INDIAN SPACE RESEARCH ORGANISATION - ISRO

INDIAN SPACE RESEARCH ORGANISATION - ISRO

• Indian Space Research Organisation- ISRO is the space agency of the Indian government.
• Its vision is to "harness space technology for national development, while pursuing space science research and planetary exploration”
• ISRO is superseded the erstwhile Indian National Committee for Space Research (INCOSPAR), which was established in 1962 by the efforts of independent India's first Prime Minister Jawaharlal Nehru, and scientist Vikram Sarabhai.
• The establishment of ISRO institutionalised, space activities in India. It is managed by the Department of Space, which reports to the Prime Minister of India.
• ISRO built India's first satellite, Aryabhatta, which was launched by the Soviet Union on 19 April in 1975.
• In 1980, Rohini became the first satellite to be placed in orbit by an Indian-made launch vehicle, SLV-3.
• ISRO has upheld its mission of bringing space to the service of the common man, to the service of the Nation. In the process, it has become one of the six largest space agencies in the world.
• ISRO maintains one of the largest fleet of communication satellites (INSAT) and remote sensing (IRS) satellites, that cater to the ever growing demand for fast and reliable communication and earth observation respectively.
• ISRO develops and delivers application specific satellite products and tools to the Nation: broadcasts, communications, weather forecasts, disaster management tools, Geographic Information Systems, cartography, navigation, telemedicine, dedicated distance education satellites being some of them.
• ISRO is moving forward with the development of heavy lift launchers, human spaceflight projects, reusable launch vehicles, semi-cryogenic engines, single and two stage to orbit (SSTO and TSTO) vehicles, development and use of composite materials for space applications etc.
• Headquarters: Bangalore, Karnataka, India
• Formed: 15thAugust, 1969.
• Chairman: A.S. Kiran Kumar.