tuhin4u (Unstopable Lover + Mariana World DIAMOND member): India's economic progress has made its space programme more visible and active as the country aims for greater self- reliance in space technology. *
29-09-14 - 05:58:08

tuhin4u (Unstopable Lover + Mariana World DIAMOND member): "This year India has launched 11 satellites, including nine from other countries—and it became the first nation to launch 10 satellites on one rocket." *
29-09-14 - 05:59:58

tuhin4u (Unstopable Lover + Mariana World DIAMOND member): ISRO has successfully put into operation two major satellite systems namely Indian National Satellites (INSAT) for communication services and Indian Remote Sensing (IRS) satellites for management of natural resources. *
29-09-14 - 06:01:14

tuhin4u (Unstopable Lover + Mariana World DIAMOND member): On July 2012, the former President, Dr APJ Abdul Kalam said that research was being done by ISRO and DRDO for developing cost reduction technologies for access to space. *
29-09-14 - 06:03:04

tuhin4u (Unstopable Lover + Mariana World DIAMOND member): India's first satellite, the Aryabhata, was launched by the Soviet Union on 19 April 1975 from Kapustin Yar using a Cosmos-3M launch vehicle. This was followed by the Rohini series of experimental satellites which were built and launched indigenously. At present, ISRO operates a large number of earth observation satellites. *
29-09-14 - 06:06:18