Indian Space Research Organisation
Also known as Indian space programme, Indian Space Agency, ISRO, Indian Space Research Organization
The Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO ) is the national space agency of India, headquartered in Bengaluru, Karnataka. It serves as the principal research and development arm of the Department of Space (DoS), overseen by the Prime Minister of India, with the Chairman of ISRO also serving as the chief executive of the DoS. It is primarily responsible for space-based operations, space exploration, international space cooperation and the development of related technologies. The agency maintains a constellation of imaging, communications and remote sensing satellites. It operates the GAGAN a
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The Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) is India's national space agency responsible for space exploration, satellite operations, and developing space-related technologies. It plays a key role in India's space program by managing communications and imaging satellites, conducting research and development, and coordinating international space cooperation.
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106 sectionsContents
- History
- Agency logo
- Formative years
- 1970s and 1980s
- 1990s
- 2000s and 2010s
- 2020s
- Goals and objectives
- Organisation structure and facilities
- Research facilities
- Test facilities
- Construction and launch facilities
- Tracking and control facilities
- Human resource development
- Antrix Corporation Limited (Commercial Wing)
- NewSpace India Limited (Commercial Wing)
- Space Technology Incubation Centre
- Advanced Space Research Group
- Directorate of Space Situational Awareness and Management
- ISRO System for Safe and Sustainable Space Operations Management
- Other facilities
- General satellite programmes
- The IRS series
- The INSAT series
- Gagan Satellite Navigation System
- Navigation with Indian Constellation (NavIC)
- Other satellites
- Launch vehicles
- Satellite Launch Vehicle
- Augmented Satellite Launch Vehicle
- Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle
- Geosynchronous Satellite Launch Vehicle
- Launch Vehicle Mark-3
- Small Satellite Launch Vehicle
- Sounding rockets
- Rohini sounding rockets
- Advanced Technology Vehicle
- Human spaceflight programme
- Astronaut training and other facilities
- Axiom Mission 4
- Crewed spacecraft
- Space station{{anchor|Space Station}}
- Planetary sciences and astronomy
- Astrosat
- XPoSat
- Extraterrestrial exploration
- Lunar exploration
- Chandrayaan-1
- Chandrayaan-2
- Chandrayaan-3
- Mars exploration
- Mars Orbiter Mission ''(MOM)'' or ''(Mangalyaan-1)''
- Mars and Moon analogue research station
- Solar probes
- Aditya-L1
- Upcoming launches
- Extraterrestrial probes
- Lunar exploration
- Mars exploration
- Venus exploration
- Asteroids and outer solar system
- Space telescopes and observatories
- AstroSat-2
- Exoworlds
- Indian Spectroscopic and Imaging Space Telescope (INSIST)
- DAKSHA
- Proposed space weather probe
- Proposed LEO Solar Observatory
- Forthcoming satellites
- Geospatial intelligence satellites
- Bodyguard satellites
- Future projects
- Engines and launch vehicles
- Semi-cryogenic engine
- Methalox engine
- Modular heavy rockets
- Reusable launch vehicles
- Spacecraft propulsion and power
- Electric thrusters
- Alpha source thermoelectric propulsion technology
- Radioisotope heater unit
- Nuclear propulsion
- Quantum technology
- Satellite-based quantum communication
- Upcoming launch facility
- Applications
- Telecommunication
- Military
- Academic
- Telemedicine
- Biodiversity Information System
- Cartography
- Spin-offs
- International cooperations
- Notable collaborative projects
- Statistics
- Budget for the Department of Space
- Corporate affairs
- S-band spectrum scam
- Heads of ISRO
- See also
- Notes
- References
- Bibliography
- Further reading
- External links
The Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO ) is the national space agency of India, headquartered in Bengaluru, Karnataka. It serves as the principal research and development arm of the Department of Space (DoS), overseen by the Prime Minister of India, with the Chairman of ISRO also serving as the chief executive of the DoS. It is primarily responsible for space-based operations, space exploration, international space cooperation and the development of related technologies. The agency maintains a constellation of imaging, communications and remote sensing satellites. It operates the GAGAN and IRNSS satellite navigation systems. It has sent three missions to the Moon and one mission to Mars.
Formerly, ISRO was known as the Indian National Committee for Space Research (INCOSPAR), which was set up in 1962 by then-Prime Minister Jawaharlal Nehru on the recommendation of scientist Vikram Sarabhai. It was renamed as ISRO in 1969 and was subsumed into the Department of Atomic Energy (DAE). The establishment of ISRO institutionalised space research activities in India. In 1972, the Government set up a space commission and the DoS bringing ISRO under its purview. It has since then been managed by the DoS, which also governs various other institutions in the domain of astronomy and space technology.