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"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. "
- Government
of India set up Space Commission and Department
of Space (DOS) in June 1972. Indian Space Research Organisation
(ISRO) under DOS executes Space programme through its establishments
located in different places in India.
- Main objective
of space programme includes development of satellites,
launch vehicles, Sounding
Rockets and associated ground systems.
- Crossed several major
milestones.
- Experimental
phase included Satellite Instructional
Television Experiment (SITE), Satellite
Telcommunication Experiment (STEP), remote sensing application
projects, satellites like Aryabhata,
Bhaskara, Rohini
and APPLE and launch vehicles,
SLV-3 and ASLV.
- Present operational
space systems include Indian National Satellite (INSAT) for tele-communication,
television broadcasting, meteorology and disaster warning and
Indian Remote Sensing Satellite (IRS)
for resources monitoring and management.
- Polar Satellite
Launch Vehicle (PSLV) used for launching
IRS Satellites and Geosynchronous Satellite Launch Vehicle (GSLV),
intended for launching INSAT
class of satellites.
- Space Science
activities include SROSS and IRS-P3
satellites, participation in international science campaigns
and ground systems like MST Radar.
- ISRO's co-operative
arrangements cover several countries and space agencies.
- ISRO provides
training in space field
to personnel from other countries.
- ISRO's hardware
and services available commercially through Antrix
Corporation.
- For details
contact us at: info@isro.gov.in
Or
Director
- Publications & Public Relations
Antariksh Bhavan
New BEL Road, Bangalore 560 094, INDIA
Phone: +91- 80-2341 5275 & 2341 5474
Fax: +91-80-2341
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