ISRO Centres

1. Vikram Sarabhai Space Centre (VSSC)

* Located in Trivandrum, Kerala.

* VSSC is responsible for the design and development of launch vehicle.

* Major programmes at VSSC are PSLV, GSLV, Rohini Sounding Rockets, (GSLV) Mk Ill, Reusable Launch Vehicles etc

2. Liquid Propulsion Systems Centre (LPSC)

* Located in two campuses namely- Valiamala, Thiruvananthapuram and Bengaluru.

* LPSC is centre for design, development and realisation of liquid propulsion stages for ISRO’s Launch Vehicles.

3. Satish Dhawan Space Centre (SDSC) SHAR

* Located in Nellore District of Andhra Pradesh

* Sriharikota is Spaceport of India, for providing Launch Base Infrastructure.

* Has separated launch pads for PSLV and GSLV.

4. U R Rao Satellite Centre (URSC)

* Located in Vimanapura Post, Bengaluru, Karnataka.

* Developing associated satellite technologies used for providing applications in the area of Communication, Navigation, Meteorology, Remote Sensing, Space Science and interplanetary explorations.

5. ISRO Propulsion Complex (IPRC)

* Located in Mahendragiri Hills, Tirunelveli District,

Tamil Nadu

* Equipped with the state-of-the-art facilities necessary for realising the cutting-edge propulsion technology.

6. Space Applications Centre (SAC)

* Located in Jodhpur Tekra, Ambawadi Vistar, Ahmedabad Gujrat.

* Involved in development of spaceborne and airborne instruments/payloads eg. INSAT, GSAT, DTH, VSAT etc for national and social benefits.

ISRO Centres

7. National Remote Sensing Centre (NRSC)

* Located in Hyderabad,

Andhra Pradesh

* NRSC is responsible for remote sensing satellite data acquisition and processing, data dissemination, aerial remote sensing and decision support for disaster management.

8. ISRO Telemetry, Tracking and Command Network (ISTRAC)

* Located in Peenya Industrial Area, Bengaluru

* It provides tracking support (Telemetry, Tracking and Command (TTC) for all the satellite and launch vehicle missions of ISRO

9. Master Control Facility (MCF)

* Located in Hassan of Karnataka and Bhopal of Madhya Pradesh

* MCF controls all the satellites of ISRO, such as INSAT, GSAT, Kalpana and IRNSS etc series of satellites by continuous Tracking, Telemetry & Commanding (TT&C) operations, etc. and special operations.

10. ISRO Inertial Systems Unit (IISU)

* Located in Vattiyoorkavu,

Thiruvananthapuram, Kerela

* IISU is responsible for the design and development of Inertial Systems for Launch Vehicles and Spacecraft programmes of ISRO.

11. Laboratory for Electro-Optics Systems (LEOS)

* Located in Peenya Industrial Estate, Bengaluru

* LEOS designs develops and produces electro-optic sensors and optics for spacecraft use.

* Like sun sensors, earth sensors, star sensors, magnetic sensors, temperature sensors etc

12. Development and Educational Communication Unit (DECU)

* Located in Ambawadi Vistar, Jodhpur Tekra, Ahmedabad, Gujrat

* DECU enable Telemedicine (TM), Tele-Education (TE) etc and and other SATCOM based applications.

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13. Indian Institute of Remote Sensing (IIRS)

* Located in Dehra Dun, Uttarakhand

* Premier institute in the field of space research in India.

14. ISRO HQ

* Located in Antariksh Bhavan, New BEL Road, Bangalore

* Working for promoting development and application of space science and technology in India.

15. NewSpace India Limited (NSIL)

* Located in ISRO HQ Campus, New BEL Road, Bengaluru

* It is the newest centre incorporated on 6 March 2019.

* Itis a wholly owned Government of India company, under the administrative control of Department of Space (DOS) of Central Government.

* It is commercial arm of ISRO to enabling Indian industries to take up high technology space activities.

16. Antrix Corporation Limited (ACL)

* Located in Antrix Complex, New BEL Road, Bengaluru

* Wholly owned Government of India Company under the administrative control of the Department of Space (DOS) of Central Government.

* ACL is commercial and marketing arm of ISRO.

Other Astronomy Institute

Aryabhatta Research Institute of Observational Sciences (ARIES)

* Located in Nainital, Uttarakhand

* Established on 20 April 1954

* Specializes in Astronomy, Astrophysics and Atmospheric Sciences

* Autonomous Institute under the Department of Science and Technology (DST)

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