Which satellite was launched from Indian soil?

India's space journey is a story of remarkable self-reliance, and Rohini RS-D2 stands as one of its proudest chapters. While satellites like Aryabhatta, Bhaskara, and INSAT-1B were all launched with foreign help — either from Soviet or American soil using foreign rockets — Rohini RS-D2 was launched entirely from Indian soil using India's own SLV-3 rocket from the Satish Dhawan Space Centre, Sriharikota, on April 17, 1983. This made India one of the very few nations in the world capable of launching its own satellites using its own rockets from its own territory — a milestone that laid the foundation for ISRO's future giants like PSLV and GSLV.

• Launch Vehicle: SLV-3 (Satellite Launch Vehicle) — India's first indigenous rocket, developed entirely by ISRO
• Launch Site: SHAR Centre, Sriharikota — India's primary spaceport on the eastern coast of Andhra Pradesh
• Launch Date: April 17, 1983 — the last and most successful flight of the SLV-3 rocket
• Satellite Details: 41.5 kg experimental satellite carrying a Smart Sensor Camera that sent over 5,000 pictures in visible and infrared bands
• Why Others Don't Qualify: Aryabhatta and Bhaskara were launched by Soviet rockets from USSR, while INSAT-1B was launched by NASA's Delta rocket from the United States