ABOUT THE ORGANISATION

India has an array of achievements in the deployment of space technology and its applications to vital areas like telecommunication, television broadcasting, remote sensing, meteorology and resource management. The Indian space programme was formally organized in 1972 with the setting up of the space commission and Department of Space (DOS) by the Government of India. The space programme has a broad scope covering development of space launch systems, satellites and conduct large scale application missions. The programme is well integrated to provide space series in a self reliant manner. The ISRO under DOS plays a key role in planning an execution of the National Space Programme. Over the years ISRO has developed a family of sounding rockets, launch vehicles and satellites. The various satellite projects accomplished are Aryabhatta, Bhaskara, Apple, Rohini series, Indian remote sensing satellites (IRS) and the recently launched Chandrayaan-I and RISAT. The INSAT is a multipurpose operational satellite for telecommunication, meteorological observation and television broadcasting. The IRS system is mainly concerned with remote sensing applications. Chandrayaan-I is India's first mission to the moon. It carries high-resolution remote sensing equipment for visible, near infrared, and soft and hard X-ray frequencies. Over its two-year operational period, it is intended to survey the lunar surface to produce a complete map of its chemical characteristics and 3-dimensional topography. The Indian space programme was formally organized with a view to promote the development and applications of space technology and space sciences for the socio-economic benefits for the nation.DOS is responsible for the execution of all the activities in the country in space applications, technology and space sciences through the ISRO. The DOS/ISRO headquarters is located in Bangalore providing overall direction to technical, scientific and administration functions.

Some of the work centers are given below: Vikram Sarabhai Space Centre (VSCC), Trivandrum, engaged in design and development of satellite launch vehicle technology. ISRO Satellite Centre (ISAC), Bangalore engaged in design and development of communication, remote sensing and scientific satellites. Sriharikota Range (SHAR), Sriharikota, which is the main operational base of ISRO, fully equipped with sophisticated launching facilities. Liquid Propulsion System Centre (LPSC), Mahendragiri, engaged in Launch Vehicle Propulsion System and Engine Testing. Space Application Centre (SAC), Ahmadabad, which is ISROs main application R&D centre with activities in telecommunication and development of payloads for spacecrafts. SYSTEMS RELIABILITY GROUP Systems reliability group is responsible for reliability and quality assurance activities related to space systems at ISRO Satellite Centre. SQAD is a division of SRG and mainly focuses on verification and validation activities of various classes of software developed under umbrella of ISRO Satellite Centre.