Historical biography archive · Updated 2026-11-03

Krishnaswamy Kasturirangan Biography and Timeline

Follow Krishnaswamy Kasturirangan through 3 dated historical records for India.

Krishnaswamy Kasturirangan, historical timeline

A chronological timeline drawn from matching World History Database records.

3Distinct records
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1994–2003Years on this page

1994

PSLV-D2

Chairman · ISRO · Sriharikota · Science / Astronomy

K. Kasturirangan leads ISRO when PSLV-D2 successfully places IRS-P2 into orbit, establishing the launcher as a dependable system.

Role range: 1994-2003

2001

GSLV-D1

Chairman · ISRO · Sriharikota · Science / Astronomy

The first developmental GSLV flight takes place during K. Kasturirangan's chairmanship, testing India's new geosynchronous launch capability.

Role range: 1994-2003

2003

GSLV-D2

Chairman · ISRO · Sriharikota · Science / Astronomy

K. Kasturirangan oversees GSLV-D2, which places the experimental GSAT-2 spacecraft into a geosynchronous transfer orbit.

Role range: 1994-2003

Records, sources and methodology

These dates and descriptions come from the historical_events database. Exact duplicate records have been collapsed. Names are grouped by the country, Name 2 and Name 1 fields; records with missing Name 2 cannot be reliably assigned to an individual biography. Check the underlying sources before formal citation.