\<COLOUR 1> ORGANIZATION: \<COLOUR 0> Indian Space Research Organization (ISRO)
\<COLOUR 1> MAIN FACILITIES: \<COLOUR 0> ISRO Satellite Centre (ISAC), Bangalore Sriharikota High-Altitude Range (SHAR), Sriharikota Island, Bay of Bengal
\<COLOUR 1> COMMENTS: \<COLOUR 0> India became the seventh space power on July 18, 1980, when it launched its third satellite with the Indian- built Rohini launch vehicle (SLV3-2).