Satish Dhawan Biography

Historical biography and chronological timeline for Satish Dhawan, based on 6 World History Database records associated with India.

6 records1972–19846 events4 places

Chronological biography

1972

Department of SpaceJune 1972

Science / Technology · Chairman · ISRO · India

Satish Dhawan begins leading ISRO as the Space Commission and Department of Space provide a new institutional framework for the programme.

1975

SITE1975

Science / Astronomy · Chairman · ISRO · India

Satish Dhawan oversees the Satellite Instructional Television Experiment, using space technology for large-scale educational broadcasting.

Aryabhata Satellite19 April 1975

Science / Astronomy · Chairman · ISRO · Soviet Union

During Satish Dhawan's chairmanship, Aryabhata becomes India's first satellite to reach orbit.

1979

Bhaskara I7 June 1979

Science / Astronomy · Chairman · ISRO · Soviet Union

During Satish Dhawan's chairmanship, Bhaskara I is launched for Earth observation and experimental remote sensing.

1981

APPLE19 June 1981

Science / Astronomy · Chairman · ISRO · Kourou

Under Satish Dhawan, APPLE is launched as India's experimental geostationary communication satellite.

1984

Indian Manned Spaceflight2 April 1984

Science / Astronomy · Chairman · ISRO · Baikonur

Satish Dhawan leads ISRO when Rakesh Sharma begins the first spaceflight by an Indian citizen aboard Soyuz T-11.

Titles and roles

Chairman · ISRO

Record provenance

This biography is assembled from World History Database records filtered by country and personal-name fields. Exact duplicate display records are removed. The database is an index rather than a complete narrative biography; formal research should verify entries against relevant primary or specialist sources.