Lok Sabha Question No. 2279 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2023-08-02
Subject: Centres of ISRO
Ministry: SPACE
Asked by: Nihal Chand Chauhan

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA DEPARTMENT OF SPACE LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 2279 TO BE ANSWERED ON WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 02, 2023 CENTRES OF ISRO

## 2279.  SHRI NIHAL CHAND:

Will the PRIME MINISTER be pleased to state:

- (a) The number of centres of Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) in the country at present, State/UT-wise;
- (b) India's position in the field of space research as compared to other countries;
- (c) Whether the Union Government is contemplating to open new space research centre in other parts of the country also;
- (d) If so, the details thereof, State-UT wise; and
- (e) The  progress  made  by  India  in  the  field  of  space  research during the last five years?

## ANSWER

MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF PERSONNEL, PUBLIC GRIEVANCES & PENSIONS AND IN THE PRIME MINISTER'S OFFICE (DR. JITENDRA SINGH):

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O.I.H.

## (a) Indian  Space  Research  Organization  has  its  Centers/Units spread throughout the country with following distribution:

| Centres/Units/Liaison Office                    | State          | Number   |
|-------------------------------------------------|----------------|----------|
| Regional Remote Sensing Centre [RRSC] (West)    | Rajasthan      | 3        |
| Solar Observatory                               |                |          |
| Infrared Observatory                            |                |          |
| Space Application Centre                        | Gujarat        | 2        |
| Delhi Earth station                             |                |          |
|                                                 | Delhi          | 2        |
| Regional Remote Sensing Centre [RRSC] (North)   |                |          |
| Indian Institute of Remote Sensing              | Uttarakhand    | 1        |
| ISTRAC Ground Station                           | Uttar Pradesh  | 1        |
| Regional Remote Sensing Centre [RRSC] (East)    | West Bengal    | 1        |
| North Eastern Space Application Centre (NESAC)  | Meghalaya      | 1        |
| Regional Remote Sensing Centre [RRSC] (Central) | Maharashtra    | 1        |
| Master Control Facility (Bhopal)                | Madhya Pradesh | 1        |
| National Remote Sensing Centre [NRSC]           | Telangana      | 1        |
| Satish Dhawan Space Centre [SDSC]               | Andhra Pradesh | 2        |

| Centres/Units/Liaison Office                            | State                       | Number                   |
|---------------------------------------------------------|-----------------------------|--------------------------|
| National Atmospheric Research laboratory [NARL]         |                             |                          |
| [URSC] Karnataka                                        | 6                           | U R Rao satellite Centre |
| Human space flight Centre [HSFC]                        |                             |                          |
| Laboratory for Electro optics systems [LEOS]            |                             |                          |
| ISRO Telemetry , Tracking command network [ISTRAC]      |                             | and                      |
| Regional Remote Sensing Centre [RRSC] (South)           |                             |                          |
| Master Control Facility [MCF]                           |                             |                          |
| Vikram Sarabhai Space Centre [VSSC]                     | Kerala 4                    |                          |
| Liquid Propulsion Systems Centre [LPSC]                 |                             |                          |
| ISRO Inertial Systems Unit [IISU]                       |                             |                          |
| Indian Institute of Space Science and Technology [IIST] |                             |                          |
| ISRO Propulsion Complex [IPRC]                          | Tamil Nadu 1                |                          |
| Down range Station                                      | Andaman & Nicobar Islands 1 |                          |

- (b) India  is  the  fifth  amongst  spacefaring  nations  having  end-toend capabilities in space research and development, including
- (c)

the  capability  to  launch  from  our  own  land  and  operate communication, ground infrastructure. Now, NewSpace industries are also emerging at programs of earth observation, satellite meteorology, space science & navigation and fast pace after space sector reforms.

- No, Sir.
- (d) Does not arise.
- (e) During the last five years, significant progress has been made in  the  Indian  Space  Research  sector.  Some  of  the  major achievements are listed below:
-  27  satellites  and  22  Launch  Vehicle  missions  have  been successfully accomplished during the period (July 2018  July 2023), besides the successful Pad Abort Test (PAT) to qualify the Crew Escape System (CES) in July 2018 and the Reusable  Launch  Vehicle  autonomous  landing  mission  in April 2023.
-  In June 2018, India announced a capacity building training programme UNNATI (UNispace Nanosatellite Assembly & Training by ISRO) on Nanosatellites development through a combination of theoretical coursework and hands-on training on Assembly, Integration and Testing (AIT). A total of  90  participants  from  45  countries  benefitted  from  the program  across  three  batches.  (Two  in  2019  and  1  in 2022).
-  India's second mission to Moon, Chandrayaan-2 was successfully launched on July 22, 2019 on-board GSLV Mk
- III-M1. Chandrayaan-2 Orbiter is providing valuable science data for the research community.
-  The  launch  of  PSLV-C48/  RISAT-2BR1  in  December  2019 marked  the  50 th   launch  of  PSLV,  the  workhorse  launch vehicle.
-  In  2019,  ISRO  launched  an  annual  special  programme called "Young Scientist Programme" or the "YUva VIgyani KAryakram" (YUVIKA), in line with the Government's vision "Jai Vigyan, Jai Anusandhan'. A total of 603 students have attended the YUVIKA program spread over 3 years - 2019, 2022 and 2023.
-  In 2019, the NewSpace India Limited (NSIL) got incorporated,  as  a  wholly  owned  Government  of  India Undertaking/ Central Public Sector Enterprise (CPSE), under  the  administrative  control  of  Department  of  Space (DOS).
-  On  June  26,  2020,  the  Government  of  India  announced Space Sector Reforms - a major transformation of Indian Space Sector with enhanced participation of private players in Indian space programme and playing key roles to boost India's market share in Global Space Economy.
-  Setting up of Indian National Space Promotion and Authorisation  Centre  (IN-SPACe)  and  enhancing  the  role New Space India Limited (NSIL) are the two major thrust areas in the Reform.
- 
- The  establishment  of  IN-SPACe  was  announced  in  June 2020  by  Government  of  India,  as  an  autonomous  agency

under  Department  of  Space,  to  create  eco-system  of industry,  academia  and  start-ups  and  to  attract  major share  in  the  global  space  economy,  by  authorizing  and regulating  activities  of  NGEs  in  space  sector  through detailed guidelines and procedures. IN-SPACe Headquarters  at  Ahmedabad  was  inaugurated  by  the

Hon'ble Prime Minister in June 2022.

-  The  Hon'ble  Minister  of  State  (Department  of  Space) dedicated  ISRO  System  for  Safe  &  Sustainable  Space Operations  Management  (IS 4 OM)  to  the  nation  in  July, 2022.
-  LVM3 (GSLV MkIII) M2/OneWeb India-1 Mission was successfully accomplished on 23 rd  October 2022.
-  Launch  of Vikram-S (Prarambh mission), a suborbital launch  vehicle  from  M/s  Skyroot  Aerospace  Pvt.  Ltd., Hyderabad, was accomplished successfully on 18 th November 2022.
-  First private launchpad & mission control center established  by  M/s  Agnikul  Cosmos  Pvt.  Ltd.,  Chennai  in ISRO campus at SDSC, SHAR on 25 th  November 2022.
- On Feb 10 th , 2023, the successful flight of Small Satellite Launch  Vehicle  (SSLV  -  D2)  took  place,  launching  three satellites - EOS-07, Janus-1 and AzaadiSAT-2 (a combined effort  of  about  750  girl  students  across  India  guided  by
-  Space Kidz India, Chennai).
-  On March 7 th , 2023, controlled re-entry experiment for the decommissioned  Megha-Tropiques-1  (MT-1)  satellite  was
- carried  out  successfully,  with  final  impact  in  the  Pacific Ocean, demonstrating the nation's continued efforts towards  ensuring  the  long-term  sustainability  of  outer space activities.
-  LVM3 M3/OneWeb India-2 Mission was successfully accomplished  on  26 th   March,  2023,  placing  36  OneWeb satellites into their intended orbit. With this, NSIL successfully executed its contract to launch 72 satellites of OneWeb to Low Earth Orbit.
-  Reusable  Launch  Vehicle  Autonomous  Landing  Mission (RLV LEX) was successfully demonstrated at the Aeronautical Test Range (ATR), Chitradurga, Karnataka on 2 nd  April, 2023.
-  GSLV-F12/NVS-01 mission was successfully accomplished on 29 th   May,  2023.  GSLV  deployed  the  NVS-01  navigation satellite, the first of the second-generation  satellites envisaged  for  the  Navigation  with  Indian  Constellation (NavIC) service,into a Geosynchronous Transfer Orbit.
-  LVM3-M4 successfully launched the Chandrayaan-3 Spacecraft on 14 th July, 2023. Lunar orbit insertion activities  are  in  progress  and  Moon  landing  is  scheduled on 23 rd  August, 2023.

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