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List of ISRO missions

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List of ISRO missions

This is a list of ISRO missions. ISRO has carried out 133 spacecraft missions, 104 launch missions and planned several missions including the Gaganyaan (crewed/robotic) and Interplanetary mission such as Chandrayaan-4, Lunar Polar Exploration Mission, Venus Orbiter Mission and Mars Lander Mission.

Tables

· Completed missions › Human Spaceflight
Axiom Mission 4
Axiom Mission 4
Mission Name
Axiom Mission 4
Start date
25 June 2025
End date
15 July 2025
Details
Ax‑4 represents a milestone for India's Indian Human Spaceflight Programme, integrating with ISRO's Gaganyaan initiative. While Gaganyaan remains India's independent crewed program, Ax‑4 provided the first opportunity for an Indian astronaut—Shubhanshu Shukla—to fly on a commercial mission to the ISS. In his 18-day stay aboard the ISS, Shukla condu
Mission Name
Start date
End date
Details
Axiom Mission 4
25 June 2025
15 July 2025
Ax‑4 represents a milestone for India's Indian Human Spaceflight Programme, integrating with ISRO's Gaganyaan initiative. While Gaganyaan remains India's independent crewed program, Ax‑4 provided the first opportunity for an Indian astronaut—Shubhanshu Shukla—to fly on a commercial mission to the ISS. In his 18-day stay aboard the ISS, Shukla condu
· Completed missions › Earth
NISAR
NISAR
Mission Name
NISAR
Start date
30 July 2025
End date
Ongoing
Details
NASA-ISRO Synthetic Aperture Radar (NISAR) is a joint project between NASA and ISRO to co-develop and launch a dual-frequency synthetic aperture radar satellite that is used for remote sensing. It is notable for being the first dual-band radar imaging satellite.
Mission Name
Start date
End date
Details
NISAR
30 July 2025
Ongoing
NASA-ISRO Synthetic Aperture Radar (NISAR) is a joint project between NASA and ISRO to co-develop and launch a dual-frequency synthetic aperture radar satellite that is used for remote sensing. It is notable for being the first dual-band radar imaging satellite.
· Completed missions › Lunar
Chandrayaan programme
Chandrayaan programme
Mission Name
Chandrayaan programme
Mission Name
Chandrayaan-1
Start date
22 October 2008
End date
28 August 2009
Details
Chandrayaan 1 as India's first lunar probe. It was launched by the Indian Space Research Organisation on 22 October 2008, and was operated until August 2009. The mission included a lunar orbiter and an impactor. The mission was a major boost to India's space program, as India researched and developed its own technology in order to explore the Moon.
Chandrayaan-2
Chandrayaan-2
Mission Name
Chandrayaan-2
Mission Name
22 July 2019
Start date
Orbiter functional; the lander crashed onto Moon's surface due to loss of control (caused by a software glitch) during the final phase of descent.
End date
Chandrayaan-2 was launched from the second launch pad at Satish Dhawan Space Centre on 22 July 2019 at 2:43 PM IST (09:13 UTC) to the Moon by a LVM3 (previously known as GSLV Mk III). The planned or by bit has a perigee of 169 km and an apogee of 45475 km. It consists of a lunar orbiter, lander and rover, all developed in India. The main scientif
Chandrayaan-3
Chandrayaan-3
Mission Name
Chandrayaan-3
Mission Name
14 July 2023
Start date
10 November 2023 (Orbiter exited lunar sphere of influence)
End date
Chandrayaan-3 was launched from the Satish Dhawan Space Centre, Sriharikota on 14 July 2023 at 14:35 IST (UTC +5:30) by LVM3 M4. The main scientific objective is to demonstrate end-to-end capability in safe landing and roving on the lunar surface. The Chandrayaan-3 successfully landed on moon on 23 August 2023 at 18:05 IST (UTC +5:30). For technolo
Mission Name
Start date
End date
Details
Chandrayaan programme
Chandrayaan-1
22 October 2008
28 August 2009
Chandrayaan 1 as India's first lunar probe. It was launched by the Indian Space Research Organisation on 22 October 2008, and was operated until August 2009. The mission included a lunar orbiter and an impactor. The mission was a major boost to India's space program, as India researched and developed its own technology in order to explore the Moon.
Chandrayaan-2
22 July 2019
Orbiter functional; the lander crashed onto Moon's surface due to loss of control (caused by a software glitch) during the final phase of descent.
Chandrayaan-2 was launched from the second launch pad at Satish Dhawan Space Centre on 22 July 2019 at 2:43 PM IST (09:13 UTC) to the Moon by a LVM3 (previously known as GSLV Mk III). The planned or by bit has a perigee of 169 km and an apogee of 45475 km. It consists of a lunar orbiter, lander and rover, all developed in India. The main scientif
Chandrayaan-3
14 July 2023
10 November 2023 (Orbiter exited lunar sphere of influence)
Chandrayaan-3 was launched from the Satish Dhawan Space Centre, Sriharikota on 14 July 2023 at 14:35 IST (UTC +5:30) by LVM3 M4. The main scientific objective is to demonstrate end-to-end capability in safe landing and roving on the lunar surface. The Chandrayaan-3 successfully landed on moon on 23 August 2023 at 18:05 IST (UTC +5:30). For technolo
· Completed missions › Solar
Aditya-L1
Aditya-L1
Mission Name
Aditya-L1
Start date
2 September 2023
End date
Ongoing
Details
Aditya-L1 is the first Indian observatory class mission to study the solar corona using a solar coronagraph and also chromosphere using near UV instrument. X-ray spectroscopic instruments will provide flare spectra while the in-situ payload observes the solar events during their passage from Sun to Earth. On 6 January 2024, Aditya-L1 spacecraft, In
Mission Name
Start date
End date
Details
Aditya-L1
2 September 2023
Ongoing
Aditya-L1 is the first Indian observatory class mission to study the solar corona using a solar coronagraph and also chromosphere using near UV instrument. X-ray spectroscopic instruments will provide flare spectra while the in-situ payload observes the solar events during their passage from Sun to Earth. On 6 January 2024, Aditya-L1 spacecraft, In
· Completed missions › Interplanetary
Mars Orbiter Mission
Mars Orbiter Mission
Mission Name
Mars Orbiter Mission
Start date
5 November 2013
End date
2 October 2022
Details
Mars Orbiter Mission (MOM), also called Mangalyaan, is a spacecraft orbiting Mars since 24 September 2014. It was launched on 5 November 2013 by the Indian Space Research Organization (ISRO). It is India's first interplanetary spaceflight mission and ISRO has become the fourth space agency to reach Mars, after the Soviet space program, NASA, and th
Mission Name
Start date
End date
Details
Mars Orbiter Mission
5 November 2013
2 October 2022
Mars Orbiter Mission (MOM), also called Mangalyaan, is a spacecraft orbiting Mars since 24 September 2014. It was launched on 5 November 2013 by the Indian Space Research Organization (ISRO). It is India's first interplanetary spaceflight mission and ISRO has become the fourth space agency to reach Mars, after the Soviet space program, NASA, and th

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