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Indian Space Science Data Center(ISSDC), Ramanagara The Indian Space Science Data Center (ISSDC) is located at the Indian Deep Space Network (IDSN) Byalalu campus of ISTRAC/ISRO. ISSDC provides data ingestion, processing, archival and dissemination Services to the global science community for the science missions of ISRO. ISSDC is designed to provide high computation, high capacity … Read more
Indian Deep Space Network (IDSN) Indian DSN (IDSN) facility is situated at Byalalu village near Bengaluru. There are three antennas: 11 meter antenna, 18 meter antenna and 32 meter antenna. These are used for Communication with deep space exploration spacecrafts. The 18 m antenna was mainly built for Chandrayaan-1 mission. 32 m antenna is used … Read more
Space Application Center (SAC), Ahmedabad Space Applications Centre (SAC) at Ahmedabad is spread across two campuses having multi-disciplinary activities. The core competence of the Centre lies in development of space borne and air borne instruments / payloads and their applications for national development and societal benefits. These applications are in diverse areas and primarily meet … Read more
Liquid Propulsion System Center (LPSC), Bengluru Liquid Propulsion Systems Centre (LPSC) is the lead Centre for development and realization of earth-to-orbit advanced propulsion stages for Launch Vehicles and also the in-space propulsion systems for Spacecrafts. The LPSC activities and facilities are spread across its two campuses viz., LPSC Headquarters and Design Offices at Valiamala/Thiruvananthapuram, and … Read more
National Atmospheric Research Laboratory (NARL) The National Atmospheric Research Laboratory (NARL) is an autonomous Research Institute funded by the Department of Space of the Government of India. NARL is engaged in fundamental and applied research in the field of Atmospheric Sciences. The research institute was started in 1992 as National Mesosphere–Stratosphere–Troposphere (MST) Radar Facility (NMRF). … Read more
Tata Institute of Fundamental Research (TIFR), Mumbai Pre-independence India’s scientific achievements were far ahead of its industrial successes. This was unusual for any country at that time, but there remained the need to improve India’s scientific temper and strengthen the newly free nation’s science Indian Society. Given that there was little scientific and industrial infrastructure … Read more
Bhabha Atomic Research Center (BARC), Mumbai Nuclear research in India began in 1945 with the founding of the Tata Institute of Fundamental Research (TIFR) under the Leadership of Homi Jehangir Bhabha. With the creation in 1954 of the Atomic Energy Establishment at Trombay and the Department of Atomic Energy (DAE), Bhabha and all scientists working … Read more
Defence Research and Development Organization (DRDO) The DRDO was formed in 1958 following the merge of the Technical Development Establishment (TDE) of the Indian Army, the Directorate of Technical Development & Production (DTDP) and the Defence Science Organisation (DSO). DRDO laboratories conduct research in a number of fields, such as aeronautics, rockets and missiles, electronics … Read more
Satish Dhawan Space Center (SDSC) Shriharikota Satish Dhawan Space Centre (SDSC) SHAR, Sriharikota, the Spaceport of India, is responsible for providing Launch Base
Raja Ramanna Center for Atomic Technology (RRCAT) Raja Ramanna Centre for Advanced Technology is a unit of Department of Atomic Energy, Government of India, engaged in R & D in non-nuclear front line research areas of Lasers, Particle Accelerators & related technologies. RRCAT was established by the Department of Atomic Energy, India to expand the … Read more