Industrial Visit - Visit to ISRO Telemetry, Tracking and Command Network (ISTRAC)
Students of Sri Ramswaroop Memorial College of Engineering and management, Electronics and communication engineering branch Second year got the golden oppourtinity to visit ISRO Lucknow . One of the highlights of the visit was the opportunity to interact with the brilliant minds behind ISTRAC's success. Scientists patiently explained the challenges they faced, the innovations they introduced, and their aspirations for the future of Indian space exploration. Their passion for space science was contagious.
ISRO Telemetry, Tracking and Command Network (ISTRAC), is entrusted with the major responsibility to provide tracking support for all the satellite and launch vehicle missions of ISRO. The major objectives of the centre are: carrying out mission operations of all operational remote sensing and scientific satellites, providing Telemetry, Tracking and Command (TTC) services from launch vehicle lift-off till injection of satellite into orbit and to estimate its preliminary orbit in space and hardware and software developmental activities that enhance the capabilities of ISTRAC for providing flawless TTC and Mission Operations services. Towards, these objectives, ISTRAC has established a network of ground stations at Bengaluru, Lucknow, Mauritius, Sriharikota, Port Blair, Thiruvananthapuram, Brunei, Biak (Indonesia) and the Deep Space Network Stations.
In keeping with its long-established TTC support responsibility, ISTRAC has also been mandated to provide space operations support for Deep Space Missions of ISRO, undertake development of radar systems for launch vehicle tracking and meteorological applications, establish and operationalise the ground segment for Indian Regional Navigational Satellite System, provide Search & Rescue and Disaster Management Services and support space based services like telemedicine, Village Resource Centre (VRC) and tele-education.
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- Date: 27 Oct 2023
- Time: 06:00 AM UTC to 10:30 AM UTC
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- C-1/513, Sector G Jankipuram, Sector G, Jankipuram, Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh
- Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh
- India 226021