| 1. N. Valarmathi (1959-2023) was an Indian scientist known for leading India's first radar imaging satellite project, RISAT-1. |
| 2. She started her career at ISRO in Bangalore in 1984 and contributed to various missions like Insat 2A, IRS IC, IRS ID, and TES. |
| 3. Valarmathi became the project director of RISAT-1, which was successfully launched in 2012. |
| 4. She played a significant role in multiple launch countdowns at the Satish Dhawan Space Centre and was part of Chandrayaan 3 mission in 2023. |
| 5. Valarmathi was honored with the Abdul Kalam Award in 2015 for her exceptional work on the RISAT-1 project in 2012. |
| 6. In 2016, during the Independence Day event at Fort St. George, she received recognition and incentives from the Tamil Nadu government. |
| 7. She made history as ISRO's second female satellite project director and led the groundbreaking 'PSLV-C19-RISAT-1 Mission' in 2012. |
| 8. N. Valarmathi (1959-2023) was an Indian scientist known for leading India's first indigenously-developed radar imaging satellite project, RISAT-1. |
| 9. She was part of the Range Operations Programme Office at the Satish Dhawan Space Centre in Sriharikota, where she announced countdowns for all ISRO launches. |
| 10. She made history as ISRO's second female satellite project director, following T K Anuradha who was the project director of GSAT-12 mission in 2011. |
| 11. Her final countdown announcement was for the Chandrayaan-3 launch on July 14, 2023, India's mission to the lunar south pole. |
| 12. She passed away on September 2, 2023, due to cardiac arrest at a private hospital in Chennai. |
