IIST

IIST
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Indian Institute of Space Science and Technology Thiruvananthapuram

Motto:	विद्या सन्धि प्रवचगम सन्धानम
Established:	2007
Type:	Public
Chairman:	Dr. G. Madhavan Nair
Location:	Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala, India
Director:	Dr. B. N. Suresh
Website:	http://www.iist.ac.in

The Indian Institute of Space Science and Technology (Hindi: भारतीय अन्तरिक्ष विज्ञान एवं प्रौद्योगिकी संस्थान, Malayalam: ഭാരതീയ ബഹിരാകാശ ശാസ്ത്ര സാങ്കേതിക സ്ഥാപനം) or IIST is India's national institute for the study and development of space science. The institute is now functioning in Vikram Sarabhai Space Centre (VSSC) campus, Thiruvananthapuram(Trivandrum), Kerala. A permanent campus is coming up near LPSC in Nedumangad, Thiruvananthapuram.

It offers undergraduate and graduate courses, and also serves as a research center. It is sponsored by the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) under Department of Space, Government of India. The first batch of B.Tech. and M.Sc. programs has started in the year 2007-08.

IIST presently offers B.Tech. courses in Space Technology and Integrated Masters in Applied Sciences

#	Name of the Course	No. of Seats	Remarks
1	M.Sc.(Applied Sciences)	39	_____
2	B.Tech.(Aerospace Engineering)	52	____
3	B.Tech.(Avionics)	65	____

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v • d • e Indian space program

Centres	Thumba Equatorial Rocket Launching Station (TERLS) · Vikram Sarabhai Space Centre (VSSC) · Satish Dhawan Space Centre (SDSC) · Indian Deep Space Network (IDSN) · National Atmospheric Radar Laboratory (NARL) · Master Control Facility (MCF) · ISRO Satellite Centre (ISAC) · Liquid Propulsion Systems Centre (LPSC) · Indian Institute of Space Science and Technology (IIST) · Space Applications Centre (SAC) · ISRO Telemetry Tracking and Command Network (ISTRAC) · Semi-Conductor Laboratory (SCL) · INSAT Master Control Facility (IMCF) · ISRO Inertial Systems Unit (IISU) · National Remote Sensing Agency (NRSA) · Physical Research Laboratory (PRL) · more

Satellites	Aryabhata · Rohini · Bhaskara · Ariane Passenger Payload Experiment (APPLE) · Indian National Satellite System (INSAT) series · Indian Remote Sensing (IRS) series · Stretched Rohini Satellite Series (SROSS) · HAMSAT · Kalpana-1 · Astrosat · GSAT · more

Projects and vehicles	Satellite Instructional Television Experiment (SITE) · Satellite Launch Vehicle (SLV) (Augmented) · Geosynchronous Satellite Launch Vehicle (GSLV) · Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle (PSLV) · Space Capsule Recovery Experiment (SCRE/SRE) · AVATAR · Chandrayaan · Human spaceflight · Indian Astronomical Observatory · Ooty Radio Telescope · National Atmospheric Radar Laboratory (NARL) · more

Associated organisations	Tata Institute of Fundamental Research (TIFR) · Indian National Committee for Space Research (INCOSPAR) · Raman Research Institute · Indian Institute of Astrophysics (IIA) · Inter-University Centre for Astronomy and Astrophysics (IUCAA) · Department of Space · Antrix · Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) · Aerospace Command · Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) · Indian Institute of Space Science and Technology (IIST)

People	Vikram Sarabhai · Homi Bhabha · Satish Dhawan · Rakesh Sharma · Ravish Malhotra · Krishnaswami Kasturirangan · Jayant Narlikar · U. Ramachandra Rao · Abdul Kalam · G. Madhavan Nair · Mylswamy Annadurai · R.V. Perumal · B.N. Suresh

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