Indian Space Research Organisation
India's national space agency / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The Indian Space Research Organisation is the agency of India that deals with space exploration and astronomy. Also known as ISRO, the organisation has made many successes since its creation in 1969. It built and launched the Mars Orbiter Mission which made India the first country to get to Mars on its first try.
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ISRO (इसरो) logo (adopted in 2002)[1][2] | |
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Formed | 15 August 1969; 54 years ago (1969-08-15) |
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Jurisdiction | Department of Space, Government of India |
Headquarters | Bengaluru, Karnataka, India 12°57′56″N 77°41′53″E |
Employees | 16,072 as of 2018[4] |
Annual budget | ₹11,538.26 crore (US$1.5 billion)(2019–20 est.)[5] |
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Website | www |
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