--- title: "What was U R Rao Satellite Centre (URSC) formerly known?" description: "What was U R Rao Satellite Centre (URSC) formerly known?" author: "Lily Chitlangiya" published: 2021-11-18 canonical: https://answers.mindstick.com/qa/94145/what-was-u-r-rao-satellite-centre-ursc-formerly-known category: "space technology" tags: ["space science", "space programs"] reading_time: 2 minutes --- # What was U R Rao Satellite Centre (URSC) formerly known? What was U R Rao Satellite Centre (URSC) formerly known? \ ## Answers ### Answer by Sanjay Goenka - **[Indian Space Research Organisation Satellite Center](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/U_R_Rao_Satellite_Centre) is the former name of the** [**UR Rao Space Centre (URSC)**](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/U_R_Rao_Satellite_Centre) \ ![What was U R Rao Satellite Centre (URSC) formerly known?](https://answers.mindstick.com/questionanswer/373beb74-4103-4766-ad99-fa3e982470b1/images/2c5c8729-6902-4434-8808-a18309a1cb32.png)\ \ The UR Rao Space Centre was **founded by [Dr. Udupi Ramchanda Rao](https://www.isro.gov.in/about-isro/prof-udupi-ramachandra-rao-1984-1994)**and the name of the the **[Indian Space Research Organisation](https://answers.mindstick.com/qa/94148/in-which-year-will-mangalyaan-2-be-launched-by-isro) Satellite Centre** changed to the name of the founded member as given above. And came into the effect on **2 April 2018.** The main work of this agency is to build, design, development, assemble, communication, navigation, and remote sensing, and make a small Satellite mission. The specialized team of scientists, technicians, and engineers of the **URSC build more than 90 important and complex Satellites.** And the main objective of the agency is to support India with the help of creating a cost-effective infrastructure for the country \ **History of UR Rao Space Centre** \ \ - The main root of the agency is started in **1963 and 1967**, in the year of **1963**, the establishment of the **Thumba Equatorial Launching Station** (TERLS) and in 1967 the **Establishment of the Experimental Satellite Communication** with Each Station. These two Station of India worked as the pioneer in the field of space technology and space activities in India - In the **late sixties**, the activity of the building of Space Technology started from the **Satellite System Division** at Space Science in & technology Centre **at Trivendrapuram** - Later when the decision of making the **[Aryabhatta](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aryabhata_(satellite))** was taken then it was transferred to Banglore as the new formation as the **Indian Scientific Satellite Project** (IISP) and it make their base work for the project here and then, later on, he moved to the **Industrial Sheds at Peenya.** - After the successful accomplishment of the **Aryabhatta** turned the Laboratory Lab into a full-fledged Program that contributed to the national priorities. And in this, it was born as a UR Rao Satellite center in **1976 in Vimanapura, Banglore.** --- Original Source: https://answers.mindstick.com/qa/94145/what-was-u-r-rao-satellite-centre-ursc-formerly-known Copyright © MindStick Software Pvt. Ltd. This Markdown version is provided for developers, AI systems, and offline reading.