Seshagiri

Biography:

Dr. Seshagiri Rao Vellan ki is an Ind ian sci entist an d is former distinguished scientist and associate director of the Satish
Dhawan Space Centre (SDSC ), Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO ).  He worked in ISRO  for more than 39 years in various capacities. He also served in ISRO as Prof. Satish Dhawan for three years. He was instrumental in setting up state of the art Real Time Systems and computer networks for flight safety at SDSC SHAR. He also developed data processing software required for displaying flight trajectories. Pulse Coherent Mono-pulse Radars (PCMC) development and commissioning was carried out under his leadership. He also developed and implemented various algorithms required for wind profile estimation for weather monitoring. He worked extensively in Mission Simulation and Post flight trajectory estimation and data analytics. He has worked as Deputy Director, Range Operations (RO), Deputy Director, Vehicle Assembly and  tatic Test (VAST) Facility. He also served as Controller SDSC SHAR. He contributed significantly to the Satellite recovery experiment, Chandrayan-  , Mangalyaa and many other missions. ISRO’ s prestigious Multi Object Tracking Radar (MOTR) was designed, developed and commissioned  nder his guidance as Project Director. He is responsible for developing and implementing Software for Computerisation Of Working Administrative areas for ISRO in all centres. He has visited numerous colleges and universities to deliver motivational talks to students in  science and technology.

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