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From launching powerful new satellites to preparing for its first manned space mission, ISRO’s growing space startup has pushed the boundaries like never before.
According to Indian Space Research Organization (ISRO) Chairman V Narayanan, India’s space sector witnessed a remarkable milestone of over 200 achievements in 2025.
Aditya L1 Dataset
ISRO released the first dataset from Aditya-L1 on 6 January, and the second set of scientific data from the mission was released on 14 February. Data collected from the mission gives scientists a closer look at the Sun’s different layers, such as the photosphere, chromosphere and corona. The spacecraft also measures particles and magnetic fields near the L1 point.
Space Docking Experiment (Spadex) mission
The SpaDeX mission in January proved to be a major achievement for India. Two small satellites named SDX01 (Chaser) and SDX02 (Target) were placed in a circular orbit about 475 km above Earth after launch on PSLV-C60 on December 30, 2024.
GSLV-F15
On January 29, 2025, Geosynchronous Satellite Launch Vehicle-F15 (GSLV-F15) lifted off from the Satish Dhawan Space Center in Sriharikota carrying the NVS-02 navigation satellite into orbit, marking the 100th mass vehicle mission.
PSLV-C61/EOS-09 Mission
On 18 May 2025, ISRO attempted the 101st mission of its space program using a PSLV-C61 rocket to launch the EOS-09 Earth observation satellite. This was ISRO’s 101st mission. Performance was normal till the second stage, but the mission could not be accomplished in the third stage.
NISAR (NASA-ISRO Synthetic Aperture Radar)
NISAR is the first of its kind joint mission by ISRO and NASA which was launched on July 25. The satellite will scan the entire Earth every 12 days, understanding its changing environment including land, ice-covered areas, islands and oceans.
CMS-03
On November 2, 2025, India’s LVM3-M5 rocket successfully launched the CMS-03 communications satellite into space. CMS-03 is a multi-band communications satellite weighing approximately 4,400 kg, making it the heaviest communications satellite ever launched from India.
Axiom-4 Mission
The Axiom-4 mission concluded in July 2025 with the safe return of ISRO astronaut Shubhanshu Shukla after spending 18 days on the International Space Station (ISS). During the mission, he traveled approximately 12 million kilometers and completed approximately 280 orbits of the Earth aboard SpaceX’s Dragon spacecraft.
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