Framed in 1969, ISRO superseded the past Indian National Committee for Space Research (INCOSPAR), which was set up in 1962 by the endeavors of autonomous India's first Prime Minister Jawaharlal Nehru, and his nearby associate and researcher Vikram Sarabhai. The foundation of ISRO hence systematized space exercises in India.

Objectives and goals

The prime target of ISRO is to create space innovation and its application to different national errands. The Indian space system was driven by the vision of Vikram Sarabhai, considered the father of the Indian Space Program.

Organisation Structure and Facilities
ISRO is managed by the Department of Space (DoS) of the Government of India. DoS itself falls under the influence of the Prime Minister and the Space Commission, as well as manages the following agencies and institutes:

Indian Space Research Organisation
Vikram Sarabhai Space Centre (VSSC), Thiruvananthapuram.
Liquid Propulsion Systems Centre (LPSC), Thiruvananthapuram.
Satish Dhawan Space Centre (SDSC-SHAR), Sriharikota.
ISRO Propulsion Complex (IPRC), Mahendragiri.
ISRO Satellite Centre (ISAC), Bengaluru.
Space Applications Centre (SAC), Ahmedabad.
National Remote Sensing Centre (NRSC), Hyderabad.
ISRO Inertial Systems Unit (IISU), Thiruvananthapuram.
Development and Educational Communication Unit (DECU), Ahmedabad.
Master Control Facility (MCF), Hassan, Karnataka.
ISRO Telemetry, Tracking and Command Network (ISTRAC), Bengaluru.
Laboratory for Electro-Optics Systems (LEOS), Bengaluru.
Indian Institute of Remote Sensing (IIRS), Dehradun.
Antrix Corporation - The marketing arm of ISRO, Bengaluru.
Physical Research Laboratory (PRL), Ahmedabad.
National Atmospheric Research Laboratory (NARL), Gadanki, Andhra pradesh.
North-Eastern Space Applications Centre[19] (NE-SAC), Umiam.
Semi-Conductor Laboratory (SCL), Mohali.
Indian Institute of Space Science and Technology (IIST), Thiruvananthapuram - India's space university.