ISRO

             INDIAN SPACE RESEARCH ORGANIZATION


        
    Indian Space Research Organization(ISRO) is a space agency which was created in 1969. Its headquarters are situated in Bangalore, Karnataka.  It was established by the efforts of India’s first prime minister Jawaharlal Nehru and scientist Vikram Sarabhai. It is managed by department of science, Government of India. Its primary spaceport is Satish Dhawan Space Centre, Sriharikota, Andhra Pradesh.


            The vision of ISRO is to harness space technology for national development. ISRO also maintains the communication satellites(INSAT) and remote sensing satellites(IRS) for fast and reliable communication across the country and earth. Its functions also includes broadcasts, weather forecasting, disaster management, navigation etc.

         
                     The first satellite of ISRO was Aryabhata, which was launched by Soviet Union on 19 April 1975. It was named after the mathematician Aryabhata. It also developed two other rockets Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle(PSLV) for polar orbits and Geosynchronous Satellite Launch Vehicle(GSLV) for geostationary orbits. It sent Chandrayaan -1,  lunar orbiter on 22 October 2008 and Mars orbiter, Mars Orbiter Mission(MOM), which successfully entered Mars orbit on 24 September 2014. It made India the first nation to succeed on its first attempt.

              ISRO is the fourth agency in the world as well as the first agency in Asia to successfully reach Mars orbit. The Department of Atomic Energy founded by Homi Bhabha provided funding for space research. ISRO plans to launch a new generation Earth observation satellite in the future. It will also undertake the development of new launch vehicles and spacecrafts.  

                

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