Indian Space Research Organisation Telemetry, Tracking and Command Network

Indian Space Research Organisation Telemetry, Tracking and Command Network

The Indian Space Research Organisation Telemetry, Tracking and Command Network (ISTRAC) provides mission support to near-earth satellites and launch vehicle missions for the Indian space program (ISRO). ISTRAC has a network of ground stations at Hyderabad, Bangalore, Lucknow, Port Blair, Sriharikota, and Thiruvananthapuram. Additionally, ISTRAC has Telemetry, Tracking and Command (TTC) stations at Mauritius, Bearslake (Russia), Biak (Indonesia) and Brunei; and a multi-mission Spacecraft Control Centre is located at Bangalore.

Currently, ISTRAC supports 6 satellites, and operates Local User Terminal/Mission Control Centre (LUT/MCC) under the international Satellite-Aided Search and Rescue Programme.

Sources and external links

* http://isro.gov.in/centers/cen_trac.htm
* http://istrac.vsnl.net.in/

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