Historical biography archive · Updated 2026-11-03

Udupi Ramachandra Rao Biography and Timeline

Follow Udupi Ramachandra Rao through 3 dated historical records for India.

Udupi Ramachandra Rao, historical timeline

A chronological timeline drawn from matching World History Database records.

3Distinct records
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1988–1993Years on this page

1988

IRS-1A

Chairman · ISRO · Baikonur · Science / Astronomy

U. R. Rao oversees the launch of IRS-1A, beginning India's operational remote-sensing satellite series.

Role range: 1984-1994

1992

INSAT-2A

Chairman · ISRO · Kourou · Science / Astronomy

U. R. Rao oversees the launch of INSAT-2A, the first satellite in India's indigenously developed second-generation INSAT series.

Role range: 1984-1994

1993

PSLV-D1

Chairman · ISRO · Sriharikota · Science / Technology

The PSLV programme conducts its first developmental flight while U. R. Rao is chairman of ISRO.

Role range: 1984-1994

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.