ISRO stands for Indian Space Research Organisation it is an Indian Space Agency it’s run by the Government of India. There is a Headquarter of Isro in the city of Banglore. The Indian National Committee for Space Research (INCOSPAR) was found in 1962 and the Chairman was Vikram Sarabhai Patel. Since 1962 there are 10 Chairmen has been appointed at this post. Prof Satish Dhawan is the man who served 12 years as a chairmen in ISRO.
Short info about ISRO:
| Founder | Vikram Sarabhai Patel |
| Founded | 15 August 1969 |
| First Chairman | Vikram Sarabhai Patel |
| Headquarter | Banglore |
| Run By | Government of India |
List of Chairmen of ISRO:
| Name | Tenure | Lengh of Term |
| Vikram Sarabhai | From 1963 to 1972 | 9 years |
| M. G. K. Menon | From Jan. 1972 to Sept. 1972 | 9 months |
| Satish Dhawan | From 1972 to 1984 | 12 years |
| Prof. U R Rao | From 1984 to 1994 | 10 years |
| K. Kasturirangan | From 1994 to 2003 | 9 years |
| G. Madhavan Nair | From 2003 to 2009 | 6 years |
| K. Radhakrishnan | From 2009 to 2014 | 5 years |
| Shailesh Nayak | From 1 Jan. 2015 to 12 Jan. 2015 | 12 days |
| A. S. Kiran Kumar | From 2015 to 2018 | 3 years |
| K. Sivan | From Jan 2018 Till date | incumbent |
Important facts about ISRO:
- In 15th August 1962 Vikram Sarabhai Founded The Indian National Committee for Space Research (INCOSPAR) but in 1969 it Replaces the name Called ISRO.
- Slv-3 Was India’S First Indigenous Satellite Launch Vehicle And A.P.J. Abdum Kalam Ji Was The Director Of The Project.
- ISRO’s Expenditure In The Last 40 Years = Half Of Nasa’S Single Year Budget.
- ISRO’s Mars Mission Is The Cheapest So Far, Just 450 Crore I.E Rs 12 Per Km, Equivalent To Auto Fare.
- ISRO has 13 Centers spread all across India
- ISRO successfully set a record with a launch of 20 satellites in a single payload, one being a satellite from Google on 18 June 2016.
- On 5 June 2017 and placed a communications satellite GSAT-19 in orbit. With this launch, Indian Space Research Organization became capable of launching 4 ton heavy satellites.
- ISRO built India’s first satellite, Aryabhata, which was launched by the Soviet Union on 19 April 1975. It was named after the Mathematician Aryabhata.
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