• With as many as 500 private firms actively With as many as 500 private firms actively participating in India's space programme, participating in India's space programme, time is ripe for the industry and the ISRO.time is ripe for the industry and the ISRO.

• Around 60 per cent of India's space budget Around 60 per cent of India's space budget goes into industrial houses today. goes into industrial houses today.

• ““Industry has always been a key Industry has always been a key participant in ISRO's projects, whether in participant in ISRO's projects, whether in producing components, electronic systems producing components, electronic systems for launch vehicles or building ground for launch vehicles or building ground infrastructure”infrastructure” Mr. Radhakrishnan. Mr. Radhakrishnan.

1962-Indian National Committee 1962-Indian National Committee for Space Research (INCOSPAR) for Space Research (INCOSPAR) formed by the Department of formed by the Department of Atomic Energy and work on Atomic Energy and work on establishing Thumba Equatorial establishing Thumba Equatorial Rocket Launching Station (TERLS) Rocket Launching Station (TERLS) started. started.

1963-First sounding rocket 1963-First sounding rocket launched from TERLS (November launched from TERLS (November 21, 1963).21, 1963).

1967-Satellite Telecommunication1967-Satellite Telecommunication Earth stations set up at Earth stations set up at AhmedabadAhmedabad

1969-Indian Space Research 1969-Indian Space Research Organization (ISRO) formed under Organization (ISRO) formed under Department of Atomic Energy Department of Atomic Energy (August 15, 1969).(August 15, 1969).

1975-ISRO First Indian Satellite, 1975-ISRO First Indian Satellite, AryabhataAryabhata, launched (April 19, 1975). , launched (April 19, 1975).

Becomes Government Becomes Government Organization (April 1, 1975).Organization (April 1, 1975).

1980-Second Experimental 1980-Second Experimental launch of launch of SLV-3SLV-3, Rohini satellite , Rohini satellite successfully placed in orbit. (July successfully placed in orbit. (July 18, 1980).18, 1980).

1981- 1981- BhaskaraBhaskara-II -II launched launched (November 20, 1981). (November 20, 1981).

APPLE,APPLE, an experimental geo- an experimental geo-stationary communication stationary communication satellite successfully satellite successfully launched (June 19, 1981). launched (June 19, 1981).

RS-D1 RS-D1 placed in orbit (May 31, placed in orbit (May 31, 1981) 1981)

First developmental launch of First developmental launch of SLV-3SLV-3..

1984-Indo-Soviet manned 1984-Indo-Soviet manned space mission (April 1984).space mission (April 1984).

1988-INSAT 1C launched 1988-INSAT 1C launched successfully (July 21,1988)successfully (July 21,1988)

1990-20001990-2000I.I. ASLVASLV with with SROSS-CSROSS-Con board on board

(May 20, 1992). (May 20, 1992). II.II. First developmental launch of First developmental launch of

PSLV PSLV with with IRS-1EIRS-1E on board on board (September 20, 1993). (September 20, 1993).

III.III. Indian Remote Sensing Indian Remote Sensing Satellite, Satellite, IRS-1C IRS-1C (December (December 28, 1995). 28, 1995).

IV.IV. First operational launch of First operational launch of PSLVPSLV with with IRS-1DIRS-1D on board on board (September 29, 1997).(September 29, 1997).

V.V. Satellite placed in orbit. Satellite placed in orbit. INSAT-3B,INSAT-3B, the first satellite in the first satellite in the third generation INSAT-3 the third generation INSAT-3 series, launched by Ariane series, launched by Ariane from Kourou French Guyana, from Kourou French Guyana, (March 22, 2000). (March 22, 2000).

2004-The first operational flight of 2004-The first operational flight of GSLV (GSLV-F01)GSLV (GSLV-F01) successfully successfully launchedlaunched EDUSAT EDUSAT from SDSC SHAR, from SDSC SHAR, Sriharikota (September 20, 2004).Sriharikota (September 20, 2004).

2007-Successful launch of 2007-Successful launch of GSLV (GSLV-F04)GSLV (GSLV-F04) with with INSAT-4CRINSAT-4CR on on board from SDSC SHAR (September board from SDSC SHAR (September 2, 2007).2, 2007).

ISRO's ISRO's Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle,Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle, PSLV-C8, PSLV-C8, successfully launched successfully launched Italian astronomical satellite, AGILE Italian astronomical satellite, AGILE from Sriharikota (April 23, 2007).from Sriharikota (April 23, 2007).

2008-2008-PSLV-C11PSLV-C11 successfully launches successfully launches CHANDRAYAAN-1CHANDRAYAAN-1 from Sriharikota from Sriharikota (October 22, 2008). (October 22, 2008).

2009-2009-PSLV-C14PSLV-C14 successfully launches successfully launches Seven Satellites - Seven Satellites - OCEANSAT-2OCEANSAT-2, Four , Four CUBESAT SatellitesCUBESAT Satellites and Two and Two RUBIN-9RUBIN-9 from Sriharikota (Sept. 23, 2009).from Sriharikota (Sept. 23, 2009).

2010-PSLV-C15 successfully 2010-PSLV-C15 successfully launches Five Satellites - CARTOSAT-launches Five Satellites - CARTOSAT-2B, ALSAT-2A, two nanosatellites-2B, ALSAT-2A, two nanosatellites-NLS-6.1 & 6.2 and a pico-satellite- NLS-6.1 & 6.2 and a pico-satellite- STUDSAT from Sriharikota (July 12, STUDSAT from Sriharikota (July 12, 2010).2010).