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What is the full form of the abbreviated term 'ISRO'?

What is the full form of the abbreviated term 'ISRO'? Correct Answer Indian Space Research Organisation

The correct answer is Indian Space Research Organisation.

  • ISRO full name: Indian Space Research Organisation
  • 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.

Important Points 

  • ISRO was formed in 1969 with a vision to develop and harness space technology in national development while pursuing planetary exploration and space science research.
  • ISRO replaced its predecessor, INCOSPAR (Indian National Committee for Space Research), established in 1962.
  • Its headquarters are in Bangalore (Bengaluru).
  • ISRO’s chief executive is a chairman, who is also chairman of the Indian government’s Space Commission and the secretary of the Department of Space.

Additional Information

  • Rohini, the first satellite to be placed in orbit by an Indian-made launch vehicle (the Satellite Launch Vehicle 3), was launched on July 18, 1980. 
  • The first INSAT was launched in 1988, and the program expanded to include geosynchronous satellites called GSAT.
  • The first IRS satellite was also launched in 1988, and the program developed more-specialized satellites, including the Radar Imaging Satellite-1 (RISAT-1, launched in 2012) and the Satellite with Argos and Altika (SARAL, launched in 2013), a joint Indian-French mission that measures ocean wave heights.
  • ISRO subsequently developed three other rockets: the Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle (PSLV) for putting satellites into polar orbit, the Geostationary Space Launch Vehicle (GSLV) for placing satellites into geostationary orbit, and a heavy-lift version of the GSLV called the GSLV Mark III or LVM.

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