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ISRO's centres and units: where the Department of Space works from

The Department of Space and ISRO Headquarters are at Bengaluru.
Vikram Sarabhai Space Centre (VSSC), the Liquid Propulsion Systems Centre (LPSC) and the ISRO Inertial Systems Unit (IISU) are at Thiruvananthapuram.
Satish Dhawan Space Centre (SDSC) SHAR is at Nellore and the ISRO Propulsion Complex (IPRC) at Mahendragiri.
U R Rao Satellite Centre (URSC), the Human Space Flight Centre (HSFC), the ISRO Telemetry, Tracking and Command Network (ISTRAC) and the Laboratory for Electro-Optics Systems (LEOS) are at Bengaluru.
Space Applications Centre (SAC) is at Ahmedabad, the National Remote Sensing Centre (NRSC) at Hyderabad and the Master Control Facility (MCF) at Hassan.
The Indian Institute of Remote Sensing (IIRS) is at DehraDun.
IN-SPACe is at Ahmedabad; the two Central Public Sector Enterprises under the Department are Antrix Corporation Limited and NewSpace India Limited (NSIL), both at Bengaluru.
The autonomous bodies are the Indian Institute of Space Science and Technology (IIST) at Thiruvananthapuram, the National Atmospheric Research Laboratory (NARL) at Tirupathi, the North Eastern-Space Applications Centre (NE-SAC) in Ri Bhoi District and the Physical Research Laboratory (PRL) at Ahmedabad.

Department of Space and ISRO HQ: Bengaluru Satish Dhawan Space Centre (SDSC) SHAR: Nellore Master Control Facility (MCF): Hassan CPSEs under the Department: Antrix Corporation Limited, NewSpace India Limited (NSIL)
Why it matters for exams: Matching ISRO centres to their cities is a recurring one-mark question in Kerala PSC and SSC papers, and Kerala hosts four of them.
Kerala PSCUPSCSSC
29 September 2026 Source: Indian Space Research Organisation

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