launched on November 20. 1982: INSAT -1A launched (April); deactivated in September. 1983: Second launch of SLV-3. RS-D2 placed in orbit. INSAT-1B launched. 1984: Indo- Soviet manned space mission (April). Rakesh Sharma became the first Indian to reach space. 1987: ASLV with SROSS-1 satellite on board launched. 1988: First Indian remote