India space program: Rocket launches, missions and news

India's space program is making giant leaps to the moon, Mars and beyond. See the latest missions, videos and news from the Indian Space Research Organisation here.

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Skyroot Aerospace's Vikram-1 rocket is seen inside the company's Infinity Campus in Hyderabad, India.
Getting Vikram-1 to orbit: Inside Skyroot Aerospace's coming bid to make spaceflight history

By Sharmila Kuthunur Published

Backed by a $1.1 billion valuation, Skyroot Aerospace is betting that its Vikram-1 rocket can help transform India's commercial launch industry. And Vikram-1 is set to fly soon.

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An Indian PSLV rocket launches the EOS-N1 military satellite and 15 other payloads on Jan. 11, 2025. It was the first PSLV flight since a failure in May 2025.
Indian PSLV rocket apparently fails for 2nd launch in a row (video)

By Mike Wall Last updated

India's PSLV rocket apparently failed Sunday night (Jan. 11) while trying to launch 16 payloads to space. It was the PSLV's first liftoff since a May 2025 failure.

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An Indian LVM3 rocket launches the BlueBird 6 smartphone satellite for AST SpaceMobile on Dec. 23, 2025.
Indian rocket launches record-breaking BlueBird 6 smartphone satellite to orbit (video)

By Mike Wall Last updated

An Indian LVM3 rocket successfully launched the massive BlueBird 6 smartphone satellite for AST SpaceMobile to orbit on Tuesday night (Dec. 23).

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The Indian Space Research Organisation conducts a drop test of the parachute system for its Gaganyaan astronaut capsule on Nov. 3, 2025.
India tests parachutes for Gaganyaan astronaut capsule (video)

By Mike Wall Published

India took another step toward its first-ever human spaceflight last week, successfully testing the parachute system for its Gaganyaan astronaut capsule.

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a large white rocket lifts off from its launch pad on a bright yellow plume from its engines.
India launches a huge military communications satellite to orbit using its most powerful rocket (video)

By Mike Wall Last updated

India launched the powerful CMS-03 military communications satellite to orbit on Sunday, Nov. 2, 2025.

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A helicopter lifts a large white crew module hoisted by a long rope in the air
India tests parachutes for 1st-ever human spaceflight mission in 2027 (photos)

By Sharmila Kuthunur Published

India successfully tested the parachute system for its Gaganyaan crew module ahead of its planned first-ever astronaut launch in 2027.

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A white rocket with fat bottom lifts off
'The most sophisticated radar we've ever built': US-Indian NISAR satellite launches to track tiny changes on Earth's surface (video)

By Mike Wall Published

The U.S. and India just launched NISAR, a powerful radar satellite that will be able to monitor changes in Earth's surface that are as small as a centimeter.

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An illustration of a satellite with a parachute floating above Earth in space
Watch India and NASA launch the powerful NISAR Earth-observing satellite on July 30

By Josh Dinner Published

India will launch the NISAR Earth-observing spacecraft, a joint effort of ISRO and NASA, on July 30, and you can watch the action live.

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The GSLV rocket carrying the US-Indian NISAR Earth-observing satellite rolls out to the launch pad on July 24, 2025.
India rolls out rocket for July 30 launch of powerful NISAR Earth-observing satellite (video)

By Mike Wall Published

India recently rolled out the rocket that will launch the NISAR Earth-observing spacecraft, a joint effort between ISRO and NASA. Liftoff is scheduled for the morning of July 30.

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an orange and white striped rocket lifts off into the dawn sky.
Indian rocket launch fails, Earth-observation satellite lost (video)

By Mike Wall, Robert Z. Pearlman Published

India attempted to launch an Earth-observing radar satellite on Saturday (May 17) but a problem with the mission's rocket resulted in a failure.

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