The Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) or (IAST: Bhāratīya Antrikṣ Anusandhān Saṅgaṭhan) is the national space agency of India, headquartered in Bengaluru. It operates under the Department of Space (DOS) which is directly overseen by the Prime Minister of India, while the Chairman of ISRO acts as the executive of DOS as well. ISRO is the primary agency in India to perform tasks related to space-based applications, space exploration, and the development of related technologies. Space Research Centers and Units are located in various cities. These Space Centers work to achieve space missions.
Space Centres and Agency | Location |
Department of Space | Bangalore |
Indian Space Research Organisation HQ | Bangalore |
Vikram Sarabhai Space Centre (VSSC) | Thiruvananthapuram |
Liquid Propulsion Systems Centre (LPSC) | Thiruvananthapuram / Bangalore |
The Ammonium Perchlorate Experimental Plant | Thiruvananthapuram |
Satish Dhawan Space Centre (SDSC) | Sriharikota |
U R Rao Satellite Centre | Bangalore |
Space Applications Centre (SAC) | Ahmedabad |
The Earth Station | Delhi |
North-Eastern Space Applications Centre | Shillong |
National Remote Sensing Centre (NRSC) | Hyderabad / Balasore |
Indian Institute of Remote Sensing | Dehradun |
The Regional Remote Sensing Centres | Nagpur, Delhi, Bangalore, Jodhpur, and West Bengal |
ISRO Inertial Systems Unit (IISU) | Thiruvananthapuram |
Development and Educational Communication Unit (DECU) | Ahmedabad |
Master Control Facility (MCF) | Hassan and Bhopal |
ISRO Telemetry, Tracking and Command Network (ISTRAC) | Bangalore / Lucknow |
ISRO Liaison office | Mumbai |
The downrange station | Port Blair |
Antrix Corporation Limited | Bangalore |
New Space India Limited (NSIL) | Bangalore |
Laboratory for Electro-Optics Systems (LEOS) | Bangalore |
National Atmospheric Research Laboratory | Tirupati |
Defense Space Agency | Bangalore |
National Natural Resources Management System | Bangalore |
Physical Research Laboratory | Ahmedabad |
Semi-Conductor Laboratory (SCL) | Chandigarh |
Indian Institute of Space Science and Technology (IIST) | Thiruvananthapuram |
Solar Observatory | Udaipur |
Infra-red Observatory | Mt. Abu |