About ISRO

The prime 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.

The various space centres of DOS are as follows:



The various space centres of DOS are as follows:

* Vikram Sarabhai Space Centre (VSSC)
* ISRO Satellite Centre (ISAC)
* Satish Dhawan Space Centre, SHAR
* Liquid Propulsion Systems Centre (LPSC)
* Space Applications Centre (SAC)
* Development and Educational Communication Unit (DECU)
* ISRO Telemetry, Tracking and Command Network (ISTRAC)
* INSAT Master Control Facility (MCF)
* ISRO Inertial Systems Unit (IISU)
* National Remote Sensing Agency (NRSA)
* Regional Remote Sensing Service Centres (RRSSC)
* Physical Research Laboratory (PRL)
* National Mesosphere/Stratosphere Troposphere Radar Facility (NMRF)