This article collects what Diplo's country guides record about India's space cooperation with other countries: satellites launched by the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO), agreements between space agencies, ground stations and joint missions. It is compiled from the Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) bilateral briefs summarised in Diplo's country guides, with each entry dated to its brief. The entries are grouped by the kind of cooperation, and countries appear under the heading that fits what their brief emphasises.

Satellites launched by ISRO for other countries

Several briefs record satellites of other countries placed in orbit by Indian launch vehicles:

  • Singapore: according to the MEA brief of July 2026, ISRO has launched Singapore's first indigenously built micro-satellite in 2011, 2 more in 2014, 6 in 2015 and 9 in 2023. An MoU on Space was exchanged in September 2025.
  • Algeria: the MEA brief of April 2026 records that on 26 September 2016 India launched four satellites for Algeria under a commercial arrangement, using PSLV C-35 from Sriharikota: 3 micro satellites (ALSAT-1B, ALSAT-2B and ALSAT-1N) and 1 nano satellite.
  • Brazil: according to the MEA brief of July 2026, India launched the Brazilian satellite Amazonia-1 in 2021, which the brief describes as the first Earth Observation satellite to be completely designed, integrated, tested and operated by Brazil.
  • Colombia: the MEA brief of June 2026 records that on 29 November 2018 ISRO launched the FACSAT 1 satellite of the Colombian Air Force on the PSLV-C43/HysIS mission, the first ever Colombian Air Force Nanosatellite.
  • Chile: according to the MEA brief of June 2026, the Chilean satellite SUCHAI-1 was launched by PSLV in 2017 as a co-passenger under a commercial arrangement with Antrix.
  • Czechia: the MEA brief of June 2026 records that in June 2017 ISRO launched the Czech nanosatellite VZLUSAT-1, the first Czech technological satellite.
  • Luxembourg: according to the MEA brief of June 2026, 4 nanosatellites of the Luxembourg headquartered Kleos Space SA were put into orbit through ISRO's PSLV C49 mission on 7 November 2020.
  • United States: the MEA brief of February 2026 records the launch of the Bluebird 6 satellite of AST SpaceMobile from SriHariKota by LVM3 on 24 December 2025.

Joint satellites and missions

  • Bhutan: according to the MEA brief of June 2026, the first jointly developed India-Bhutan satellite was launched from Sriharikota on 26 November 2022. A Ground Earth Station of the South Asia Satellite was inaugurated in Thimphu in August 2019, and under a Joint Plan of Action on Space Cooperation signed in March 2024, India allocated an additional 16 MHz on the second transponder of the South Asia Satellite for Bhutan's use.
  • United States: the MEA brief of February 2026 records NISAR (NASA ISRO Synthetic Aperture Radar), the joint microwave imaging satellite, launched on 30 July 2025 from Satish Dhawan Space Centre, and the joint ISRO-NASA mission Axiom-4 to the ISS, launched on 25 June 2025, with Gaganyaatri Shubhanshu Shukla as Pilot.
  • Japan: according to the MEA brief of June 2026, ISRO and JAXA are cooperating on the Lunar Polar Exploration Mission, scheduled for launch in 2026-27, and an Implementing Arrangement on the joint mission, defining the terms of cooperation on the Chandrayaan 5 mission, was signed in 2025.
  • Sweden: the MEA brief of May 2026 records that a Swedish scientific payload, SARA, travelled on Chandrayaan-I in 2008, and that Sweden has officially joined ISRO's Venus Orbiter Mission, for which the Swedish Institute of Space Physics will provide the Venusian Neutrals Analyser.
  • France: the MEA brief of July 2026 records more than fifty years of cooperation between ISRO and the French space agency CNES, including an agreement on the joint earth observation mission TRISHNA.
  • Mauritius: the MEA brief of April 2026 lists the India-Mauritius Joint Satellite among projects at different stages of implementation.

Ground stations and tracking

  • Brunei Darussalam: according to the MEA brief of July 2026, a bilateral agreement was signed in August 1997 for setting up ISRO's Telemetry, Tracking and Command (TTC) Station in Brunei, which was established in 2000 and has been functioning since.
  • Indonesia: the MEA brief of June 2026 records that on 19 March 2024 ISRO and Indonesia's National Research and Innovation Agency (BRIN) signed two documents on the Integrated Biak TTC Facilities, one on transfer of title and one on operation, maintenance and utilisation.
  • Australia: according to the MEA brief of June 2026, ISRO and the Australian Space Agency signed an Implementing Arrangement in January 2022 for a Temporary Tracking Terminal in the Cocos (Keeling) Islands to support the Gaganyaan mission, and an Implementing Arrangement on crew and crew module recovery for Gaganyaan was signed on 20 November 2024.
  • Norway: the MEA brief of March 2026 states that ISRO uses Norway's Svalbard ground station on commercial terms to receive data from IRS satellites.
  • Viet Nam: according to the MEA brief of May 2026, a framework agreement on space cooperation was entered into in July 2018, and the two countries are working on setting up an ASEAN-India Satellite Tracking and Data Reception and Processing Facility in Ho Chi Minh City.

Agency agreements

Other briefs record agreements between space agencies or governments:

  • Argentina: the MEA brief of June 2026 records an Agreement on Cooperation on Peaceful Uses of Outer Space between ISRO and CONAE, signed in 2009. The third ISRO-CONAE Joint Committee meeting was held virtually on 4 October 2024.
  • Germany: according to the MEA brief of June 2026, an MoU was signed between ISRO and the German Aerospace Centre, DLR, in 1974.
  • Bahrain: the MEA brief of June 2026 records an MoU on cooperation in the exploration and uses of outer space for peaceful purposes, signed in March 2019, and a Statement of Intent between ISRO and Bahrain's National Space Science Agency signed in August 2019.
  • Bolivia: according to the MEA brief of June 2026, the MoU between ISRO and ABE was signed in March 2019, and the first meeting of the Joint Working Group on Space Cooperation was held on 15 September 2020.
  • Morocco: the MEA brief of April 2026 records an MoU on cooperation in Peaceful Uses of Outer Space signed in September 2018, under which a Joint Committee on Space Cooperation was set up.
  • Nigeria: according to the MEA brief of April 2026, an MoU on cooperation in outer space was signed on 13 August 2020 in Abuja.
  • Luxembourg: the MEA brief of June 2026 records an MoU on cooperation in the exploration and uses of outer space for peaceful purposes, signed in February 2022.
  • Philippines: according to the MEA brief of April 2026, an SoI between ISRO and the Philippine Space Agency was signed during the State Visit in August 2025.
  • Algeria: the MEA brief of April 2026 records an agreement on cooperation in the field of space sciences, technologies and application, signed on 19 September 2018, which has been ratified by both sides and has come into force.

Training

ISRO's UNNATI nanosatellite training programme appears in several briefs. Four Argentine candidates attended it, according to the Argentina guide (brief of June 2026). Two officials of Bolivia's ABE attended it from 15 October to 15 December 2019, according to the Bolivia guide (brief of June 2026). Two Colombian officers trained under it from October to December 2019, according to the Colombia guide (brief of June 2026). Three officials from Chile have taken part, according to the Chile guide (brief of June 2026). Two experts from Peru's CONIDA attended it in Bengaluru from 15 October to 15 December 2019, according to the Peru guide (brief of June 2026). The Kenya guide records that a customised training programme for 20 Space Scientists in ISRO was announced during President Ruto's State Visit in December 2023 (brief of March 2026).

Reading these entries

The briefs differ in how much space cooperation they describe, from a single MoU to decades of agency cooperation. This article lists what each brief states and does not compare the extent of cooperation between countries. Each country guide gives the context and any further detail recorded in its brief.