U R Rao Satellite Centre

12°57′34″N 77°39′17″E / 12.9595°N 77.6546°E / 12.9595; 77.6546

U R Rao Satellite Centre
Agency overview
Formed11 May 1972; 52 years ago (1972-05-11)
JurisdictionDepartment of Space
HeadquartersBengaluru, Karnataka, India
Annual budgetSee the budget of ISRO
Agency executive
  • M. Sankaran, Director
Parent agencyISRO
WebsiteURSC home page

The U R Rao Satellite Centre (URSC), formerly ISRO Satellite Centre (ISAC) (Hindi: इसरो उपग्रह केंद्र) is an ISRO centre for the design, development, and construction of Indian satellites. It was established in 1972 as Indian Scientific Satellite Project (ISSP) in Peenya Industrial Estates of Bangalore.[1] ISAC was renamed as U. R. Rao Satellite Centre (URSC) after the former ISRO Chairman and ISAC founding director Dr. Udupi Ramachandra Rao with effect from 2 April 2018. URSC is situated in Vimanapura Post.

The centre launched its 100th satellite on January 12, 2018,[2] encompassing the INSAT series, the IRS series, and GSAT communication satellites.

Organisations under URSC include the Laboratory for Electro-Optics Systems (LEOS) and the ISRO Satellite Integration and Testing Establishment (ISITE).

  1. ^ "Bangalore's ISRO Satellite Centre turns forty". Archived from the original on 21 September 2019. Retrieved 23 June 2019.
  2. ^ "ISAC's maiden century". Archived from the original on 14 July 2019. Retrieved 23 June 2019.