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ISRO Centres & Facilities 📌
NCERT-aligned UPSC Core Geography topic from NCERT Class 11/12 + standard reference works (Bipan Chandra, R.S. Sharma, Romila Thapar). Every item is anchored to a real location on India's map — built for boards (CBSE, ICSE, state) and UPSC aspirants.
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Class UPSC Geography — NCERT Class 11/12 + standard reference works (Bipan Chandra, R.S. Sharma, Romila Thapar) — Chapter: Space Exploration.
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Key locations covered (15)
- Vikram Sarabhai Space Centre (VSSC) — Kerala
- Liquid Propulsion Systems Centre (LPSC) — Kerala / Tamil Nadu
- U.R. Rao Satellite Centre (URSC) — Karnataka
- Satish Dhawan Space Centre (SHAR) — Andhra Pradesh
- Space Applications Centre (SAC) — Gujarat
- National Remote Sensing Centre (NRSC) — Telangana
- ISRO Telemetry, Tracking and Command Network (ISTRAC) — Karnataka
- Master Control Facility (MCF) — Karnataka / Madhya Pradesh
- ISRO Propulsion Complex (IPRC), Mahendragiri — Tamil Nadu
- North-Eastern Space Applications Centre (NE-SAC) — Meghalaya
- Indian Institute of Remote Sensing (IIRS) — Uttarakhand
- Physical Research Laboratory (PRL) — Gujarat
- Semi-Conductor Laboratory (SCL) — Punjab
- Indian Institute of Space Science and Technology (IIST) — Kerala
- ISRO Headquarters (Antariksh Bhavan) — Karnataka
Sample questions (12 of 72)
Quick summary of Vikram Sarabhai Space Centre (VSSC)?
Lead centre of ISRO for design and development of launch vehicles. Established 1962 as TERLS, renamed VSSC 1972 after Vikram Sarabhai's death.
Founded of Vikram Sarabhai Space Centre (VSSC)?
1962 (TERLS)
Renamed of Vikram Sarabhai Space Centre (VSSC)?
1972
Responsibility of Vikram Sarabhai Space Centre (VSSC)?
Launch vehicle design & integration (SLV, ASLV, PSLV, GSLV, LVM3, SSLV)
Key Facilities of Vikram Sarabhai Space Centre (VSSC)?
Solid Propellant Space Booster Plant (SPROB), Composite Manufacturing Facility, Avionics Entity
First Launch of Vikram Sarabhai Space Centre (VSSC)?
Nike-Apache rocket from Thumba 21 Nov 1963
Quick summary of Liquid Propulsion Systems Centre (LPSC)?
Develops liquid and cryogenic propulsion stages for launch vehicles. HQ at Valiamala, test facility at Mahendragiri (TN), Bengaluru unit for satellite propulsion.
Hq of Liquid Propulsion Systems Centre (LPSC)?
Valiamala, Thiruvananthapuram
Test Facility of Liquid Propulsion Systems Centre (LPSC)?
IPRC, Mahendragiri, Tamil Nadu
Responsibility of Liquid Propulsion Systems Centre (LPSC)?
Liquid (Vikas), cryogenic (CE-7.5, CE-20), and semi-cryogenic engines
Key Engines of Liquid Propulsion Systems Centre (LPSC)?
Vikas (PSLV/GSLV second stage), CE-20 (LVM3 cryogenic upper), CE-7.5 (GSLV upper)
Quick summary of U.R. Rao Satellite Centre (URSC)?
Lead centre for design, fabrication, assembly and testing of all ISRO satellites. Renamed in 2018 from ISRO Satellite Centre (ISAC) honouring U.R. Rao.
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This topic is part of the NCERT UPSC Core Geography syllabus, specifically the textbook NCERT Class 11/12 + standard reference works (Bipan Chandra, R.S. Sharma, Romila Thapar), drawn from the chapter Space Exploration. Content is cross-referenced against the latest NCERT textbook editions + standard reference works (Bipan Chandra, R.S. Sharma, Romila Thapar, Satish Chandra for history; G.C. Leong, Savindra Singh for geography; the UPSC Civil Services prelims + mains syllabus).
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