HAL-ISRO Partnership Details
HAL has partnered and supported ISRO throughout its journey by providing hardware for satellites, SLV, ASLV, PSLV, GSLVMKII and GSLV MKIII (LVM3).

HAL's  association  with  India's  prestigious  Space  Program  dates  back  to  early 70s, when HAL provided technical inputs and manufacturing support to Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) for realisation of light alloy structural assemblies for satellites and launch vehicle.

HAL had built the structural assembly of India`s first satellite "Aryabhata" which was launched on April 19, 1975.  The association further strengthened with vital inputs from HAL to build the satellites "Bhaskara-1", "Apple" and Satellite Launch Vehicle (SLV). 

The technical capabilities of HAL made ISRO to partner with HAL in all its space endeavours and it wanted a division of HAL totally dedicated to cater to  its  growing requirement.

HAL's Aerospace Division was hence conceptualised in early 1980s by a MoU signed between Prof. Satish Dhawan Chairman, ISRO and Air Chief Marshal L.M. Katre, Chairman, HAL in May 1983.  A full-fledged Aerospace Division took birth on March 25, 1988 and was dedicated to the nation on April 19, 1991.

Since  then, HAL  has  been  a  vital  partner  of  ISRO  and  their  mainstay  for  the  realization  of  critical  components, structural  assemblies  for launch vehicles and satellites and  propellant tankages for  the launch vehicles.

HAL started off  with  fabrication  of  structures   and  tankages  for  SLV,ASLV,  PSLV. Since then the facilities have been augmented/modernised continuously over time to manufacture structures and propellant tankages of different types and sizes, different materials and varied complexities. 

In  an  effort  to  move  up   the  value  chain, HAL took up  the  total stage  integration  of  the   L40  booster  stage  of GSLV MKII vehicle and has successfully delivered  24 fully integrated stages till date.
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