quot; among other challenges.

Indian scientists began working on PM&#39;s vision in earnest, even though Pakistan pulled out of the project. The&nbsp;satellite is due to be launched this week(May 5) from the island of Sriharikota on the coast of the Bay of Bengal.

The nearly 50-m-tall rocket weighs about 412 tonnes and will carry what is now dubbed as the &#39;South Asia Satellite&#39; or what the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) still prefers to call GSAT-9.

The satellite weighs 2230 kgs and is a &quot; purely communications satellite costing Rs 235 crore&quot;. Nepal, Bhutan, Maldives, Bangladesh and Sri Lanka have agreed&nbsp;to be a part of the project.

Among India&#39;s neighbours, three nations already possess full-fledged communication satellites with Pakistan and Sri Lanka having been helped by China; Afghanistan also has a communication satellite actually an old India-made satellite acquired from Europe. 
 
Bangladesh is likely to have its first bird in the sky later this year made with help from Thales.

India will be aiming to build on Asian diplomacy with the launch of the &#39;South Asia&nbsp;Satellite&#39; and will be hoping to rope in Pakistan to build new channels of communication&nbsp;to improve relations which has been under strain after several terrorist attacks which India blames on Pakistan including&nbsp;the volatile situation in the Kashmir valley which has angered&nbsp;Indian officials in New Delhi.

(WION with PTI inputs)

The satellite weighs 2230 kgs and is a purely a communications satellite costing Rs 235 crore

Prime Minister Narendra Modi had asked Indian Space Research Organization(ISRO) scientists to build a satellite almost three years ago that could be used for civilian purposes by all South Asian countries. Addressing India's top scientists at Satish Dhawan Space Centre in Sriharikota in June 2014, PM Modi had said he wanted the scientists to "develop a satellite which could be dedicated to our neighbourhood and help SAARC nations". He wanted the satellite to help in "access to education" among other challenges. Indian scientists began working on PM's vision in earnest, even though Pakistan pulled out of the project. The satellite is due to be launched this week(May 5) from the island of Sriharikota on the coast of the Bay of Bengal. The nearly 50-m-tall rocket weighs about 412 tonnes and will carry what is now dubbed as the 'South Asia Satellite' or what the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) still prefers to call GSAT-9. The satellite weighs 2230 kgs and is a " purely communications satellite costing Rs 235 crore". Nepal, Bhutan, Maldives, Bangladesh and Sri Lanka have agreed to be a part of the project. Among India's neighbours, three nations already possess full-fledged communication satellites with Pakistan and Sri Lanka having been helped by China; Afghanistan also has a communication satellite actually an old India-made satellite acquired from Europe. Bangladesh is likely to have its first bird in the sky later this year made with help from Thales. India will be aiming to build on Asian diplomacy with the launch of the 'South Asia Satellite' and will be hoping to rope in Pakistan to build new channels of communication to improve relations which has been under strain after several terrorist attacks which India blames on Pakistan including the volatile situation in the Kashmir valley which has angered Indian officials in New Delhi. (WION with PTI inputs)

Modi's vision: India set to launch 'South Asia Satellite' on May 5

India&#39;s space diplomacy in South Asia is set to take wings on May 5 as it plans to launch a satellite that will help countries in the region to enhance communications.

Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi said the 2,230kg space bird, entitled South Asia Satellite, will help countries to map its natural resources, tele-medicine, education, IT connectivity and people-to-people links.

This can also help South Asian countries to beam common programmes.

Seven of the eight countries associated with South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation (SAARC) are a part of the project.

Pakistan is the sole outlier as it did not want the &quot;gift&quot; from India amid heightened tensions in recent months. Nepal, Bangladesh, Bhutan, Sri Lanka, Maldives and Afghanistan will be the beneficiaries of the ambitious space project.

&quot;We have always attempted to move ahead with the concept of &#39;sabka&nbsp;sath,&nbsp;sabka&nbsp;vikas&nbsp;(cooperation of all, development for all),&quot; Modi said in his monthly radio programme &nbsp;&#39;Mann Ki Baat&#39;.

The concept of &#39;sabka&nbsp;sath,&nbsp;sabka&nbsp;vikas&#39;&nbsp;is not confined to India but is relevant globally too, especially in the context of the neighbourhood , he said. 
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&quot;There should be cooperation of our neighbours and there should be the development of our neighbours too,&quot; he said. &quot;On May 5, India will launch the&nbsp;<a href="http://www.business-standard.com/search?type=news&amp;q=South+Asia" target="_blank">South Asia&nbsp;</a><a href="http://www.business-standard.com/search?type=news&amp;q=Satellite" target="_blank">Satellite.</a>&quot;

Soon after taking over as the Prime Minister in 2014, Modi had made a unilateral proposal of India launching the&nbsp;<a href="http://www.business-standard.com/search?type=news&amp;q=Satellite" target="_blank">satellite&nbsp;</a>whose data would be shared with the eight SAARC countries for their development.

The space capsule, which cost Rs 235 crore (roughly $36.5 million) and three years to develop by Indian Space Research organisation (ISRO), will have 12 Ku band transponders to increase communications between countries, The Times of India reported.

The satellite will be launched from Sriharikota on the coast of the Bay of Bengal.&nbsp;

(WION with inputs from PTI)

India's PM Narendra Modi said the South Asia Satellite will aid countries to map its natural resources and improve IT communications and education

India's space diplomacy in South Asia is set to take wings on May 5 as it plans to launch a satellite that will help countries in the region to enhance communications. Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi said the 2,230kg space bird, entitled South Asia Satellite, will help countries to map its natural resources, tele-medicine, education, IT connectivity and people-to-people links. This can also help South Asian countries to beam common programmes. Seven of the eight countries associated with South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation (SAARC) are a part of the project. Pakistan is the sole outlier as it did not want the "gift" from India amid heightened tensions in recent months. Nepal, Bangladesh, Bhutan, Sri Lanka, Maldives and Afghanistan will be the beneficiaries of the ambitious space project. "We have always attempted to move ahead with the concept of 'sabka sath, sabka vikas (cooperation of all, development for all)," Modi said in his monthly radio programme 'Mann Ki Baat'. The concept of 'sabka sath, sabka vikas' is not confined to India but is relevant globally too, especially in the context of the neighbourhood , he said. "There should be cooperation of our neighbours and there should be the development of our neighbours too," he said. "On May 5, India will launch the South Asia Satellite." Soon after taking over as the Prime Minister in 2014, Modi had made a unilateral proposal of India launching the satellite whose data would be shared with the eight SAARC countries for their development. The space capsule, which cost Rs 235 crore (roughly $36.5 million) and three years to develop by Indian Space Research organisation (ISRO), will have 12 Ku band transponders to increase communications between countries, The Times of India reported. The satellite will be launched from Sriharikota on the coast of the Bay of Bengal. (WION with inputs from PTI)

India to launch ambitious satellite on May 5 to widen regional communications