RESEARCH FACILITIES
1.Physical Research Laboratory,Ahmedabad.
Solar planetary physics, infrared astronomy, geo-cosmo physics, plasma physics, astrophysics, archaeology, and hydrology are some of the branches of study at this institute.An observatory at Udaipur also falls under the control of this institution.
2.Semi-Conductor Laboratory,Chandigarh.
Research & Development in the field of semiconductor technology, micro-electromechanical systems and process technologies relating to semiconductor processing.
3.National Atmospheric Research Laboratory,Chittoor.
The NARL carries out fundamental and applied research in Atmospheric and Space Sciences.
4.Raman Research Institute (RRI),Bangalore.
RRI carries out research in selected areas of physics, such as astrophysics and astronomy.
5.Space Applications Centre,Ahmedabad.
The SAC deals with the various aspects of practical use of space technology.Among the fields of research at the SAC are geodesy, satellite based telecommunications, surveying, remote sensing, meteorology, environment monitoring etc.The SEC additionally operates the Delhi Earth Station.
TEST FACILITIES
1.Liquid Propulsion Systems Centre-Bangalore, Thiruvanthapuram, and Mahendragiri
The LPSC handles testing and implementation of liquid propulsion control packages and helps develop engines for launch vehicles and satellites.The testing is largely conducted at Mahendragiri.The LPSC also constructs precision transducers.
CONSTRUCTION AND LAUNCH FACILITIES
1.ISRO Satellite Centre,Bangalore.
The venue of eight successful spacecraft projects is also one of the main satellite technology bases of ISRO.The facility serves as a venue for implementing indigenous spacecrafts in India.The satellites Ayrabhata, Bhaskara, APPLE, and IRS-1A were constructed at this site, and the IRS and INSAT satellite series are presently under development here.
2.Satish Dhawan Space Centre,Andhra Pradesh.
With multiple sub-sites the Sriharikota island facility acts as a launching site for India's satellites. The Sriharikota facility is also the main launch base for India's sounding rockets.The centre is also home to India's largest Solid Propellant Space Booster Plant (SPROB) and houses the Static Test and Evaluation Complex (STEX).
3.Vikram Sarabhai Space Centre, Thiruvanthapuram.
The largest ISRO base is also the main technical centre and the venue of development of the SLV-3, ASLV, and PSLV series.The base supports India's Thumba Equatorial Rocket Launching Station and the Rohini Sounding Rocket program.This facility is also developing the GSLV series.
4.Thumba Equatorial Rocket Launching Station,Thumba.
TERLS is used to launch sounding rockets.
5.Indian Deep Space Network (IDSN),Bangalore.
This network receives, processes, archives and distributes the spacecraft health data and payload data in real time. It can track and monitor satellites up to very large distances, even beyond the Moon.
6.National Remote Sensing Centre,Hyderabad.
The NRSC applies remote sensing to manage natural resources and study aerial surveying.With centres at Balanagar and Shadnagar it also has training facilities at Dehradun in form of the Indian Institute of Remote Sensing.
7.Indian Space Research Organisation Telemetry, Tracking and Command Network.
Bangalore (headquarters) and a number of ground stations throughout India and World.
Software development, ground operations, Tracking Telemetry and Command (TTC), and support is provided by this institution.[27] ISTRAC has Tracking stations throughout the country and all over the world in Port Louis (Mauritius), Bearslake (Russia), Biak (Indonesia) and Brunei.
8.Master Control Facility,Hassan,Bhopal.
Geostationary satellite orbit raising, payload testing, and in-orbit operations are performed at this facility.[30] The MCF has earth stations and Satellite Control Centre (SCC) for controlling satellites.[30] A second MCF-like facility named 'MCF-B' is being constructed at Bhopal.
HUMAN RESOURCE DEVOLPMENT
1.Indian Institute of Space Science and Technology (IIST),Thiruvananthapuram.
The institute offers undergraduate and graduate courses in avionics and aerospace engineering.
2.Indian Institute of Astrophysics (IIA),Bangalore.
IIA is a premier institute devoted to research in astronomy, astrophysics and related physics.
3.Development and Educational Communication Unit,Ahmedabad.
The centre works for education, research, and training, mainly in conjunction with the INSAT program.The main activities carried out at DECU include GRAMSAT and EDUSAT projects. The Training and Development Communication Channel (TDCC) also falls under the operational control of the DECU.
COMMERCIAL WING
1.Antrix Corporation,Bangalore.
The marketing agency under government control markets ISRO's hardware, manpower, and software.
OTHER FACILITIES include:
* Balasore Rocket Launching Station (BRLS) – Orissa
* INSAT Master Control Facility (IMCF) – Bhopal
* ISRO Inertial Systems Unit (IISU) – Thiruvananthapuram
* Indian Regional Navigational Satellite System (IRNSS)
* Aerospace Command of India (ACI)
* Indian National Committee for Space Research (INCOSPAR)
* Inter University Centre for Astronomy and Astrophysics (IUCAA)
* Indian Department of Space (IDS)
* Indian Space Science Data Centre (ISSDC)
* Spacecraft Control Centre (SCC)
* Regional Remote Sensing Service Centres (RRSSC)
* Development and Educational Communication Unit (DECU)
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Space activities in the country started during early 1960s with the scientific investigation of upper atmosphere and ionosphere over the magnetic equator that passes over Thumba near Thiruvananthapuram using small sounding rockets Realising the immense potential of space technology for national development, Dr. Vikram Sarabhai, the visionary leader envisioned that this powerful technology could play a meaningful role in national development and solving the problems of common man.
Thus, Indian Space programme born in the church beginning, space activities in the country, concentrated on achieving self reliance and developing capability to build and launch communication satellites for television broadcast, telecommunications and meteorological applications; remote sensing satellites for management of natural resources.
The objective of ISRO is to develop space technology and its application to various national tasks. ISRO has established two major space systems, INSAT for communication, television broadcasting and meteorological services, and Indian Remote Sensing Satellites (IRS) system for resources monitoring and management. ISRO has developed two satellite launch vehicles, PSLV and GSLV, to place INSAT and IRS satellites in the required orbits
Accordingly, Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) has successfully operationalised two major satellite systems namely Indian National Satellites (INSAT) for communication services and Indian Remote Sensing (IRS) satellites for management of natural resources; also, Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle (PSLV) for launching IRS type of satellites and Geostationary Satellite Launch Vehicle (GSLV) for launching INSAT type of satellites.
The Space Commission formulates the policies and oversees the implementation of the Indian space programme to promote the development and application of space science and technology for the socio-economic benefit of the country. DOS implements these programmes through, mainly Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO), National Remote Sensing Agency (NRSA), Physical Research Laboratory (PRL), National Atmospheric Research Laboratory (NARL), North Eastern-Space Applications Centre (NE-SAC) and Semi-Conductor Laboratory (SCL). The Antrix Corporation, established in 1992 as a government owned company, markets the space products and services
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Vikram Sarabhai was born on 12 August 1919 in the city of Ahmedabad , Gujarat State in western India. The Sarabhai family was an important and rich Jain business family. His father Ambalal Sarabhai was an affluent industrialist and owned many mills in Gujarat. Vikram Sarabhai was one of the eight children of Ambalal and Sarla Devi.
To educate her eight children, Sarla Devi established a private school on the lines of the Montessori method, propounded by Maria Montessori, which was gaining fame at that time. As the Sarabhai family was involved in the Indian freedom struggle, many leaders of the freedom struggle like Mahatma Gandhi, Motilal Nehru, Rabindranath Tagore and Jawaharlal Nehru used to frequent the Sarabhai house. This is said to have greatly influenced the young Vikram Sarabhai and played an important role in the growth of his personality.
Sarabhai matriculated from the Gujarat College in Ahmedabad after passing the Intermediate Science examination. After that he moved to England and joined the St. John's College, University of Cambridge. He received the Tripos in Natural Sciences from Cambridge in 1940. With the escalation of the Second World War, Sarabhai returned to India and joined the Indian Institute of Science in Bangalore and began research in cosmic rays under the guidance of Sir C. V. Raman, a Nobel Prize winner. He returned to Cambridge after the war in 1945 and was awarded a PhD degree in 1947 for his thesis titled Cosmic Ray investigation in Tropical Latitudes.
Physical Research Laboratory
Vikram returned to an independent India in 1947. Looking at the needs of the country, he persuaded charitable trusts controlled by his family and friends to endow a research institution near home in Ahmedabad. Thus, Vikram Sarabhai founded the Physical Research Laboratory (PRL) in Ahmedabad on November 11, 1947. He was only 28 at that time. Sarabhai was a creator and cultivator of institutions and PRL was the first step in that direction. Vikram Sarabhai served of PRL from 1966-1971.
Indian Space Program
The establishment of the Indian Space Research Organization (ISRO) was one of his greatest achievements. He successfully convinced the government of the importance of a space programme for a developing country like India after the Russian Sputnik launch. Dr. Sarabhai emphasized the importance of a space program in his quote:
"There are some who question the relevance of space activities in a developing nation. To us, there is no ambiguity of purpose. We do not have the fantasy of competing with the economically advanced nations in the exploration of the moon or the planets or manned space-flight."
"But we are convinced that if we are to play a meaningful role nationally, and in the community of nations, we must be second to none in the application of advanced technologies to the real problems of man and society."
Dr. Homi Jehangir Bhabha, widely regarded as the father of India's nuclear science program, supported Dr. Sarabhai in setting up the first rocket launching station in India. This center was established at Thumba near Thiruvananthapuram on the coast of the Arabian Sea, primarily because of its proximity to the equator. After a remarkable effort in setting up the infrastructure, personnel, communication links, and launch pads, the inaugural flight was launched on November 21, 1963 with a sodium vapour payload.
As a result of Dr. Sarabhai's dialogue with NASA in 1966, the Satellite Instructional Television Experiment (SITE) was launched during July 1975 - July 1976 (when Dr.Sarabhai was no more).
Dr. Sarabhai started a project for the fabrication and launch of an Indian Satellite. As a result, the first Indian satellite, Aryabhata, was put in orbit in 1975 from a Russian Cosmodrome.
Dr. Sarabhai was very interested in science education and founded a Community Science Centre at Ahmedabad in 1966. Today, the Centre is called the Vikram A Sarabhai Community Science Centre.
He led the family's 'Sarabhai' diversified business group.
His interests varied from science to sports to statistics. He set up Operations Research Group (ORG), the first market research organization in the country.
Dr Vikram Sarabhai established many institutes which are of international repute. Most notable among them are IIMs (Indian Institute Of Management) which are considered world class for their management studies. Also he helped establishing PRL (Physical Research Laboratory) which is doing commendable job in R&D in Physics. Dr Vikram Sarabhai setup ATIRA (Ahmedabad Textiles Industrial Research Association) which helped the booming textiles business in Ahmedabad. He also setup CEPT (Center for Environmental Planning and Technology). Not stopping with all these he went ahead and setup BMA (Blind Men Association) which helps visually challenged people with necessary skills and support.
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