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This is a list of Indian (wholly or partially owned, wholly or partially designed and/or manufactured) satellites and orbital space crafts, both operated by the Indian government (ISRO, Indian defence forces, other government agencies) or private (educational and research) entities.
ExseedSat-1 is the first Indian commercial satellite built by Satellize (formerly known as Exseed Space). It was a communication satellite launched by SpaceX's Falcon-9 rocket on 6 December 2018. [27] ExseedSat-2 (AISAT) is the second Indian commercial satellite built for Amsat India launched on the fourth stage of the PSLV-C45 mission. [28]
The GSAT series of geosynchronous satellites is a system developed by ISRO with an objective to make India self-reliant in broadcasting services. The system includes a total of 168 transponders (out of which 95 are leased out to provide services to broadcasters) in the C, Extended C and K u bands, providing services to telecommunications, television broadcasting, weather forecasting, disaster ...
With multiple sub-sites the Sriharikota island facility acts as a launching site for India's satellites. [63] The Sriharikota facility is also the main launch base for India's sounding rockets. [64] The centre is also home to India's largest Solid Propellant Space Booster Plant (SPROB) and houses the Static Test and Evaluation Complex (STEX). [64]
It is used by Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle, Geosynchronous Satellite Launch Vehicle, LVM3 and is intended for India's first crewed space mission. [ 20 ] [ 29 ] The first launch from the pad occurred on 5 May 2005, and was of a Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle carrying the CARTOSAT-1 and HAMSAT satellites. [ 30 ]
CMS-02 (also known as GSAT-24 and also known as GSAT-N1) [1] [2] is an Indian Communication Satellite built by ISRO. The CMS-02 satellite is funded, owned and operated by New Space India Limited. [3] [4] Cost of spacecraft was around ₹400 crore. [5] The entire capacity onboard CMS-02 satellite will be leased to Tata Play. [6]
[6] [7] The satellite is also used by Indian Army's Aviation Corps for real-time control and communication of its aviation operations. [1] [8] [9] India is in the process of acquiring high-altitude long endurance satellite-controlled UAVs, such as American armed MQ-9B Predator drones, that can fire at enemy targets from long distances. [7] [10]
GSAT-18 is an Indian communications satellite. Built by ISRO and operated by INSAT, it carries 24 C-band, 12 extended C-band, and 12 K u-band transponders.. The satellite was launched on 5 October 2016 at approximately 20:30 UTC aboard an Ariane 5 ECA rocket from the Guiana Space Centre in Kourou, French Guiana.