List of foreign satellites launched by India
India has launched 57 satellites for 21 different countries.[1] Commercial launches for foreign nations are negotiated through Antrix, the commercial arm of the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO). All satellites were launched using the ISRO's Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle (PSLV) expendable launch system. Between 2013 and 2015, India launched 28 foreign satellites for 13 different countries earning a total revenue of US$ 101 million.[2] In 2016, India will launch 25 foreign satellites from 7 different countries.
List
On dates when more than one satellite was launched, the satellites are listed in the order in which they were inserted into orbit.
| No. | Satellite | Country | Launch date | Launch mass | Launch vehicle | Other information |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | DLR-TUBSAT |  Germany | 26 April 1999 | 45 kg (99 lb) | PSLV-C2 | 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 | KITSAT-3 |  South Korea | 110 kg (240 lb) | |||
| 3 | BIRD | Germany | 22 October 2001 | 92 kg (203 lb) | PSLV-C3 | ISRO's 2nd commercial launch. |
| 4 | PROBA | .svg.png){kind=small} Belgium | 94 kg (207 lb) | |||
| 5 | Lapan-TUBsat |  Indonesia | 10 January 2007 | 56 kg (123 lb) | PSLV-C7 | |
| 6 | Pehuensat-1 |  Argentina | 6 kg (13 lb) | |||
| 7 | AGILE |  Italy | 23 April 2007 | 352 kg (776 lb) | PSLV-C8 | PSLV's 11th flight. |
| 8 | TecSAR |  Israel | 21 January 2008 | 295 kg (650 lb) | PSLV-C10 | PSLV's 12th launch. |
| 9 | CAN-X2 |  Canada | 28 April 2008 | PSLV-C9 | ||
| 10 | CUTE-1.7 |  Japan | ||||
| 11 | Delfi-C3 |  Netherlands | ||||
| 12 | AAUSAT-II |  Denmark | ||||
| 13 | COMPASS-1 | Germany | ||||
| 14 | SEEDS-2 | Japan | ||||
| 15 | NLS-5 | Canada | ||||
| 16 | Rubin-8 | Germany | ||||
| 17 | UWE-2 | Germany | 23 September 2009 | PSLV-C14 | ||
| 18 | BeeSat-1 | Germany | ||||
| 19 | ITUpSAT1 |  Turkey | ||||
| 20 | SwissCube-1 |  Switzerland | ||||
| 21 | RUBIN-9.1 | Germany | ||||
| 22 | RUBIN-9.2 | Germany | ||||
| 23 | ALSAT-2A |  Algeria | 12 July 2010 | PSLV-C15 | ||
| 24 | NLS-6.1 AISSAT-1 | Canada | ||||
| 25 | NLS-6.2 TISAT-1 | Switzerland | ||||
| 26 | VESSELSAT-1 |  Luxembourg | 12 January 2011 | PSLV-C18 | ||
| 27 | X-SAT |  Singapore | 20 April 2011 | PSLV-C16 | ||
| 28 | SPOT-6 |  France | 9 September 2012 | 712 kg (1,570 lb) | PSLV-C21 | PSLV's 22nd flight. |
| 29 | PROITERES | Japan | 15 kg (33 lb) | |||
| 30 | SAPPHIRE | Canada | 25 February 2013 | PSLV-C20 | ||
| 31 | NEOSSAT | Canada | ||||
| 32 | NLS 8.1 |  Austria | ||||
| 33 | NLS 8.2 | Austria | ||||
| 34 | NLS 8.3 | Denmark | ||||
| 35 | STRAND-1 |  United Kingdom | ||||
| 36 | SPOT-7 | France | 30 June 2014 | 714 kg (1,574 lb) | PSLV-C23 | PSLV's 10th flight in 'core-alone' configuration (i.e. without the use of solid strap-on motors). |
| 37 | AISAT | Germany | 14 kg (31 lb) | |||
| 38 | NLS 7.1 | Canada | 15 kg (33 lb) | |||
| 39 | NLS 7.2 | Canada | 7 kg (15 lb) | |||
| 40 | VELOX-1 | Singapore | 7 kg (15 lb) | |||
| 41 | DMC3-1 | United Kingdom | 10 July 2015 | 7 kg (15 lb) | PSLV-C28 | |
| 42 | DMC3-2 | United Kingdom | 7 kg (15 lb) | |||
| 43 | DMC3-3 | United Kingdom | 447 kg (985 lb) | |||
| 44 | CBNT-1 | United Kingdom | 7 kg (15 lb) | |||
| 45 | De-OrbitSail | United Kingdom | 7 kg (15 lb) | |||
| 46 | LAPAN-A2 | Indonesia | 28 September 2015 | PSLV-C30 | American commercial satellites were launched on an Indian rocket for the first time. Astrosat, India's first dedicated astronomy satellite was also launched on this flight.[3] | |
| 47 | NLS-14 (Ev9) | Canada | ||||
| 48 | Lemur-2-Peter |  United States | 4 kg (8.8 lb) | |||
| 49 | Lemur-2-Jeroen | United States | 4 kg (8.8 lb) | |||
| 50 | Lemur-2-Joel | United States | 4 kg (8.8 lb) | |||
| 51 | Lemur-2-Chris | United States | 4 kg (8.8 lb) | |||
| 52 | TeLEOS 1 | Singapore | 16 December 2015 | 400 kg (880 lb) | PSLV-C29 | |
| 53 | VELOX-C1 | Singapore | 123 kg (271 lb) | |||
| 54 | VELOX-II | Singapore | 13 kg (29 lb) | |||
| 55 | Athenoxat-1 | Singapore | ||||
| 56 | Kent Ridge 1 (KR 1) | Singapore | 78 kg (172 lb) | |||
| 57 | Galassia | Singapore | 3.4 kg (7.5 lb) | |||
See also
References
- ↑ "International Customer Satellites Launched". www.antrix.gov.in. Retrieved 25 April 2016.
- ↑ "India says PSLV launches generated $101 million in commercial launch fees 2013-2015 - SpaceNews.com". SpaceNews.com. Retrieved 25 April 2016.
- ↑ http://www.business-standard.com/article/companies/us-start-up-spire-to-ride-on-indian-rocket-to-space-with-astrosat-115092600487_1.html
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