India's Major Space Missions

23 AUG, 2023 Sweta Gupta

chandrayaan-3 Landing

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Chandrayaan -1

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mangalyaan

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chandrayaan 2

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gaganyaan

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insat

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gsat

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cartosat

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resourcesat

[{"selector":"#anim-b928e396-0262-45fa-9b63-8cc42183bfcd [data-leaf-element=\"true\"]","keyframes":{"transform":["translate3d(0%, 0, 0)","translate3d(0%, 0, 0)"]},"delay":0,"duration":2000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(.3,0,.55,1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-b2df95b7-2bd6-41f6-9583-467df841262c","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":1000,"duration":2000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-81fe1fe6-5533-4a40-ba40-a85ed6dcfa90","keyframes":{"transform":["translate3d(0px, 96.40256%, 0)","translate3d(0px, 0px, 0)"]},"delay":1000,"duration":2000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-f1087b10-e9d7-4947-bf6a-2368df90143e","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":2000,"duration":2000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-1dd6e27a-8f33-4b98-af06-4696dc85acbd","keyframes":{"transform":["translate3d(0px, -934.79056%, 0)","translate3d(0px, 0px, 0)"]},"delay":2000,"duration":2000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-c82e8e9b-1cfa-4652-962d-b167b3ed7d00","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":2000,"duration":2000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-f15ee73e-9f78-4f1c-b275-93c7f0e4fbb5","keyframes":{"transform":["translate3d(0px, 819.34204%, 0)","translate3d(0px, 0px, 0)"]},"delay":2000,"duration":2000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-9a926edd-05e7-4468-82d2-1afe0ada445c","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":2000,"duration":2000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-0bdc3546-4c87-4c5e-a834-467fe821d05a","keyframes":{"transform":["translate3d(0px, 133.49096%, 0)","translate3d(0px, 0px, 0)"]},"delay":2000,"duration":2000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-3a852704-b791-4832-b8e7-c273bdf1a8df","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":2000,"duration":2000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.4, 0.4, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] The Resourcesat satellites are exclusively designed for monitoring and overseeing resources, such as land and water. Examples of satellites within this collection include Resourcesat-1 and Resourcesat-2. Photo: ISRO

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