2. OBJECTIVES
upon completion of this lesson you will be
able to know :-
About ISRO(Indian Space Research
Organization)
Achievement
Vision
Mission
3. India decided to go to space when Indian
National Committee for Space Research
(INCOSPAR) was set up by the Government of
India in 1962. With the visionary Dr Vikram
Sarabhai
ISRO was formed in 1969 with a vision to
develop and harness space technology in
national development, while pursuing planetary
exploration and space science research.
4. The Indian Space Research Organization
(ISRO) is the pioneer space exploration
agency of the Government of India,
headquartered at Bengaluru.
The great personalities (APJ Abdul kalam, Dr
K Radhakrishnan) had given their great
contribution in new direction and Success of
ISRO
5. Aryabhatta is India's first satellite. It was the
spacecraft to be entirely built in the country
making a breakthrough in space missions.
leadership of APJ Abdul Kalam, the Satellite
Launch Vehicle (SLV) project was initiated. The
aim of this project was to develop the
necessary technology to launch satellites.
In2008,Chandrayaan, country’s first unmanned
lunar probe was launched by ISRO.
ISRO in 2016, also launched Indian Regional
Navigation Satellite System for marine
navigation,vehicle,tracking,disaster
management.
7. MISSION
Design and development of launch vehicles and
Srelated technologies for providing access to space.
Design and development of satellites and related
technologies for earth observation, communication,
navigation, meteorology and space science.
Indian National Satellite (INSAT) programme for
meeting telecommunication, television broadcasting
and developmental applications.
Indian Remote Sensing Satellite (IRS) programme for
management of natural resources and monitoring of
environment using space based imagery.
Space based Applications for Societal development.
Research and Development in space science and
planetary exploration.