National Space Day: ISRO's Successful Missions

Author: Amit Chaturvedi

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23 Aug 2024

Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) is one of the leading space exploration organisations in the world


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Since its establishment in 1969, ISRO has achieved many technological breakthroughs for India


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Here are some space missions successfully completed by the Indian space agency


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This was the first Indian satellite, launched by then Soviet Union in 1975 for experiments in astronomy


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Aryabhatta

The SLV was India's first experimental satellite launch vehicle, sent to space in 1980


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Satellite Launch Vehicle

PSLV has been the workhorse for ISRO, launching multiple satellites, including Chandrayaan


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Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle

This was India's first lunar mission, launched in 2008. it orbited the Moon and sent valuable data


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Chandrayaan-1

The mission was launched in November, 2015. The Mars Orbiter Mission (MOM) still sends Mars and sends data


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Mangalyaan

This is the latest successful mission of ISRO. It landed on the lunar South Pole on August 23 last year


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Chandrayaan-3

Since the success of Chandrayaan-3, the day is celebrated as National Space Day in India


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National Space Day

The mission aims to study the Sun. Launched in September 2023, it reached the Sun's Lagrange Point in December last year


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Aditya L-1

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