Vikram Sarabhai Space Centre
| വിക്രം സാരാഭായ് ബഹിരാകാശകേന്ദ്രം विक्रम साराभाई अंतरिक्ष केंद्र |
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| Formed | November 21, 1963 |
| Jurisdiction | Department of Space |
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Trivandrum, in Kerala, India 8°31′48″N 76°52′18″E / 8.53000°N 76.87167°E |
| Employees | Unknown (2008) |
| Annual budget | See the budget of ISRO |
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| Parent agency | ISRO |
| Website | ISRO VSSC home page |
Coordinates: 8°31′48″N 76°52′18″E / 8.53000°N 76.87167°E
The Vikram Sarabhai Space Centre (VSSC; Hindi: विक्रम साराभाई अंतरिक्ष केंद्र; Malayalam: വിക്രം സാരാഭായ് ബഹിരാകാശകേന്ദ്രം) is a major space research centre of the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO), focusing on rocket and space vehicles for India's satellite programme. It is located in Thiruvananthapuram, in the Indian state of Kerala.
The centre had its beginnings as the Thumba Equatorial Rocket Launching Station (TERLS) in 1962. It was renamed in honour of Dr. Vikram Sarabhai, often regarded as the father of the Indian space program.
The Vikram Sarabhai Space Centre is one of the main research and development establishments within ISRO. VSSC is an entirely indigenous facility working on the development of sounding rockets, the Rohini and Menaka launchers, and the ASLV, PSLV, GSLV and GSLV Mk III families of launch vehicles.
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