U.R. RAO SATELLITE CENTRE (URSC)

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).