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List of Space Centres and Units in India
Why Indian Space Research centres: For design and development of launch vehicles and related technologies for providing access to space.Design and developm...
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Why Indian Space Research centres:
- For design and development of launch vehicles and related technologies for providing access to space.
- Design and development of satellites and related technologies for earth observation, communication, navigation, meteorology and space science.
- Space based Applications for Societal development.
- Research and Development in space science and planetary exploration.
| Indian Space Research Centers & Units | |
| Location | Space Centres |
| New Delhi | DOS branch secretariat |
| ISRO branch office | |
| Delhi earth station | |
| Dehradun | Indian Institute of Remote Sensing |
| Centre for Space Science and Technology Education in Asia-Pacific (CSSTEAP) | |
| Byalalu | Indian Deep Space Network (IDSN) |
| Indian Space Science Data Centre (ISSDC) | |
| Lucknow | ISTRAC Ground Station |
| Kolkata | Eastern RRCC |
| Aluva | Ammonium Perchlorate Experimental Plant |
| Bhopal | Master Control Facility-B (MCF) |
| Chandigarh | Semi-Conductor Laboratory (SCL) |
| Shillong | North Eastern Space Application Centre |
| Hyderabad | NRSA or NRSC – National Remote Sensing Agency /Centre |
| Tirupati | NMRF-National Atmospheric Research Laboratory |
| Sriharikota | Satish Dhawan Space Centre (SDSC), SHAR |
| Port Blair | Down Range Station |
| Mahendra Giri | ISRO Propulsion Complex |
| Thiruvananthapuram | Vikram Sarabhai Space Centre |
| Liquid Propulsion Systems Centre | |
| ISRO Inertial Systems Unit | |
| Indian Institute of Space Science and Technology (IIST) | |
| Hassan | Master Control Facility |
| Banglore | Space Commission |
| Department of Space and ISRO Headquarters | |
| Civil Engineering Programme Office | |
| U R Rao Satellite Centre (URSC) | |
| Laboratory for Electro-Optical Systems (LEOS) | |
| Southern RRSC | |
| Human Space Flight Centre (HSFC) | |
| INSAT Program Office | |
| NNRMS Secretariat- National Natural Resources Management System | |
| Antrix Corporation | |
| ISTRAC-ISRO Telemetry Tracking and Command Network | |
| New Space India Limited (NSIL) | |
| Liquid Propulsion Systems Centre | |
| Mumbai | ISRO Liaison office |
| Nagpur | Central RRSC-Regional Remote Sensing Centre |
| Mount Abu | Infrared Observatory |
| Ahmedabad | Space Application Centre (SAC) |
| Physical Research Laboratory (PRL) | |
| Development & Educational Communication Unit (DECU) | |
| Jodhpur | Western RRSC – Regional Remote Sensing Centre |
| Udaipur | Solar Observatory |
Indian Space Research centres – Salient Points
- The first Indian to travel in space was Squadron Leader Rakesh Sharma (Soyuz T-11 Vehicle).
- The first Indian Origin (American) woman in Space was Kalpana Chawla.
- World’s first artificial satellite Sputnik 1 was launched by the USSR October 4, 1957.
- ISRO made Aryabhatta – the Indian satellite was launched on April 19th, 1975, by the USSR.
- The first person to walk in space was Alexei Leonov.
- Neil Armstrong is the first person to walk on the Moon.
- The first animal sent to space was Laika, the Soviet space dog. It was sent through Sputnik-2 vehicle by the USSR.
- Yuri A. Gagarin was the first person to go to space through Vostok 1 vehicle.
- The first woman to reach Space through Vostok-6 vehicle was Valentina Tereshkova. She went on June 16, 1963.