U.R. RAO SATELLITE CENTRE (URSC)

July 13, 2019

U.R. Rao Satellite Centre (URSC) has created a simulated surface by fetching soil from Tamil Nadu for testing 'Chandrayaan-2’s lander and rover on earth.

About: 

  • What is it? It is an Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) lead centre for building satellites and developing associated satellite technologies. 

  • Location: Bengaluru. 

  • Name: 
    • It was Formerly known as ISRO Satellite Centre (ISAC). 

    • It was renamed in 2018 after the former ISRO Chairman and ISAC founding Director Dr. Udupi Ramachandra Rao. 



  • Established in: 1972.  

  • Organisations under the umbrella of URSC include: 
    • Laboratory for Electro-Optics Systems (LEOS) and 

    • ISRO Satellite Integration and Testing Establishment (ISITE). 



Source : The Hindu