ISRO Company Profile

ISRO Company Profile

The Indian Space Research Organisation the primary body for space research under the control of the government of India—was created in its modern form in 1969 as a result of coordinated efforts initiated earlier. Under the guidance of a number of scientists, ISRO has conducted a variety of operations—supported by its launch vehicle fleet—for both Indian and foreign clients. ISRO has several field installations at its disposal and cooperates with the international community as a part of several bilateral and multilateral agreements.

The corporate headquarters of the Indian Space Research Organization (ISRO) is located in Bangalore, but, activities related to satellites, launch vehicles, and applications are carried out at numerous centers throughout the country. The development of the sensors and payloads is the responsibility of ISRO's Satellite Application Center (SAC) in Ahmedabad. ISRO Satellite Center (ISAC) in Bangalore is responsible for the design, development, assembly, and testing of satellites. Vikram Sarabhai Space Center (VSSC), at Tiruvananthapuram, is responsible for launch vehicles. Liquid propulsion modules, including cryogenic engines, are developed at the Liquid Propulsion Systems Center located near Tiruvananthapuram. Satellite launching takes place from Sriharikota, north of Madras, referred to as SHAR. Hassan, near Bangalore, is where the Master Control facilities for satellite station keeping are located. The reception and processing facilities for remote sensing data are available at National Remote Sensing Agency (NRSA), in Hyderabad.

India’s Space Research activities are ranked as most efficient and cost effective in the world. With technological achievements and indigenous capabilities ISRO today is referred over Chinese, Russian and European Space agencies.

The prime objective of ISRO has been to develop space technology and its application to various national tasks. Since 1969, when it was set up, ISRO has established space systems like the INSAT for telecommunication, television broadcasting and meteorological services, and the Indian Remote Sensing Satellites (IRS) for resources monitoring and management. ISRO has also developed the satellite launch vehicles PSLV and GSLV to place these satellites in the required orbits.

The company has achieved steady and significant progress over the years in terms of financial performance with sales turnover exceeding Rs. 300 million. The activities of the company are predominantly export oriented and with more than 75% of the earnings being in foreign exchange, the company is earning valuable foreign exchange for the country.

In May 1992 the U.S. Department of State imposed trade sanctions against ISRO, based on its missile proliferation activities. In part, these sanctions prohibited ISRO from receiving U.S. exports for which a validated export license or reexport authorization was required for a two year period.

Products/Services : Activities cover digital systems, power systems,communication and microwave systems, spacecraft assembly integration and testing, structures, thermal, spacecraft mechanisms, control systems, spacecraft mission planning and analysis, computers and information, systems reliability and space physics.facilities include fabrication and test facilities for satellite projects.
laboratory for electro-optic sensors [leos] works under the overall umbrella of isac achievements incude design and development of 23 satellites so far of various types like scientific, communication and remote sensing. insat-2e, irs-p4, irs-p5, irs-p6 and g-sat are current projects.

Headquarters	Bangalore Area, India
Industry	Defense & Space
Type	Government Agency
Company Size	10,001 or more employees

Contact
ISRO Headquarters
Antariksh Bhavan
New BEL Road
BANGALORE - 560094
India

For more details please visit www.isro.org