| Satellite | Launch Date | Launch Vehicle | Remarks | ISRO Link |
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| Aryabhata | 19 April 1975 | u-11 Interkosmos | Active technological experience in building and operating a satellite system. India's first satellite. | [1] |
| Bhaskara-I | 7 June 1979 | C-1 Interkosmos | First experimental remote sensing satellite. Carried TV and microwave cameras. | [2] |
| Rohini Technology Payload | 10 August 1979 | SLV-3 | Intended for measuring in-flight performance of first experimental flight of SLV-3, the first Indian launch vehicle. Did not achieve orbit. | [3] |
| Rohini RS-1 | 18 July 1980 | SLV-3 | Used for measuring in-flight performance of second experimental launch of SLV-3. India's first indigenous satellite launch. | [4] |
| Rohini RS-D1 | 31 May 1981 | SLV-3 | Used for conducting some remote sensing technology studies using a landmark sensor payload.Launched by the first developmental launch of SLV-3. | [5] |
| Ariane Passenger Payload Experiment | 19 June 1981 | Ariane-1 (V-3) | First experimental communication satellite. Provided experience in building and operating a payload experiment three-axis stabilised communication satellite. | [6] |
| Bhaskara -II | 20 November 1981 | C-1 Intercosmos | Second experimental remote sensing satellite; similar to Bhaskara-1. Provided experience in building and operating a remote sensing satellite system on an end-to-end basis. | [7] |
| INSAT-1A | 10 April 1982 | Delta 3910 PAM-D | First operational multipurpose communication and meteorology satellite. Procured from USA. Worked for only six months. | [8] |
| Rohini RS-D2 | 17 April 1983 | SLV-3 | Identical to RS-D1. Launched by the second developmental launch of SLV-3. | [9] |
| INSAT-1B | 30 August 1983 | Shuttle [PAM-D] | Identical to INSAT-1A. Served for more than design life of seven years. | [10] |
| Stretched Rohini Satellite Series (SROSS-1) | 24 March 1987 | ASLV | Carried payload for launch vehicle performance monitoring and for gamma ray astronomy. Did not achieve orbit. | [11] |
| IRS-1A | 17 March 1988 | Vostok | Earth observation satellite. First operational remote sensing satellite. | [12] |
| Stretched Rohini Satellite Series (SROSS-2) | 13 July 1988 | ASLV | Carried remote sensing payload of German space agency in addition to Gamma Ray astronomy payload. Did not achieve orbit. | [13] |
| INSAT-1C | 21 July 1988 | Ariane-3 | Same as INSAT-1A. Served for only one-and-a-half years. | [14] |
| INSAT-1D | 12 June 1990 | Delta 4925 | Identical to INSAT-1A. Still in service. A third stage motor landed from its launch, landed in Australia in 2008.[2] | [15] |
| IRS-1B | 29 August 1991 | Vostok | Earth observation satellite. Improved version of IRS-1A. | [16] |
| INSAT-2DT | 26 February 1992 | Ariane-44L H10 | Launched asArabsat 1C. Procured in orbit from Arabsat in January 1998. | [17] |
| Stretched Rohini Satellite Series (SROSS-C) | 20 May 1992 | ASLV | Carried gamma ray astronomy and aeronomy payload. | [18] |
| INSAT-2A | 10 July 1992 | Ariane-44L H10 | First satellite in the second-generation Indian-built INSAT-2 series. Has enhanced capability over INSAT-1 series. Still in service. | [19] |
| INSAT-2B | 23 July 1993 | Ariane-44L H10+ | Second satellite in INSAT-2 series. Identical to INSAT-2A. Still in service. | [20] |
| IRS-1E | 20 September 1993 | PSLV-D1 | Earth observation satellite. Did not achieve orbit. | [21] |
| Stretched Rohini Satellite Series (SROSS-C2) | 4 May 1994 | ASLV | Identical to SROSS-C. Still in service. | [22] |
| IRS-P2 | 15 October 1994 | PSLV-D2 | Earth observation satellite. Launched by second developmental flight of PSLV.Mission accomplished after 3 years of service in 1997. | [23] |
| INSAT-2C | 7 December 1995 | Ariane-44L H10-3 | Has additional capabilities such as mobile satellite service, business communication and television outreach beyond Indian boundaries. Still in service. | [24] |
| IRS-1C | 29 December 1995 | Molniya | Earth observation satellite. Launched from Baikonur Cosmodrome. | [25] |
| IRS-P3 | 21 March 1996 | PSLV-D3 | Earth observation satellite. Carries remote sensing payload and an X-ray astronomy payload. Launched by third developmental flight of PSLV. | [26] |
| INSAT-2D | 4 June 1997 | Ariane-44L H10-3 | Same as INSAT-2C. Inoperable since 1997-10-04 due to power bus anomaly. | [27] |
| IRS-1D | 29 September 1997 | PSLV-C1 | Earth observation satellite. Same as IRS-1C. | [28] |
| INSAT-2E | 3 April 1999 | Ariane-42P H10-3 | Multipurpose communication and meteorological satellite. | [29] |
| Oceansat-1(IRS-P4) | 26 May 1999 | PSLV-C2 | Earth observation satellite. Carries an Ocean Colour Monitor (OCM) and a Multifrequency Scanning Microwave Radiometer (MSMR). | [30] |
| INSAT-3B | 22 March 2000 | Ariane-5G | Multipurpose communication: business communication, developmental communication, and mobile communication. | [31] |
| GSAT-1 | 18 April 2001 | GSLV-D1 | Experimental satellite for the first developmental flight of Geosynchronous Satellite Launch Vehicle, GSLV-D1. | [32] |
| Technology Experiment Satellite (TES) | 22 October 2001 | PSLV-C3 | Experimental satellite to test technologies such as attitude and orbit control system, high-torque reaction wheels, new reaction control system, etc. | [33] |