IN PICS: 10 Key Missions By ISRO That Define India's Space Research Milestones

The SLV-3 Rohini satellite, launched on July 18, 1980, marked India's entry into spacefaring nations, successfully placing the Rohini satellite into orbit via the SLV-3 rocket.

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The Space Docking Experiment (SpaDeX) is a mission by the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) to demonstrate in-space docking. The mission was successful, with the two satellites docking on January 16, 2025.

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HySIS is an Earth observation satellite offering hyperspectral imaging for agriculture, forestry, geography, and is accessible to India's defence forces.

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Chandrayaan-1 was India's first mission to the moon. It was launch ISRO. The mission helped confirm the presence of water on the moon.

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Chandrayaan-2 is a lunar exploration mission by ISRO. The mission's goal was to study the Moon's south pole, surface, and sub-surface.

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Chandrayaan-3, launched on 14 July 2023, is India's third lunar mission. It successfully landed near the lunar south pole on 23 August 2023, making India the first to achieve this on its initial attempt.

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Megha-Tropiques-1 was a satellite that studied the water cycle and energy exchanges in tropical regions. It was a joint mission between the ISRO and the French Centre National d'Etudes Spatiales (CNES).

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The Mangalyaan mission, also known as the Mars Orbiter Mission (MOM), was India's first interplanetary mission. ISRO launched the mission on November 5, 2013. The spacecraft entered Mars orbit on September 24, 2014.

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Aditya-L1 is an ISRO-developed coronagraphy spacecraft studying the solar atmosphere, orbiting 1.5 million km from Earth near Lagrange point 1.

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The Crew Escape System for Gaganyaan ensures crew safety by detaching the module during emergencies, successfully tested in 2018 and 2023.

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