ISRO’s Launch of International Satellites

ISRO entered the commercial launch services market by launching KITSAT-3 of Republic of Korea and DLR-TUBSAT of Germany along with IRS-P4 (OCEANSAT) onboard PSLV-C2 on May 26, 1999.

  • ISRO offers launch services to the international customers through PSLV.
  • In 2019, ISRO launched 50 foreign customer satellites from seven countries on commercial basis.
  • With the successful launch of a large number of satellites, both indigenous as well as international, ISRO is fast becoming a preferred destination for countries across the globe for launching their satellites.