SPACE CENTRES IN INDIA - 15 Minutes Seminar Notes

SPACE CENTRES IN INDIA - 15 Minutes Seminar Notes

List of space research centres in India

• Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO), Bengaluru
  
• Thumba Equatorial Rocket Launching Station, Thumba (Kerala)
  
• Space Commission, Bengaluru
  
• Department of Space, Bangalore
  
• Indian Space Research Organisation Satellite Centre, Bangalore
  
• Physical Research Laboratory, Ahmedabad
  
• National Centre of Earth Sciences Studies, Thiruvananthapuram (Kerala)
  
• College of Satellite Communication Technology, Ahmedabad
  
• Radio Astronomy Centre, Udhagamandalam (Ooty)
  
• Antrix Corporation Limited, Bangalore
  
• Satish Dhawan Space Centre, Sriharikota
  
• Space Applications Centre, Ahmedabad
  
• Vikram Sarabhai Space Centre, Thiruvananthapuram
  
• Second Satellite Launch Port (Planned), Thoothukudi (Tamil Nadu)
  

• India first ventured into space research way back in 1962 with INCOSPAR, the predecessor of ISRO. Here are a few basic facts on India’s space research and a list of space research centres in India.
  
• India forayed into space research back in 1962 when INCOSPAR (Indian National Committee for Space Research) was established in 1962 by India’s first Prime Minister Jawaharlal Nehru and the ‘father of Indian space programme’ Vikram Sarabhai under the Department of Atomic Energy.
  
• The Thumba Equatorial Rocket Launching Station (TERLS) in Thiruvananthapuram was then established for upper atmospheric research in 1963. The Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) replaced INCOSPAR in 1969.
  
• The aim was to use space technology to push forward national development while undergoing space science research and planetary exploration.
  
• The Department of Space (DOS) and the Space Commission were set up in 1972 and ISRO was brought under DOS on June 1, 1972.
  
• The first Indian satellite, Aryabhata, was built by the ISRO and launched with the help of the Soviet Union on April 19, 1975. Bhaskara Sega-I, India’s second satellite was also launched with Soviet assistance.
  
• Rohini was launched in 1980, becoming the first Indian satellite to be successfully placed in the orbit by SLV-3, an India-made launch vehicle.
  

ISRO’s contributions in India’s space research:-

• India is striving towards self-reliant space applications and ISRO has developed a cost-effective and reliable satellite launch system – of the Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle (PSLV) to this effort. It is now used by several countries and promotes international collaboration in space research.
  
• The Geosynchronous Satellite Launch Vehicle (GSLV) was also developed with the aim of launching heavier and more demanding Geosynchronous communication satellites.
  
• Thanks to ISRO, India now has several space research centres and autonomous institutions for remote sensing, astronomy, astrophysics, atmospheric sciences, and space sciences in general which are functioning under the Department of Space.
  
• The ISRO’s lunar and interplanetary missions and other projects continue to generate crucial scientific data which are extremely valuable to the scientific community.
  
• ISRO is moving into the future of space research in India with the development of heavy lift launchers, human spaceflight projects, reusable launch vehicles, semi-cryogenic engines, single and two stage to orbit (SSTO and TSTO) vehicles, development and use of composite materials for space applications etc.
  

Important point about SPACE RESEARCH:-

• first Indian to travel in space was Squadron Leader Rakesh Sharma (Soyuz T-11 Vehicle).
  
• The first Indian Origin (American) woman in Space was Kalpana Chawla.
  
• World’s first artificial satellite Sputnik 1 was launched by the USSR October 4, 1957.
  
• ISRO made Aryabhatta – the Indian satellite was launched on April 19th, 1975, by the USSR.
  
• The first person to walk in space was Alexei Leonov.
  
• Neil Armstrong is the first person to walk on the Moon.
  
• The first animal sent to space was Laika, the Soviet space dog. It was sent through Sputnik-2 vehicle by the USSR.
  
• Yuri A. Gagarin was the first person to go to space through Vostok 1 vehicle.
  
• The first woman to reach Space through Vostok-6 vehicle was Valentina Tereshkova. She went on June 16, 1963.
  

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Magme School Of Banking