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In Summary

  • ISRO supports national development through space-based systems in agriculture, disaster management, climate monitoring, societal welfare, and defense.
  • ISRO, established in 1969 and headquartered in Bengaluru, operates under the Department of Space (DOS).
  • Key ISRO assets include launch vehicles like PSLV, GSLV, LVM3, and ongoing missions such as NISAR, Aditya L1, and Chandrayaan-3.

In Summary

Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) has undertaken a number of projects to aid in National development across various sectors.

Key Development Goals Supported by Space-Based systems

  • Agricultural Development:  CROP (Comprehensive Remote Sensing Observation on Crop Progress); support to schemes like Pradhan Mantri Fasal Bima Yojana (PMFBY); etc. 
  • Disaster Management: Monitoring of Glacial Lakes, Mapping of flood affected area; Lightning Nowcasting; Satellite Integrated landslide Assessment and Alert System, etc. 
    • Vessel Communication and Support System (VCSS) under Pradhan Mantri Matsya Sampada Yojana (PMMSY) provides safety-of-life and disaster alerts to fishermen.
  • Climate Monitoring: Development of GeoAI Framework for Air Quality Monitoring; Quantification of Greenhouse Gas Emission Inventory for Land Use, Land Use Change, etc.
  • Societal Welfare: Monitoring of the Watershed Development Component – Pradhan Mantri Krishi Sinchayee Yojana (WDC-PMKSY); Monitoring projects under Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana-Housing For All (Urban), Bhuvan Geoportal providing online remote sensing data services, etc. 
  • Defence: E.g., MOSDAC-IN (Meteorological and Oceanographic Satellite Data Archival Centre – Indian Navy) web-portal providing customised satellite derived weather products. 

India’s Space Profile

  • ISRO (Hq: Bengaluru): Formed in 1969  is India’s space agency aiming to harvest the benefits of outer space for India and mankind. 
    • Major constituent of the Department of Space (DOS). 
  • Major Fleet: Active operational launch vehicles: Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle (PSLV), Geosynchronous Satellite Launch Vehicle (GSLV), Geosynchronous Satellite Launch Vehicle Mk-III (LVM3); Key Spacecraft Missions: NISAR; Aditya L1; Chandrayaan-3; etc. 
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Chandrayaan-3

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