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Indian Space Research Organisation

Indian national space and aeronautics agency
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Summary

Indian Space Research Organisation is a space agency[1]. It ranks in the top 4% of space agency entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (5,823 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Award received: Indira Gandhi Peace Prize[3], Gandhi Peace Prize[4], Space Pioneer Award[5], Leif Erikson Lunar Prize[6]
  • Member of: International Astronautical Federation[7], International Cospas-Sarsat Programme[8], Inter-Agency Space Debris Coordination Committee[9], International Space University[10]
  • Located in the administrative territorial entity: Karnataka[11]
  • Country: India[12]
  • Instance of: launch service provider[13], research organization[14]
  • Founder: Vikram Sarabhai[15]
  • Owned by: Government of India[16]
  • Follows: Indian National Committee for Space Research[17]
  • Headquarters location: Bengaluru[18]
  • Child organization or unit: Human Space Flight Centre[19], Indian Institute of Remote Sensing[20], ISRO Inertial Systems Unit[21], ISRO Propulsion Complex[22], ISRO Telemetry, Tracking and Command Network[23], Laboratory for Electro-Optics Systems[24], Liquid Propulsion Systems Centre[25], Satish Dhawan Space Centre[26], Space Applications Centre[27], U. R. Rao Satellite Centre[28], Vikram Sarabhai Space Centre[29], Antrix Corporation[30]
  • Part of: Prime Minister's Office[31]
  • Commons category: Indian Space Research Organisation[32]
  • Industry: space industry[33]
  • Chairperson: S. Somanath[34]
  • Inception: August 15, 1969[35]
  • Parent organization or unit: Department of Space[36]
  • Official website: https://www.isro.gov.in/[37], https://www.isro.gov.in/hi[38]
  • Topic's main category: Category:ISRO[39]
  • Product or material produced: spacecraft[40]
  • Employees: 16,072[41]
  • Topic has template: Template:Indian Department of Space[42], Template:ISRO facilities[43]
  • Official name: Indian Space Research Organisation[44], भारतीय अन्तरिक्ष अनुसन्धान सङ्गठन[45]
  • Legal form: corporation[46]
  • Short name: ISRO[47], इसरो[48], ఇస్రో[49], ઇસરો[50], ଇସ୍ରୋ[51], ਇਸਰੋ[52]
  • Owner of: Master Control Facility[53], National Remote Sensing Centre[54], Indian Deep Space Network[55], Thumba Equatorial Rocket Launching Station[56]

Why It Matters

Indian Space Research Organisation has Wikipedia articles in 27 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[57] It is known by 74 alternative names across languages and contexts.[58]

It is credited with the discovery of Statio Shiv Shakti[59], a launch and/or landing site[60].

FAQs

What awards did Indian Space Research Organisation receive?

Honors received include Indira Gandhi Peace Prize[3], Gandhi Peace Prize[4], and Space Pioneer Award[5].

What did Indian Space Research Organisation discover?

Indian Space Research Organisation is credited as discoverer of Statio Shiv Shakti[59].

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Inverse relationships (entities pointing at this one)

  1. [59] ↑ . wikidata.org. → on this site

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [60] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [57] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [58] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 12w ago · آیات محراج · 2026-07-18 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Short name → {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'ISRO'}, {'lang': 'hi', 'text': 'इसरो'}, {'lang': 'te', 'text': 'ఇస్రో'} +3
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    Position held by head of the organization → Chairperson of the Indian Space Research Organization
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    Award received → Indira Gandhi Peace Prize, Gandhi Peace Prize, Space Pioneer Award +2
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