Lok Sabha Question No. 1409 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2021-02-10
Subject: Space Research Centres
Ministry: SPACE
Asked by: Harish Dwivedi

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

## DEPARTMENT OF SPACE

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1409

## TO BE ANSWERED ON WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 10, 2021

## SPACE RESEARCH CENTRES

1409.  SHRI HARISH DWIVEDI:

Will the PRIME MINISTER be pleased to state:

- (a) the  number  of  Space  Research  Centres  in  the  country  at present along with the locations thereof;
- (b) whether there is any proposal to set up more Space Research Centres in the country; and
- (c) if so, the details thereof?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF PERSONNEL, PG & PENSIONS AND IN THE PRIME MINISTER'S OFFICE

(DR. JITENDRA SINGH):

## (a) Space Research Centres along with its locations are as follows:

|   Sl. No. | Centres                                 | Location                                   |
|-----------|-----------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------|
|         1 | Vikram Sarabhai Space Centre (VSSC)     | Thiruvananthapuram                         |
|         2 | Liquid Propulsion Systems Centre (LPSC) | Bengaluru and Valiamala,Thiruvananthapuram |
|         3 | Satish Dhawan Space Centre              | Sriharikota                                |
|         4 | U R Rao Satellite Centre                | Bengaluru                                  |
|         5 | Space Applications Centre (SAC)         | Ahmedabad                                  |
|         6 | National Remote Sensing                 | Hyderabad                                  |

| Sl. No.   | Centres                                                 | Location                                     |
|-----------|---------------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------|
|           | Centre (NRSC)                                           |                                              |
|           | 5 Regional Remote Sensing Centres                       | Jodhpur, Delhi, Nagpur, Kolkata, Bengaluru   |
| 7.        | Human Space Flight Centre (HSFC)                        | Bengaluru                                    |
| 8.        | ISRO Propulsion Complex (IPRC)                          | Mahendragiri                                 |
| 9.        | ISRO Inertial Systems Unit (IISU)                       | Thiruvananthapuram                           |
| 10.       | Development and Educational Communication Unit(DECU)    | Ahmedabad                                    |
| 11.       | Master Control Facility (MCF)                           | Hassan, Karnataka and Bhopal, Madhya Pradesh |
| 12.       | ISRO Telemetry, Tracking and Command Network (ISTRAC)   | Bengaluru, Lucknow & Port Blair              |
| 13.       | Laboratory of Electro-Optic Systems (LEOS)              | Bengaluru                                    |
| 14.       | Indian Institute of Remote Sensing (IIRS)               | Dehradun                                     |
| 15.       | Physical Research Laboratory (PRL)                      | Ahmedabad                                    |
| 16.       | National Atmospheric Research Laboratory (NARL)         | Tirupati                                     |
| 17.       | North Eastern space Applications Centre (NE-SAC)        | Shillong                                     |
| 18.       | Semi-Conductor Laboratory (SCL)                         | Chandigarh                                   |
| 19.       | Indian Institute of Space Science and Technology (IIST) | Thiruvananthapuram                           |
| 20.       | Antrix Corporation Limited (ANTRIX)                     | Bengaluru                                    |
| 21.       | NewSpace India Limited (NSIL)                           | Bengaluru                                    |

## (b) & (c)

ISRO is working for a new launch pad at Tuticorin (TN). Land acquisition is in progress, there after it may take 24 months for completion of project.

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