Updated on
Summary India has had an active space programme since the 1960s and has launched scores of satellites.
Indias national space organization has marked its 100th mission by launching French and Japanese satellites.The Indian Space Research Organization said Sundays launch of a French observation satellite and a Japanese microsatellite was a success.India has had an active space programme since the 1960s and has launched scores of satellites for itself and other countries.In 2008, it successfully sent a probe to the moon that detected evidence of water on the lunar surface for the first time. The space agency plans to send a spacecraft to Mars next year.
