Setting Up of Indian Space Science Data Centre

Indian Space Research Organization is in the process of setting up of Indian Space Science Data Centre (ISSDC) to process, archive and disseminate the data from various Scientific Satellite missions. This Data Centre will be utilized by various scientists for investigations.

The Centre is being set up near Bangalore and it is planned to make it operational by the last quarter of 2008.

This was stated by the Minister of State in the Prime Minister’s Office and Personnel, Public Grievances & Pensions, Shri Prithviraj Chavan, in a written reply to a question by Dr. K. Dhanaraju in the Lok Sabha today.

In reply to another question, the Minister said that a study has been initiated for preparing a feasibility report by the faculty of IIT in consultation with ISRO scientists for developing a small satellite (less than 100 kg weight),

The technologies developed during this process may help in small satellite program in future.

Source: Press Information Bureau
Date: April 30, 2008