YEAR
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MILESTONE
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1962
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Indian National Committee for Space Research (INCOSPAR) formed by the Department of Atomic Energy and work on establishing Thumba Equatorial Rocket Launching Station (TERLS) started.
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1963
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First sounding rocket launched from TERLS(November 21, 1963).
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1965
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Space Science & Technology Centre (SSTC) established in Thumba.
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1967
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Satellite Telecommunication Earth Station set up at Ahmedabad.
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1968
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TERLS dedicated to the United Nations (February 2, 1968).
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1969
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Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) formed under Department of Atomic Energy (August 15, 1969).
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1972
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Space Commission and Department of Space set up(June 1, 1972). ISRO brought under DOS.
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1972-1976
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Air-borne remote sensing experiments.
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1975
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Becomes Government Organisation (April 1, 1975).
ISRO First Indian Satellite, Aryabhata, launched (April 19, 1975).
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1975-1976
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Satellite Instructional Television Experiment (SITE) conducted.
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