A. S. Kiran Kumar Biography

Historical biography and chronological timeline for A. S. Kiran Kumar, based on 5 World History Database records associated with India.

5 records2015–20175 events1 places

Chronological biography

2015

AstroSat28 September 2015

Science / Astronomy · Chairman · ISRO · Sriharikota

AstroSat launches during A. S. Kiran Kumar's chairmanship as India's first dedicated multi-wavelength space observatory.

2016

Reusable Launch Vehicle Demonstrator23 May 2016

Science / Technology · Chairman · ISRO · Sriharikota

ISRO flies the RLV-TD technology demonstrator during A. S. Kiran Kumar's tenure, testing systems intended for reusable launch vehicles.

Scramjet Demonstrator28 August 2016

Science / Technology · Chairman · ISRO · Sriharikota

An indigenous air-breathing scramjet technology demonstrator is flight-tested during A. S. Kiran Kumar's chairmanship.

2017

PSLV-C3715 February 2017

Science / Astronomy · Chairman · ISRO · Sriharikota

PSLV-C37 deploys 104 satellites in one mission during A. S. Kiran Kumar's tenure as ISRO chairman.

GSLV Mk III-D15 June 2017

Science / Technology · Chairman · ISRO · Sriharikota

The first developmental GSLV Mk III flight carrying GSAT-19 takes place while A. S. Kiran Kumar heads ISRO.

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.