775
Objects launched
161
Payloads
Most recent objects
GCAT (J. McDowell, planet4589.org)| Object | Launched | Type | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Drishti | 2026 May 3 | Payload | Operating |
| LVM3 M6 Stage 2 | 2025 Dec 24 | Rocket body | Operating |
| GSLV-3 M5 Stage 2 | 2025 Nov 2 | Rocket body | Operating |
| CMS-03 | 2025 Nov 2 | Payload | Operating |
| Firefly 6 | 2025 Aug 26 | Payload | Operating |
| Firefly 4 | 2025 Aug 26 | Payload | Operating |
| LEAP-1 | 2025 Aug 26 | Payload | Operating |
| Firefly 5 | 2025 Aug 26 | Payload | Operating |
| NISAR | 2025 Jul 30 | Payload | Operating |
| GSLV CUS-14? | 2025 Jul 30 | Rocket body | Operating |
Objects by decade
GCAT (J. McDowell, planet4589.org)1970s2
1980s17
1990s23
2000s414
2010s244
2020s75
Source: GCAT (J. McDowell, planet4589.org)
| Indicator | Value |
|---|---|
| Space objects launched | 775 objectsGCAT [2026] |
| First space object | AryabhataGCAT [2026] |
| First launch (year) | 1,975GCAT [2026] |
| Most recent launch (year) | 2,026GCAT [2026] |
| Active satellites | 76Celestrak SATCAT [2026] |
| Total tracked objects | 767Celestrak SATCAT [2026] |
- 1963 - first sounding (research) rocket launched
- 1975 - first domestically made scientific satellite (Aryabhata) launched by Soviet Union
- 1979 - first experimental remote sensing (RS) satellite (Bhaskara-I) launched by Soviet Union
- 1980 - first successful launch of satellite (Rohini) on Indian satellite launch vehicle (SLV)
- 1984 - first Indian in space on a Soviet rocket
- 1988 - first operational RS satellite (IRS-1A) launched by Soviet Union
- 1994 - first successful launch of Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle (PSLV), India’s premier SLV
- 2008 - first lunar orbiter/probe (Chandrayaan-1) launched, reached lunar orbit, and sent a probe to the surface of the Moon
- 2014 - first interplanetary probe (Mangalyaan) reached orbit around Mars
- 2018 - Indian Regional Navigation Satellite System (INRSS) became operational
- 2019 - launched lunar orbiter/probe (Chandrayaan-2) with lander and rover (lander lost when it crash-landed on Moon’s surface)
- 2023 - successfully landed uncrewed lander/rover mission (Chandrayaan-3) on Moon's surface
- 2024 - launched satellite (XPoSat) to study black holes and placed solar observatory spacecraft (Aditya-L1) in orbital position to study the Sun
- 2025 - first docking of two orbiting satellites and sent its first astronaut to the International Space Station
Source: CIA World Factbook (Historical Archive — final edition) · CC0 · Edition 2026-05
