The Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) is the space agency of the Government of India headquartered in the city of Bangalore.

It was established in 1969.

ISRO superseded the erstwhile Indian National Committee for Space Research (INCOSPAR) established in 1962 by the efforts of independent India's first Prime Minister, Jawaharlal Nehru, and his close aide and scientist Vikram Sarabhai.

The establishment of ISRO thus institutionalized space activities in India.

It is managed by the Department of Space, which reports to the Prime Minister of India.

ISRO built India's first satellite, Aryabhata, which was launched by the Soviet Union on 19 April 1975.

In 1980, Rohini became the first satellite to be placed in orbit by an Indian-made launch vehicle, SLV-3.

In January 2014, ISRO successfully used an indigenous cryogenic engine in a GSLV-D5 launch of the GSAT-14.

DoS itself falls under the authority of the Prime Minister and the Space Commission, and 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), Bangalore.
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), Bangalore.
Laboratory for Electro-Optics Systems (LEOS), Bangalore.
Indian Institute of Remote Sensing (IIRS), Dehradun.
Antrix Corporation – The marketing arm of ISRO, Bangalore.
Physical Research Laboratory (PRL), Ahmedabad.
National Atmospheric Research Laboratory (NARL), Gadanki, Andhra pradesh.
North-Eastern Space Applications Centre[23] (NE-SAC), Umiam.
Semi-Conductor Laboratory (SCL), Mohali.
Indian Institute of Space Science and Technology (IIST), Thiruvananthapuram – India's space university.

Contact-

For queries pertaining to recruitment by ISRO Centralised Recruitment Board (ICRB) and recruitment by ISRO HQ :

Administrative Officer, ISRO Hqs
Antariksh Bhavan, New BEL Road
Bengaluru-560 231
Phone:+91 80 22172465 or 22172264 or 22172260
Email: icrb@isro.gov.in

For Public Relations Queries

Director, P&PR Unit, ISRO Hqs
Antariksh Bhavan, New BEL Road
Bengaluru-560 231
Phone:+91 80 23415275 or 22172296
Fax: +91 80 23412253
Email: dir.ppr@isro.gov.in