List of foreign satellites launched by India explained

This is a list of all the foreign satellites launched by India. India has launched 431 satellites for 34 countries as of 30 July 2023.[1] As of 2019, the Indian Space Research Organisation, India's government space agency, is the only launch-capable agency in India, and launches all research and commercial projects.

Commercial launches for foreign nations are negotiated through NSIL (formerly through Antrix), the ISRO's commercial arm. Between 2013 and 2015, India launched 28 foreign satellites for nine countries, earning revenue of US$101 million.[2]

As of October 2022, the Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle and GSLV Mk III are the launch vehicles utilized for international commercial launches. In addition, the Small Satellite Launch Vehicle is currently in development for international commercial launches of small satellites the vehicle made its first successful flight on 10 February 2023.[3]

On 15 February 2017, ISRO launched 104 satellites on single launch by a PSLV-XL. 96 of them were from the United States, while the others were from Israel, the UAE, Kazakhstan, the Netherlands, Belgium and Germany.[4] It was the largest number of satellites launched on a single flight by any space agency (with the previous record held by Russia's Dnepr launcher, which launched 37 in June 2014)[5] until 24 January 2021, when SpaceX launched the Transporter-1 mission on a Falcon 9 rocket carrying 143 satellites into orbit.[6]

1990s

No. Satellite Country Launch date Launch mass Launch vehicle Remarks
1 DLR-Tubsat26 May 1999 45 kg ISRO's 1st commercial launch with foreign satellites as payload. India's Oceansat-1 was also launched. This was PSLV's 3rd launch overall.
2 110 kg

2000s

No. Satellite Country Launch date Launch mass Launch vehicle Remarks
3 22 October 200192 kg ISRO's 2nd commercial launch.
4 PROBA94 kg
5 Lapan-TUBsat10 January 200756 kg PSLV-C7
6 Pehuensat-16 kg
7 23 April 2007 352 kg PSLV-C8 PSLV's 11th flight.
8 21 January 2008 295 kg PSLV-C10 PSLV's 12th launch.
9 28 April 2008 3.5 kgPSLV-C9 ISRO launched 10 satellites, of which 8 were foreign.[7]
10 NLS-56.5 kg
11 2.2 kg
12 0.75 kg
13 1 kg
14 Rubin-88 kg
15 CUTE-1.73 kg
16 SEEDS-21 kg
17UWE-223 September 20091 kgPSLV-C14ISRO launched 7 satellites, of which 6 were foreign.[8]
18BeeSat-11 kg
19RUBIN-9.18 kg
20RUBIN-9.28 kg
21ITUpSAT11 kg
22SwissCube-11 kg

2010s

No. Satellite Country Launch date Launch mass Launch vehicle Remarks
23Alsat-2A12 July 2010116 kgPSLV-C15ISRO launched 5 satellites, of which 3 were foreign.[9]
24AISSat-16.5 kg
25TIsat-1 Switzerland1 kg
26VESSELSAT-112 January 201128.7 kgPSLV-C18ISRO launched 4 satellites, of which 1 was foreign.[10]
27X-SAT20 April 2011106 kgPSLV-C16ISRO launched 3 satellites, of which 1 was foreign.[11]
28 SPOT-69 September 2012 712 kg PSLV-C21 PSLV's 22nd flight.
29PROITERES15 kg
30Sapphire25 February 2013148 kgPSLV-C20ISRO launched 7 satellites, of which 6 were foreign.[12]
31NEOSSat74 kg
32TUGSAT-114 kg each
33UniBRITE-1
34AAUSAT33 kg
35STRaND-16.5 kg
36 SPOT-730 June 2014 714 kg PSLV-C23 PSLV's 10th flight in 'core-alone' configuration (i.e. without the use of solid strap-on motors).
37AISAT14 kg
38CanX-415 kg each
39CanX-5
40VELOX-17 kg
41UK-DMC 3A10 July 2015447 kgPSLV-XL C28[13] India's first exclusive foreign satellites launch, all the 5 payloads were from . At the time it was the heaviest commercial mission (1439 kg) successfully accomplished using a launch vehicle assembled by ISRO.
42UK-DMC 3B447 kg
43 UK-DMC 3C 447 kg
44CBNT-191 kg
45De-OrbitSail7 kg
4628 September 2015 76 kgPSLV-C30 Commercial satellites from were launched on an Indian rocket for the first time. Astrosat, India's first dedicated astronomy satellite, was also launched on this flight.[14]
4714 kg
4828 kg together
49Lemur-2-Jeroen
50Lemur-2-Joel
51Lemur-2-Chris
52 16 December 2015 400 kg PSLV-C29 Exclusive commercial launch of 6 Singaporean satellites.
53123 kg
5413 kg
55<5 kg
56Kent Ridge 1 (KR 1) 78 kg
573.4 kg
58LAPAN A322 June 2016120 kgPSLV-XL C34ISRO launched 20 satellites (including 3 Indian satellites) aboard PSLV-C34, the highest number of satellites that the agency has launched aboard a single flight.[15] [16]
59BIROS130 kg
60M3MSat85 kg
61GHGsat-D25.5 kg
62SkySat Gen2-1110 kg
63-7412 x Dove (satellite)4.7 kg each
75AlSAT-1N26 September 20167 kgPSLV-G C35ISRO launches 8 satellites in its 15th flight of the 'XL' version of the PSLV - 5 foreign satellites and 3 Indian satellites (SCATSAT-1, PRATHAM and PISAT).[17]
76Alsat-1B103 kg
77Alsat-2B117 kg
78NLS-198 kg
79Pathfinder-144 kg
80-16788 x Flock-3p15 February 20174.7 kg eachPSLV-XL 37ISRO launched 104 satellites, of which 3 were Indian satellites. It was[18] the largest number of satellites launched on a single flight by any space agency.[19]
168-1758 x Lemur-24.6 kg each
176Al Farabi-11.7 kg
177BGUSAT4.3 kg
178Nayif-11.1 kg
179DIDO-2

4.2 kg
180PEASS



3 kg
181Pegasus23 June 20172 kgPSLV-C38ISRO launched 31 satellites, of which 29 were foreign.[20]
182NUDTSat[21] 2 kg
183SUCHAI-11 kg
184VZLUSAT-12 kg
185Aalto-13.9 kg
186ROBUSTA-1B1 kg
187COMPASS-2/Dragsail4 kg
188URSAMAIOR3 kg
189D-SAT4.5 kg
190Max Valier15 kg
191CE-SAT160 kg
192Venta-17.5 kg
193LituanicaSAT-24 kg
194skCUBE1 kg
195InflateSail3.2 kg
196UCLSat2 kg
197-1993 x Diamond Satellites18 kg
200CICERO-61.2 kg
201-2088 x Lemur-24 kg each
209Tyvak-53b?
210Telesat Phase-1 LEO12 January 2018168 kgPSLV-XL C40ISRO Launched 31 satellites, of which 28 were foreign.[22]
211POC-1?
212PicSat3.5 kg
213CBNT-242.7 kg
214CANYVAL-X4 kg
215CNUSAIL-14 kg
216KAUSAT-53.2 kg
217SIGMA3.8 kg
218STEP CUBE LAB1 kg
219-2224 x Flock-3p4.7 kg each
223-2264 x Lemur-24 kg each
227-2304 x SpaceBEE1 kg each
231DemoSat-2?
232Micromas-23.8 kg
233Tyvak-61C?
234Fox-1D1.5 kg
235Corvus BC310 kg
236Arkyd-610 kg
237CICERO-710 kg
238NovaSAR16 September 2018445 kgPSLV-CA C42Exclusive commercial launch of two foreign satellites belonged to Surrey Satellite Technologies Ltd (SSTL), . The satellites were put into Sun-synchronous orbit under a commercial arrangement with Antrix Corp Ltd, the commercial arm of the ISRO.
239S1-4444 kg
240Centauri -129 November 201810 kgPSLV-CA C43-
241Kepler (CASE)<15 kg
242FACSAT-14 kg
243Reaktor Hello World<1 kg
244InnoSAT-24 kg
245HIBER-1?
2463Cat-11.2 kg
247CICERO-810 kg
248-26316x FLOCK 3R4 kg
264Global -156 kg
265HSAT-113 kg
266-2694 x Lemur-24 kg each
270Bluewalker 11 April 201910 kgPSLV-QL C45
271M6P6.8 kg
272Aistechsat-32.3 kg
273Astrocasr-23.8 kg
274-29320 x Flock 4a (Doves)5.7 kg each
294-2974 x Lemur-25.2 kg each
298Meshbed27 November 2019 03:58 UTC4.5 kgPSLV-XL C47
299-31012 x Flock 4p (Super Doves)?
311Izanagi (QPS-SAR)11 December 2019, 09:55 UTC~100 kgPSLV-QL C48
312Duchifat-32.3 kg
3131HOPSAT22 kg
314-3174 x Lemur-2?
318Tyvak-0129 (PTD 1)11 kg
319Tyvak-0092 (COMMTRAIL)?

2020s

No. Satellite Country Launch date Launch mass Launch vehicle Remarks
320R27 November 2020, 09:41 UTC-PSLV-DL C49Technology demonstration satellite.
321-324Kleos
-For maritime applications.
325-328Lemur-1, 2, 3 and 4-Remote sensing applications
329Amazônia-128 February 2021, 04:54 UTC637 kgPSLV-DL C51First Earth observation satellite entirely developed by Brazil.
330-34112 x SpaceBEE12 x 4 kg
342SAI-1 Nanoconnect-2

-
343DS-EO30 June 2022,12:32 UTC365 kgPSLV-CA C53
344NeuSAR155 kg
345SCOOB-I2.80 kg
346-38136 × OneWeb22 October 2022, 18:37 UTC5,796 kg (12,778 lb)LVM 3 M2First commercial launch of LVM 3.
382-3854 × Astrocast26 November 2022, 06:26 UTC17.92 kgPSLV-XL C54Satellites Developed by Spaceflight,United States For Astrocast,Switzerland
386Janus-110 February 2023, 03:48 UTC11.5 kgSSLV-D2First Successful launch of SSLV
387-42236 × OneWeb26 March 2023, 03:30 UTC5,805 kg (12,798 lb)LVM 3 M3Second commercial launch of LVM 3.It is the heaviest payload that is launched by a LVM 3 and ISRO to date.
423TeLEOS-222 April 2023, 08:50 UTC741 kgPSLV-CA C5557th Mission of PSLV
424Lumelite-416 kg
425DS-SAR30 July 2023, 01:01 UTC352 kgPSLV-CA C5658th PSLV Mission. Commercial Launch for Singapore's DS-SAR Satellite and 6 Co-Passenger satellites from Singapore.
426Arcade24 kg
427Velox-AM23 kg
428SCOOB-II4 kg
429ORB-12 STRIDER13 kg
430Galassia-23.5 kg
431NuLIon3 kg

Satellites launched from India by country

Data as of 22 July 2023, * indicates inclusion of satellites developed in international collaboration by particular country! ! Country! Total Number of Satellites
1231
286
320
413*
512
66
75*
85
95
105
114
124
134
144*
153*
163
173
173
182*
192
202
221
231
241
251
261
271
281
291
301
311
321*
331
341
351
361
Total36 countries431 satellites

See also

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: 23 October 2022 . List of International Customer Satellites Launched by ISRO . https://web.archive.org/web/20221024134415/https://www.isro.gov.in/media_isro/pdf/ForeignSatellites/381_foreign_satellites.pdf . 24 October 2022 . 24 October 2022.
  2. Web site: India says PSLV launches generated $601 million in commercial launch fees 2013-2015 - SpaceNews.com. SpaceNews.com. 30 March 2016. 25 April 2016. en-US.
  3. News: 10 February 2023 . Successful flight of Small Satellite Launch Vehicle (SSLV) . . 14 February 2023.
  4. Web site: ISRO Launches PSLV-C37 Rocket: Here's the List of 104 Satellites on Board. NDTV Gadgets360. en. 15 February 2017.
  5. News: ISRO launches 104 satellites in one go, creates history. The Hindu. 15 February 2017. 15 February 2017.
  6. Web site: Wattles . Jackie . SpaceX launches 143 satellites on one rocket in record-setting mission . CNN . 24 January 2021.
  7. Web site: PSLV Successfully Launches Ten Satellites - ISRO. www.isro.gov.in. en. 15 August 2018.
  8. Web site: PSLV-C14 Successfully Launches Oceansat-2 Satellite - ISRO. www.isro.gov.in. en. 15 August 2018.
  9. Web site: PSLV-C15/CARTOSAT-2B - ISRO. www.isro.gov.in. en. 15 August 2018.
  10. News: PSLV-C18 puts four satellites in orbit. Subramanian. T. s. 12 October 2011. The Hindu. 15 August 2018. en-IN. 0971-751X.
  11. Web site: PSLV-C16/RESOURCESAT-2 - ISRO. www.isro.gov.in. en. 15 August 2018.
  12. Web site: PSLV-C20 - ISRO. www.isro.gov.in. en. 15 August 2018.
  13. News: PSLV C-28 launches five UK satellites. Jesudasan. Dennis S.. The Hindu. 15 March 2017. en.
  14. News: US start-up Spire to ride on Indian rocket to space with Astrosat. Business Standard India. 26 September 2015. Krishnan. Raghu.
  15. Web site: ISRO sets record with 20 satellites launched at once: All you need to know. 22 June 2016. The Indian Express. 22 June 2016.
  16. Web site: Full coverage: ISRO's 20-satellite launch, its largest ever, successful. 22 June 2016. The Indian Express. 22 June 2016.
  17. Web site: PSLV-C35 / SCATSAT-1 Brochure - ISRO. www.isro.gov.in. 26 September 2016.
  18. Web site: KickSat 1, 2. space.skyrocket.de. 11 May 2020.
  19. Web site: PSLV-C37 Successfully Launches 104 Satellites in a Single Flight - ISRO. www.isro.gov.in. en. 15 August 2018.
  20. Web site: PSLV-C38 Successfully Launches 31 Satellites in a Single Flight - ISRO. www.isro.gov.in. en. 15 August 2018.
  21. Web site: NUDTSat (QB50 CN06) . Grunter's Space Page . 19 January 2020.
  22. News: ISRO workhorse PSLV-C40 puts 31 satellites in space. Edmond. Deepu Sebastian. 12 January 2018. The Hindu. 15 August 2018. en-IN. 0971-751X.

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