India Space Program

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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An Indian Space Research Organisation Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle launches the CMS-01 communications satellite into orbit from the Satish Dhawan Space Center in Sriharikota, India on Dec. 17, 2020.

India launches new communications satellite CMS-01 into orbit

By Elizabeth Howell

India successfully launched a communications satellite into orbit Thursday (Dec. 17) to provide service across the country's mainland and some island regions.

A view of Venus from NASA's Mariner 10 spacecraft based on data captured in 1974.India is now planning to launch its own Venus orbiter in 2024.

India to launch Shukrayaan Venus mission in 2024 after pandemic delays: reports

By Elizabeth Howell

India plans to launch a new orbiter to Venus a year later than planned in 2024, according to media reports, although the country's space agency hasn't published an update to its website yet.

India's Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle (PSLV-C49) lifts off from the Satish Dhawan Space Center on Nov. 7, 2020, carrying the EOS-1 Earth observation satellite and nine secondary payloads.

India's space agency breaks dry spell with its 1st rocket launch of 2020

By Hanneke Weitering

After nearly 11 months without a rocket launch, ISRO is back in action. The space agency successfully launched 10 satellites to orbit Saturday (Nov. 7), including a new Earth observation satellite.

The Russian space agency Roscosmos is training four Indian astronauts for the indian Space Research Organisation.

4 Indian astronauts are training in Russia for future spaceflights

By Leonard David

Four Indian astronauts continue to train at Russia's Gagarin Cosmonaut Training Center near Moscow as prospective space travelers for India's crewed Gaganyaan project.

Aerosol levels can be seen changing over northern India.

Air pollution over northern India drops amid coronavirus lockdown

By Chelsea Gohd

Air pollution has plummeted over northern India during the country-wide lockdown, implemented to slow the spread of the novel coronavirus.

ISRO prepared a Geosynchronous Satellite Launch Vehicle rocket to launch an Earth-imaging satellite called GISAT-1; the launch has since been delayed indefinitely.

India's space agency pauses rocket launches to make coronavirus supplies: report

By Meghan Bartels

As the coronavirus-borne disease spreads around the world, India's space agency has responded by pausing launches and pivoting resources to develop ventilators and hand sanitizer.

A Geosynchronous Satellite Launch Vehicle rocket preparing for launch in 2015.

India faces big budget cut for new human spaceflight program

By Elizabeth Howell

As India prepares to launch its first astronauts into space, the program will proceed under tighter funding than hoped, at least for the time being.

India postpones powerful Earth-imaging satellite launch for 'technical reasons'

By Elizabeth Howell

A powerful imaging satellite from India that was set to launch Thursday (March 5) is delayed indefinitely due to an undisclosed technical problem, according to multiple reports.

President Donald Trump leaves after attending 'Namaste Trump' rally at Sardar Patel Stadium in Motera, on the outskirts of Ahmedabad, on Feb. 24, 2020.

Trump hails India's 'impressive strides' on moon exploration, pledges greater cooperation on space

By Elizabeth Howell

India's rapid progress in lunar exploration has the attention of the president of the United States.

An artist's depiction of the Chandrayaan-2 orbiter studying the moon.

How India's moon crash wasn't really a failure (op-ed)

By Ravi Sharma

When India's Vikram lander crashed into the moon in September, it was a significant setback for India's lunar exploration plans — but it wasn't really a failure. Here's why.

India's Chandrayaan-2 spacecraft in orbit around the moon captured this high-resolution photo of the lunar south pole on Sept. 5, 2019.

India Is Officially Going Back to the Moon with Chandrayaan-3 Lunar Lander

By Mike Wall

The Chandrayaan-3 mission, which will consist of a lunar rover and a stationary lander, has been approved, Indian space officials announced Wednesday (Jan. 1).

A Russian Soyuz rocket carried two NASA astronauts, Nick Hague and Christina Koch, and cosmonaut Alexey Ovchinin, toward the International Space Station on March 14, 2019.

The Greatest Spaceflight Moments of 2019

By Elizabeth Howell

Three lunar missions, commercial spaceflight milestones, the first all-woman spacewalk — 2019 was a busy year in space for public and private entities alike.

India's Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle flew its 50th mission, on Dec. 11, 2019.

Indian Rocket Marks Historic 50th Launch with Spy Satellite

By Elizabeth Howell

India's workhorse rocket celebrated its 50th flight with a successful launch of 10 satellites, including a spy vehicle.

NASA's Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter spotted debris, marked in green, and soil disturbance, marked in blue, caused by the hard impact of India's Chandrayaan-2 spacecraft on Sept. 6, 2019.

Found! NASA Spots Crash Site and Debris from India's Lost Moon Lander

By Meghan Bartels

Scientists and amateurs alike have spent months combing through images from NASA's Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter looking for the remains of India's moon lander — and that search has paid off.

An Indian Space Research Organisation Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle launches the Cartosat-3 satellite and 13 U.S. nanosatellites into orbit from the Satish Dhawan Space Centre in Sriharikota on Nov. 26, 2019.

India Launches Advanced Earth-Mapping Satellite and 13 US Cubesats

By Mike Wall

An Indian rocket delivered 14 satellites to orbit tonight (Nov. 26), including 12 for U.S. Earth imaging company Planet and a prototype for Analytical Space.