Space Mission: Indian space programme encompasses research in areas like astronomy, astrophysics, planetary and earth sciences, atmospheric sciences and theoretical physics. Balloons, sounding rockets, space platforms and ground-based facilities support these research efforts. A series of sounding rockets are available for atmospheric experiments. Several scientific instruments have been flown on satellites especially to direct celestial X-ray and gamma-ray bursts. Major space missions are Chandrayaan-l and Mars Orbiter Mission. Launch Date - 05.11.2013 Mars Orbiter Mission, Indias first interplanetary probe to Mars, was launched successfully on Nov 05, 2013 from SDSC SHAR, Sriharikota. More.. Launch Date - 22.10.2008 Chandrayaan-1,Indias first mission to Moon, was launched successfully on October 22, 2008 from SDSC SHAR, Sriharikota. More.. Launch Date - 04.05.1994 Second satellite successfully orbited by ASLV. Working even four years after its launch. More.. Launch Date - 20.05.1992 First Indian satellite, launched into a near earth orbit on April 19, 1975, by an Intercosmos rocket of erstwhile USSR. More.. Launch Date - 24.03.1987 The satellite was launched onboard the first development a flilght of ASLV. It did not reach the orbit.
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