ISRO
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The Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO )}} is India's national space agency, headquartered in Bengaluru, Karnataka. It serves as the principal research and development arm of the Department of Space (DoS), overseen by the Prime Minister of India, with the Chairman of ISRO also serving as the chief executive of the DoS. It is primarily responsible for space-based operations, space exploration, international space cooperation and the development of related technologies. The agency maintains a constellation of imaging, communications and remote sensing satellites. It operates the GAGAN and IRNSS satellite navigation systems. It has sent three missions to the Moon and one mission to Mars.Formerly known as the Indian National Committee for Space Research (INCOSPAR), ISRO was set up in 1962 by then-Prime Minister Jawaharlal Nehru on the recommendation of scientist Vikram Sarabhai. It was renamed as ISRO in 1969 and was subsumed into the Department of Atomic Energy (DAE). The establishment of ISRO institutionalised space research activities in India. In 1972, the Government set up a Space Commission and the DoS, bringing ISRO under its purview. It has since then been managed by the DoS, which also governs various other institutions in the domain of astronomy and space technology.
ISRO built India's first satellite Aryabhata which was launched by the Soviet space agency Interkosmos in 1975. In 1980, it launched the satellite RS-1 on board the indigenously built launch vehicle SLV-3, making India the seventh country to undertake orbital launches. It has subsequently developed various small-lift and medium-lift launch vehicles, enabling the agency to launch various satellites and deep space missions. It is one of the six government space agencies in the world that possess full launch capabilities with the ability to deploy cryogenic engines, launch extraterrestrial missions and artificial satellites. It is also the only one of the four governmental space agencies to have demonstrated unmanned soft landing capabilities.
ISRO's programmes have played a significant role in socio-economic development. It has supported both civilian and military domains in various aspects such as disaster management, telemedicine, navigation and reconnaissance. ISRO's spin-off technologies have also aided in new innovations in engineering and other allied domains. Provided by Wikipedia
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1Published 1982Bangalore : Indian Space Research Organisation, 1982.ix, 58 p. ; 22 x 29 cm.“...Indian Space Research Organisation...”
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2Published 1977Bangalore : Indian Space Research Organisation, 1977.116 p. : ill. ; 31 cm.“...Indian Space Research Organisation...”
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3Published 1977Bangalore : Indian Space Research Organisation, [1977-]v. <1 > : ill., map ; 31 cm.“...Indian Space Research Organisation...”
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4Published 1981[New Delhi] : Bangalore : Govt. of India ; Publications & Public Relations Unit, ISRO, [1981]50 p., [1] folded leaf : ill. ; 23 cm.“...Indian Space Research Organisation...”
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5by Srinivas Anand, Y. R. S. N.
Published 1990Bangalore : Indian Space Research Organisation, [1990]14 p. : ill. ; 30 cm.“...Indian Space Research Organisation...”
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6by Rao, U. R., 1932-
Published 1991Bangalore : Indian Space Research Organisation, 1991.17 p. ; 21 cm.“...Indian Space Research Organisation...”
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7by Balu, R.
Published 1978Bangalore : Indian Space Research Organisation, [1978]13 p. : ill. ; 30 cm.“...Indian Space Research Organisation...”
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8by Kanungo, S. K.
Published 1992Bangalore : Indian Space Research Organisation, [1992]ii, 20 p. : col. ill. ; 30 cm.“...Indian Space Research Organisation...”
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9by Agarwal, Vijay K.
Published 1992Bangalore : Indian Space Research Organisation, [1992]v. <1 > : ill. ; 30 cm.“...Indian Space Research Organisation...”
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10Published 1992Bangalore : Indian Space Research Organisation, [1992]16 p. : ill. ; 30 cm.“...Indian Space Research Organisation...”
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11Published 1990Bangalore, India : Indian Space Research Organisation, 1990-v. : ill. ; 30 cm.“...Indian Space Research Organisation...”
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12by Paramesh Iyer, K.
Published 1994Bangalore : Indian Space Research Organisation, [1994]27 p. : ill. ; 30 cm.“...Indian Space Research Organisation...”
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13Published 1990Bangalore : Indian Space Research Organisation, [1990]38 p. : ill. (some col.) ; 30 cm.“...Indian Space Research Organisation...”
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14by Rao, U. R., 1932-
Published 1991Bangalore : Indian Space Research Organisation, 1991.23 p. ; 21 cm.“...Indian Space Research Organisation...”
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15Bangalore, India : ISRO Satellite Centre,v. : ill. ; 30 cm.“...Indian Space Research Organisation. Satellite Centre...”
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16by Dhanju, M. S.
Published 1978Bangalore : Indian Space Research Organisation, 1978.vii, 69 p., [1] leaf of plates : ill. (some col.), maps ; 31 cm.“...Indian Space Research Organisation...”
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17Published 1987Ahmedabad : Govt. of India, Development and Educational Communication Unit, Indian Space Research Organisation, 1987.216 p. : ill. ; 29 cm.“...Indian Space Research Organisation. Development and Educational Communication Unit...”
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18by Rao, U. R., 1932-
Published 1991Bangalore : Indian Space Research Organisation, [1991]28 p. : ill., maps ; 21 cm.“...Indian Space Research Organisation...”
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19by Dhabriya, S. S.
Published 1984Jaipur, India : Institute of Development Studies, [1984][9], 95 leaves : ill., maps ; 34 cm.“...Indian Space Research Organisation...”
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20Published 1977Ahmedabad : Govt. of India, Space Applications Centre, Software Systems Group, Research and Evaluation Cell, Indian Space Research Organisation, 1977.2 v. (718, [40] p.) : ill., maps ; 30 cm.“...Indian Space Research Organisation. Software Systems Group. Research and Evaluation Cell...”