The Indian Space Research Organisation is the national space agency of India. It operates as the primary research and development arm of the Department of Space (DoS),which is directly overseen by the Prime Minister of India while the Chairman of ISRO also acts as the executive of DoS. ISRO is primarily responsible for performing tasks related to space-based operations,space exploration,international space cooperation and the development of related technologies. ISRO is one of the six government space agencies in the world that possesses full launch capabilities,can deploy cryogenic engines,can launch extraterrestrial missions and operate a large fleet of artificial satellites. ISRO is one of the four government space agencies to have soft landing (unmanned) capabilities.
Vikram Ambalal Sarabhai Jain was an Indian physicist and astronomer who initiated space research and helped to develop nuclear power in India.
The Vikram Sarabhai Space Centre (VSSC) is a major space research centre of the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO),focusing on rocket and space vehicles for India's satellite programme. It is located in Trivandrum,in the Indian state of Kerala.
Mylswamy Annadurai,popularly known as the Moon Man of India,is an Indian scientist working as vice president for Tamil Nadu State Council for Science and Technology,Chairman,Board of Governors,National Design and Research Forum. He was born on 2 July 1958,in Kothavadi in the Coimbatore district,Tamil Nadu state of India. Prior to taking this assignment he was with Indian Space Research Organisation and served as director of the Indian Space Research Organisation Satellite Centre. During his 36 years of service in the Indian Space Research Organisation,he had some of the major contributions,including two of the major missions of ISRO,namely Chandrayaan-1 and Mangalyaan. Annadurai has been listed among 100 Global thinkers of 2014 and topped the innovators list. His works are mentioned in textbooks of Tamil Nadu Board of Secondary Education
G. Madhavan Nair is an Indian space scientist and a former Chairman of the Indian Space Research Organisation,and Secretary to the Department of Space,Government of India. He has also been the Chairman of the Space Commission and Chairman of the Governing Body of the Antrix Corporation,Bangalore.
Indian Deep Space Network (IDSN) is a network of large antennas and communication facilities operated by the Indian Space Research Organisation to support the interplanetary spacecraft missions of India. Its hub is located at Byalalu,Ramanagara in the state of Karnataka in India. It was inaugurated on 17 October 2008 by the former ISRO chairman G. Madhavan Nair.
Chandrayaan-2 is the second lunar exploration mission developed by the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) after Chandrayaan-1. It consists of a lunar orbiter,the Vikram lunar lander,and the Pragyan rover,all of which were developed in India. The main scientific objective is to map and study the variations in lunar surface composition,as well as the location and abundance of lunar water.
Gaganyaan is an Indian crewed orbital spacecraft intended to be the formative spacecraft of the Indian Human Spaceflight Programme. The spacecraft is being designed to carry three people,and a planned upgraded version will be equipped with rendezvous and docking capabilities. In its maiden crewed mission,the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO)'s largely autonomous 5.3-metric ton capsule will orbit the Earth at 400 km altitude for up to seven days with a two- or three-person crew on board. The first crewed mission was originally planned to be launched on ISRO's LVM3 rocket in December 2021. As of October 2023,it is expected to be launched by 2025.
The chairman of the Indian Space Research Organisation is the statutory head of the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO). The officeholder is a secretary to the Government of India and an executive of the Department of Space (DOS) which directly reports to the prime minister of India.
Koppillil Radhakrishnan is an Indian space scientist who headed the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) between November 2009 and December 2014 as Chairman of Space Commission,Secretary of the Department of Space and Chairman of ISRO. Prior to this,he was the Director of Vikram Sarabhai Space Centre (2007-2009) and Director of National Remote Sensing Agency (2005-2008) of the Department of Space. He had a brief stint of five years (2000-2005) in the Ministry of Earth Sciences as Director of Indian National Centre for Ocean Information Services (INCOIS). Under his leadership of ISRO,India became the first country to reach Mars in its first attempt.
Parivakkam Subramaniam Veeraraghavan is a well known space scientist and rocket technologist of India. He has served as the Director of Vikram Sarabhai Space Centre (VSSC),Thiruvananthapuram,Kerala and as the Director of ISRO Inertial Systems Unit (IISU),Thiruvananthapuram. One of the most senior scientists at Indian Space Research Organization (ISRO),Veeraraghavan is known for his contributions to launch vehicle technology,especially in the areas of integration &checkout and Inertial Systems of ISROs launch vehicles. Presently,he is holding the honorary position of Prof. Vikram Sarabhai Distinguished Professor in VSSC,ISRO since January 2013.
Vipparthi Adimurthy is the ISRO Honorary Distinguished Professor,VSSC. He was the former Satish Dhawan Professor and Dean of Research at the Indian Institute of Space Science and Technology (IIST). Prior to joining IIST,Adimurthy held the post of associate director at the Vikram Sarabhai Space Centre,a major facility center of Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO). He is known for his contributions to the rocket technology and space dynamics. He is a recipient of Padma Shri from the Government of India. Murthy is the Mission Concept Designer,for India's Mars Orbiter Mission.
The Chandrayaan programme also known as the Indian Lunar Exploration Programme is an ongoing series of outer space missions by the Indian Space Research Organization (ISRO) for the exploration of the Moon. The program incorporates a lunar orbiter,an impactor,a soft lander and a rover spacecraft.
Mars Orbiter Mission 2,is a proposed second mission to Mars by the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO). In a recorded interview in October 2019,the Vikram Sarabhai Space Centre (VSSC) director indicated the possibility of inclusion of a lander,but in an interview to The Times Of India in February 2021 the ISRO chairman clarified that the mission will consist solely of an orbiter. The orbiter will use aerobraking to lower its initial apoapsis and enter into an orbit more suitable for observations.
Sivan Kailasavadivu is an Indian aerospace engineer who served as the Secretary of the Department of Space and Chairman of the Indian Space Research Organisation(ISRO) and Space Commission. He has previously served as the Director of the Vikram Sarabhai Space Center and the Liquid Propulsion Systems Centre.
The Small Satellite Launch Vehicle (SSLV) is a small-lift launch vehicle developed by ISRO with payload capacity to deliver 500 kg (1,100 lb) to low Earth orbit or 300 kg (660 lb) to Sun-synchronous orbit for launching small satellites,with the capability to support multiple orbital drop-offs. SSLV is made keeping low cost,low turnaround time in mind with launch-on-demand flexibility under minimal infrastructure requirements.
Pragyan is a lunar rover that forms part of Chandrayaan-3,a lunar mission developed by the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO).
Chandrayaan-3 is the third mission in the Chandrayaan programme,a series of lunar-exploration missions developed by the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO). The mission consists of a Vikram lunar lander and a Pragyan lunar rover similar to those launched aboard Chandrayaan-2 in 2019,as well as a propulsion module that carried the spacecraft from Earth orbit to lunar orbit.
Chandrayaan-4 is a planned lunar sample-return mission and the fourth mission in the Chandrayaan programme,a series of lunar-exploration missions developed by the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO). The mission is currently under conceptualisation phase and is slated for launch no earlier than 2028.
Shiv Shakti Point is the landing site of Chandrayaan-3,the third lunar mission of Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO). The mission's lander Vikram and rover Pragyan landed 600 km from the south pole of the Moon on 23 August 2023. The landing site was named on 26 August 2023 at the ISTRAC headquarters in Bengaluru,after India became the fourth nation to make a successful soft landing on the Moon and also becoming the first country that landed on the lunar south pole. Shiv Shakti Point is located at the coordinates 69.373°S 32.319°E and lies between the lunar craters Manzinus C and Simpelius N.
