Looking back at ISRO’s historical satellite launches

India has long proven its proficiency in the kind of rocket that launched a record number of satellites. Here's a look back at some of the historics satellite launches.

Updated on: May 05, 2017 4:55 PM IST

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SRO's GSLV-F05 carrying advanced Weather Satellite INSAT-3DR was launched on 8 September 2016 at 4.10 pm from the second launchpad at Satish Dhawan Space Centre SHAR (SDSC SHAR), in Sriharikota. (PTI)

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GSLV-F05 launched on September 08, 2016 was the tenth GSLV flight carrying INSAT-3DR. (PTI)

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Boosting telecommunication services, India’s communication satellite GSAT-18 was launched on October 06, 2016. Television, telecommunication, VSAT and digital satellite news sgathering are a few of the services that GSAT 18 supports. (PTI)

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Panoramic view of GSLV-D5 at the Second Launch Pad on January 05 , 2014. (ISRO)

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India’s GSLV-D3 powered by homegrown cryogenic engine for the first time failed in its mission as the rocket carrying a communication satellite deviated from its path and went out of control shortly after its lift-off from the spaceport at Sriharikota, about 100 km (62 miles) north of the southern Indian city of Chennai April 15, 2010. I (REUTERS)

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The Indian Space Research Organization launches the INSAT-4CR communications satellite atop a Geosynchronous Launch Vehicle (GSLV) booster on Sept. 2, 2007 from Satish Dhawan Space Center on Sriharikota Island. Overcoming technical snags, India successfully placed into orbit its latest communication satellite from the spaceport here, giving a major boost Direct-To-Home television services according to a news report. (M. Lakshman / AP)

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Geo-synchronous Satellite Launch Vehicle (GSLV) D6 carrying GSAT-6, lifts off from Satish Dhawan Space Centre in Sriharikota, Andhra Pradesh. GSAT-6 was the 25th geostationary communication satellite of India built by ISRO and 12th in the GSAT series. (R Senthil Kumar / PTI)

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The launch of the Geo-Synchronous Satellite Launch Vehicle (GSLV-F06) on December 25, 2010 ended in a failure, with the vehicle losing control 47 seconds after its flight, breaking up into pieces and erupting into a ball of flame. (RS Kumar / HT Photo)