PARLIAMENT QUESTION: INDIA’S SPACE LAUNCH PROGRAMME

Between July 2023 and June 2026, India launched 12 launch‑vehicle missions, deploying 11 national satellites and 9 satellites for international customers. Key achievements include Chandrayaan‑3’s soft‑landing near the Moon’s south pole, the first solar‑observatory mission Aditya‑L1 on PSLV, the 100th launch from Sriharikota, and SPADEX’s docking/undocking demonstration, making India the fourth country to do so. The first joint NASA‑ISRO NISAR mission was launched on GSLV, and the heaviest GTO satellite (CMS‑03) and the heaviest US customer satellite were placed using LVM3. Four launch vehicles (PSLV, GSLV, GSLV Mk III, SSLV) are operational, with a third launch pad and a new SSLV launch complex under development. Policy measures to enable NGEs, financial incentives via IN‑SPACe, and a roadmap targeting a USD 44 billion space economy by 2033 are also outlined.