This article will abreast you with various Space Research Centers in India, their locations and some salient points related to these research centres.
Many Space Research Centers and Units are launched in India from time to time that is located in various cities. These Space Centers work to achieve space missions. The names of these Space Research Centers and their location are important for candidates preparing for competitive exams. Therefore, we have brought together a list of Space Research Centers and units in India to make your exam preparation a smooth ride.
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Indian Space Research Centers & Units
General Awareness for competitive exams like Bank exams that include IBPS, RBI, SBI, etc. Insurance exams, Government exams and the toughest of all the UPSC exams require candidates to keep updated on different subjects and one such subject is the Space Research Centres and units in India.
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To help aspirants gain an edge over competitors below is the compiled list of Space Research Centres in India.
| Indian Space Research Centers & Units | |
| Location | Space Centres |
| New Delhi | DOS branch secretariat |
| ISRO branch office | |
| Delhi earth station | |
| Dehradun | Indian Institute of remote sensing |
| Northern RRSC-Regional Remote Sensing Centre | |
| Lucknow | ISTRAC ground station |
| Shillong | North-eastern space application centre |
| Kharagpur | Eastern RRSC-Regional Remote Sensing Centre |
| Hyderabad | NRSA or NRSC – national remote sensing agency /centre |
| Tirupati | NMRF-National Atmospheric Research Laboratory |
| Sriharikota | Satish Dhawan Space Centre |
| Port Blair | Downrange station |
| Kerala | ALUVA – Ammonium perchlorate experiment plant |
| Mahendra Giri | Liquid Propulsion Test Facilities |
| Thiruvananthapuram | Vikram Sarabhai Space Centre |
| Liquid Propulsion Systems Centre | |
| ISRO Inertial Systems Unit | |
| Hassan | INSAT master control facility |
| Banglore | Space commission |
| HQ –ISRO | |
| INSAT program office | |
| NNRMS secretariat- National Natural Resources Management System | |
| ANTRIX corporation | |
| ISTRAC-ISRO Telemetry Tracking and Command Network | |
| ISRO satellite centre | |
| Liquid propulsion systems centre | |
| Mumbai | ISRO Liaison office |
| Nagpur | Central RRSC-Regional Remote Sensing Centre |
| Mount Abu | Infrared Observatory |
| Ahmedabad | Space Application Centre |
| Physical Research Laboratory | |
| Development & educational communication unit | |
| Jodhpur | Western RRSC-Regional Remote Sensing Centre |
| Udaipur | Solar Observatory |
| Balasore | Remote Sensing Centre |
Though the number of questions on Space Research Centres and Units in India asked in the examinations is relatively less but the competition is fierce and you cannot afford to lose a single mark.
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Indian Space Research centres – Salient Points
- The 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 satellite Sputnik 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 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.
Hence, It is prudent that aspirants preparing for any competitive exams should be well versed in the Center for Space Research and Developments in the Country. This topic holds relevance for the General awareness section of all types of competitive exams and for the Science & Technology section in the UPSC exams.
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