The Geosynchronous Satellite Launch Vehicle is made by the Indian Space Research Organization to launch satellites into geostationary orbit. The first developed launch system, GSLV-D1 is shown here in its launchpad in March 2001. The first flight took place on April 18, 2001 and launched the GSAT-1 communication satellite.
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PSLV-C6 —
The Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle is made by the Indian Space Research Organization to launch satellites into geosynchronous transfer orbit. The ninth flight, PSLV-C6, is shown four days before its launch in May 2005. It is 145 feet tall.
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PSLV-C7 —
Pictured is the launch of the PSLV-C7, the 10th flight of the launch system in 2007. It was carrying India's remote sensing satellite CARTOSAT-2, Indonesia's Earth observation satellite LAPAN-TUBSAT and Argentina's PEHUENSAT-1.
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Chandrayaan-1 —
India's first unmanned lunar probe, Chandrayaan-1, is shown in September 2008. It was launched in October of the same year from the space center in Sriharikota, Andhra Pradesh, India. In 2009, the Indian Space Research Organization said the moon mineralogy mapper instrument on the satellite discovered the presence of water molecules on the lunar surface. Radio contact with Chandrayaan-1 was lost in August 2009.