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ISRO Centers and Main Organizations

ISRO– Indian Space Research Organization. Through its achievements and advancements ISRO made India as one of top 5 countries in the field of space Exploration

From the civil s point of view, for prelims we can expect questions regarding the main operating centers of ISRO and the latest mission and its latest successful achievements, given below is the list of the ISRO Centers you also get the complete information from the Website See Here.

There are totally 42 centers that are directly or indirectly associated with ISRO.

Here is a list of ISRO centers and Organizations that are associated and main area of operation it deals

ISRO Centers (South to North)	Organizations
State : Tamil Nadu Place : Mahendragiri (1) Organization Liquid Propulsion Systems Centre (LPSC)	Liquid Propulsion Systems Centre (LPSC) Liquid Propulsion for ISRO’s Launch Vehicle and Spacecraft programmes. The activities are spread across Valiamala, Thiruvananthapuram and Bengaluru. For More Info See Here
State : Kerala Place : Thiruvananthapuram (4) Organization Vikram Sarabhai Space Centre (VSSC) Liquid Propulsion Systems Centre (LPSC) ISRO Inertial Systems Unit (IISU) Indian Institute of Space Science and Technology (IIST)	Vikram Sarabhai Space Centre (VSSC) VSSC – Thiruvananthapuram (Design and development activities of Satellite Launch Vehicles and Sounding Rockets) Continue Reading Liquid Propulsion Systems Centre (LPSC) LPSC – Liquid Propulsion for ISRO’s Launch Vehicle and Spacecraft programmes. The activities are spread across Valiamala, Thiruvananthapuram and Bengaluru. More Info ISRO Inertial Systems Unit (IISU) IISU – Inertial systems for launch vehicles and spacecrafts. Continue reading Indian Institute of Space Science and Technology (IIST) ‘Deemed to be University’ IIST – Established by Department of Space, GOI, offers Undergraduate, Post-graduate and Doctoral programmes in niche areas of space science, technology and applications and space studies More Info
State : Kerala Place : Aluva (1) Organization Ammonium Perchlorate Experimental Plant	Ammonium Perchlorate Experimental Plant Experimental Plant of ISRO located in the Choondy Aluva, Emakulam, Kerala.
State : Karnataka Place : Bengaluru (11) Organizations Antrix Corporation (Commercial Wing) ISRO Telemetry, Tracking and Command Network (ISTRAC ISRO Satellite Centre (ISAC) Department of Space and ISRO HQ Laboratory for Electro-Optics Systems (LEOS) Space Commission INSAT (Indian Satellite System) Programme Office NNRMS (National Natural Resources Management System) Secretariat Civil Engineering Programme Office South RRSC (Regional Remote Sensing Centre’s) Liquid Propulsion Systems Centre (LPSC)	Main Center of ISRO for many operations has 11 units totally as specified below Antrix Corporation (Commercial Wing) Marketing Corporation ISRO Undertakes the activities Like promotion and commercial exploitation of space products, Technical consultancy services Transfer of technologies developed by ISRO And selling Unit of the ISRO products Launch vehicles, technology, Bandwidth in satellites and many more Continue Reading ISRO Telemetry, Tracking and Command Network (ISTRAC) ISTRAC – Responsible for providing Space Operation services includes spacecraft control, (Telemetry Tracking Command Network of the Satellite) TTC support services for the launch vehicle and deep space missions of ISRO and other space agencies around the world Continue Reading ISRO Satellite Centre (ISAC) ISAC – Bengaluru is engaged in developing satellite technology and implementation of satellite systems for scientific, technological and application missions. ISAC is functionally organized into five major areas: Mechanical systems area (Structures, Thermal Systems, design and Space Mechanics) Digital and communications area (Digital systems and Communication Systems) Integration and Power area (Spacecraft checkout, Systems Integration and power systems) Controls and Mission area (Control System, Mission Development, Computer and Information) Continue Reading Department of Space and ISRO HQ The Department of Space (DOS) – Promoting development and application of space science and technology Continue Reading Laboratory for Electro-Optics Systems (LEOS) Laboratory for Electro Optics Systems – Engaged in Design, Development and Production of Electro-Optic sensors and camera Optics for satellites and launch vehicles. Continue reading Space Commission Liquid Propulsion Systems Centre (LPSC) INSAT (Indian Satellite System) Programme Office NNRMS (National Natural Resources Management System) Secretariat Civil Engineering Programme Office South RRSC (Regional Remote Sensing Centres
State : Karnataka Place : Byalau (2) Organizations Indian Deep Space Network (IDSN) Indian Space Science Data Centre (ISSDC)	Indian Deep Space Network (IDSN) Indian Space Science Data Centre (ISSDC)
State : Karnataka Place : Hassan (1) Organization Master Control Facility (MCF)	Master Control Facility (MCF)
State : Andhra Pradesh Place : Sriharikotha (1) Organization Main center for launching vehicle Satish Dhawan Space Centre (SDSC) SHAR	Satish Dhawan Space Centre (SDSC) SHAR SDSC SHAR – Two launch pads is the main launch centre of ISRO SDSC SHAR has all necessary infrastructure for launching satellite into low earth orbit, polar orbit and geostationary transfer orbit Continue Reading
State : Andaman and Nicobar Place : Port Blair (1 ) Organization Down Range Station	Down Range Station
State : Andhra Pradesh Place : Tirupati (1) Oganization National Atmospheric Research Laboratory (NARL)	National Atmospheric Research Laboratory (NARL) NARL – In Tirupati Andhra Pradesh State is an autonomous society supported by Department of Space. NARL – Main center for atmospheric research in the country specializes in basic atmospheric research, indigenous technology development for atmospheric probing and weather and climate modeling. Continue Reading
State : Telangana Place: Hyderabad (1) Organization National Remote Sensing Centre (NRSC)	National Remote Sensing Centre (NRSC) NRSC – In Hyderabad Telangana State NRSC – Autonomous body called National Remote Sensing Agency (NRSA) which comes under Department of Space (DOS). NRSC – Responsible for Remote Sensing Satellite, Data Acquisition and Processing, Data Dissemination, Aerial Remote Sensing and Decision Support for disaster management.Continue reading
State : Maharashtra Place : Mumbai (1) Organization ISRO Liaison Office	ISRO Liaison Office
State : Maharashtra Place :Nagpur (1) Organization RRNS	Central RRSC (Regional Remote Sensing Centre)
State : Madhya Pradesh Place : Bhopal (1) Organization Master Control Facility-B (MCF)	Master Control Facility-B (MCF)
State : Gujarat Place : Ahmedabad (3) Organizations Space Applications Centre (SAC) Physical Research Laboratory (PRL) Development and Educational Communication Unit (DECU)	Space Applications Centre (SAC) SAC – One of Major Centers Deals with wide variety of disciplines (Design and development of payloads, Societal applications, Capacity Building) Continue Reading Physical Research Laboratory (PRL) PRL – Located at Ahmedabad (Autonomous institution supported mainly by DOS) Continue reading Development and Educational Communication Unit (DECU) DECU – Involved in the System Definition, Planning, Implementation and Socio-Economic research/Evaluation of Satellite-Based Societal applications. Continue reading
State : Rajasthan Place : Mt. Abu (1) Organization Infrared Observatory	Infrared Observatory
State : West Bengal Place : Kolkata (1) Organization Eastern RRSC (Regional Remote Sensing Centre)	Eastern RRSC (Regional Remote Sensing Centre)
State : Meghalaya Place : Shillong (1) Organization North Eastern Space Application Centre (NE-SAC)	North Eastern Space Application Centre (NE-SAC) NE-SAC, located at Umiam (near Shillong), Meghalaya, is a joint initiative of DOS and North Eastern Council to provide developmental support to the North Eastern region using space science and technology. Continue reading
State : Rajasthan Place : Udaipur (1) Organization Solar Observatory	Solar Observatory
State : Rajasthan Place : Jodhpur (1) Organization Western RRSC (Regional Remote Sensing Centre)	Western RRSC (Regional Remote Sensing Centre)
State : Uttar Pradesh Place : Lucknow (1) Organization ISRO Telemetry, Tracking and Command Network (ISTRAC)	ISRO Telemetry, Tracking and Command Network (ISTRAC) ISTRAC – Responsible for providing Space Operation Services (Spacecraft control, TTC support services etc) Continue Reading
Place : New Delhi (3)	DOS (Department of Space) Branch Secretariat ISRO Branch Office Delhi Earth Station
State : Uttarakhand Place : Dehradun (2) Organization Indian Institute of Remote Sensing (IIRS) Centre for Space Science and Technology Education in Asia-Pacific (CSSTEAP)	Indian Institute of Remote Sensing (IIRS) IIRS –  Premier Education, Training and Research institute for capacity building in the field of Remote Sensing Geo-information Positioning & navigation technology& Applications Continue Reading Centre for Space Science and Technology Education in Asia-Pacific (CSSTEAP)
State : Union Territory Place: Chandigarh (1) Organization Semi-Conductor Laboratory (SCL)	Semi-Conductor Laboratory (SCL) SCL – Semiconductor Complex Limited, (Society under the DOS) promotes Research and Development activities in semi conductor technologies and applications SCL continues to strive for technological excellence in the field of semiconductor fabrication. Continue Reading