ISRO
Videos
The Indian Space Research Organisation is the national space agency of India. It operates as the primary research and development arm of the Department of Space (DoS), which is directly overseen by the Prime Minister of India while the Chairman of ISRO also acts as the executive of DoS.
ISRO Headquarters in Bangalore, India
Vikram Sarabhai, known as the father of the Indian space program.
Vikram Sarabhai, first chairperson of INCOSPAR, ISRO's predecessor organization
INSAT-1B
Aryabhata (satellite)
Videos
Aryabhata was India's first satellite, named after the astronomer. It was launched on 19 April 1975 from Kapustin Yar, a Soviet rocket launch and development site in Astrakhan Oblast using a Kosmos-3M launch vehicle. It was built by ISRO, and launched by the Soviet Union as a part of the Soviet Interkosmos programme which provided access to space for friendly states.
File photo of Aryabhata, India's first indigenously built satellite.
1984 USSR stamp featuring Bhaskara-I, Bhaskara-II and Aryabhata satellites
Illustration of Aryabhata spacecraft on ₹2 currency bill