Indian Deep Space Network

Indian Deep Space Network
Alternative namesIDSN Edit this at Wikidata
OrganizationIndian Space Research Organisation
LocationByalalu, Ramanagar district, Karnataka, India
Coordinates12°54′06″N 77°22′05″E / 12.901767°N 77.36819°E / 12.901767; 77.36819
Established17 October 2008
Websitehttp://www.istrac.gov.in
Telescopes
32-meter DSN AntennaDeep Space Tracking Antenna
18-meter DSN AntennaDeep Space Tracking Antenna
11-meter DSN AntennaTerminal Tracking Antenna
Indian Deep Space Network is located in India
Indian Deep Space Network
Location of Indian Deep Space Network
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Indian Deep Space Network (IDSN) is a network of large antennas and communication facilities operated by the Indian Space Research Organisation to support the interplanetary spacecraft missions of India. Its hub is located at Byalalu, Ramanagara in the state of Karnataka in India.[1] It was built under the leadership of S K Shivakumar, the then ISTRAC Director and inaugurated on 17 October 2008 by the former ISRO chairman G. Madhavan Nair.

Similar networks are run by USA, China, Russia, Europe, and Japan.

  1. ^ "Indian Space Science Data Centre (ISSDC) - Gateway to India's Space Science Data - ISRO". Archived from the original on 1 September 2019. Retrieved 3 December 2019.