Significant Space Missions By ISRO
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PM Modi announced the names of 4 Indian Air Force officers who would be onboard Gaganyaan, India's first manned mission to space
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Amid the new mission, here's a look at other significant space missions by ISRO
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The Aryabhata spacecraft, named after the famous Indian astronomer, was India's first satellite. It was launched by a Soviet Kosmos-3M rocket in 1975
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Rohini Satellite 1 was the first satellite successfully launched by India in 1980 using indigenously developed rockets
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INSAT-2E is a multi-purpose satellite for telecommunication, television broadcasting and meteorological services. It was launched in 1999
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Chandrayaan-1, India's first mission to the Moon, was launched successfully in 2008. It played a crucial role in the discovery of water molecules on the Moon
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Mars Orbiter Mission or Mangalyaan was the country's first mission to the Red Planet in 2013. It studied the surface and atmosphere from orbit for 8 years
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Chandrayaan-2 brought together an Orbiter, Lander and Rover to explore the south pole of the Moon in 2019. However, the lander crashed on the surface
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Aditya L1, India's first space-based observatory to study the Sun, was launched on September 2, 2023
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Chandrayaan-3 completed successful moon landing on the South Pole. India became 4th country to achieve a soft landing after US, China, Soviet Union
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