Vikram Sarabhai Space Centre
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Vikram Sarabhai Space Centre

Government Agency
Agency nameVikram Sarabhai Space Centre (VSSC)
Agency overview
Formed1963 11, mf=no(2009 years ago)
EmployeesUnknown (2008)
JurisdictionIndian federal government
Annual budgetSee the budget of ISRO
HeadquartersTrivandrum, in Kerala, India
Operational structure
Parent agencyISRO

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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 near Trivandrum, in Kerala, India.

The centre had its beginnings as the Thumba Equatorial Rocket Launching Station (TERLS) in 1962. It was renamed in honor of Dr. Vikram Sarabhai, the father of the Indian space program. VSSC is surrounded by the villages of Veli to the south, Kulathoor to east, and Pallithura to the north.

The Vikram Sarabhai Space Center is one of the main Research & Development establishments within ISRO. VSSC is an entirely indigenous facility working on the development of sounding rockets; Rohini and Menaka launchers; ASLV, PSLV and GSLV, along with the solid-fuel motor program.

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Facilities of the Indian Space Research Organization (ISRO)

Research facilitiesPhysical Research Laboratory * Vikram Sarabhai Space Centre * Semi-Conductor Laboratory * National Atmospheric Research Laboratory * Space Applications Centre * National Remote Sensing Centre * Regional Remote Sensing Service Centres * National Mesosphere/Stratosphere Troposphere Radar Facility * Liquid Propulsion Systems Centre * ISRO Inertial Systems Unit
Tracking and control facilitiesIndian Deep Space Network * National Remote Sensing Agency * ISRO Telemetry, Tracking and Command Network (ISTRAC) * Master Control Facility * ISRO Satellite Centre * INSAT Master Control Facility
Launch centresSatish Dhawan Space Centre * Thumba Equatorial Rocket Launching Station
OtherDevelopment and Educational Communication Unit * Space Applications Centre

Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO)

Satellites
Earth observationBhaskara Satellite series * IRS * Cartosat 1 * Cartosat 2 * Cartosat 2A * Cartosat 3 * Oceansat-2
CommunicationIndian National Satellite System * GSAT-1 * GSAT-2 * GSAT-3 * GSAT-4 * KALPANA-1
Space observatoryAryabhata * Astrosat
Global positioningIndian Regional Navigational Satellite System
Extraterrestrial explorationAditya * Chandrayaan-1 * Chandrayaan-2 * Mars mission
Launch vehicle
fleet
Expendable launch systemSLV * ASLV * PSLV * GSLV * GSLV-Mk III
Reusable launch systemAVATAR RLV
Human spaceflight
programme
Technology demonstrationSRE-1 * SRE-2
Crew vehicleOrbital Vehicle * Indian Space Shuttle Program
Launch vehicleGSLV-IIH
Astronomy and
planetary sciences
ObservatoriesIndian Astronomical Observatory * Ooty Radio Telescope
InstitutionsNational Atmospheric Research Laboratory
Associated
organizations
Tata Institute of Fundamental Research * Raman Research Institute * Indian Institute of Astrophysics * Inter-University Centre for Astronomy and Astrophysics * Department of Space * Antrix Corporation * Aerospace Command * Defence Research and Development Organisation * IIST
People
AstronautsRakesh Sharma * Ravish Malhotra
ScientistsHomi Jehangir Bhabha * Vikram Sarabhai * Satish Dhawan * Raja Ramanna * Abdul Kalam * Udipi Ramachandra Rao * K. Kasturirangan * G. Madhavan Nair * Mylswamy Annadurai * B. N. Suresh * K. Radhakrishnan
Other
Bhuvan



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