List of ISRO Chairman

Can you list me the names of the Chairmen of Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) up till now as I making a project in which I need the names?

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The Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) is the space agency of the Government of Republic of India headquartered in the city of Bengaluru. Its vision is to bind space technology for national development, while pursuing space science research and planetary exploration.

It 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.

Its future plans include development of GSLV Mk III, (for launch of heavier satellites), ULV, development of a reusable launch vehicle, human spaceflight, further lunar exploration, interplanetary probes, a solar spacecraft mission, etc.


The names of the Chairmen of Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) up till now are as follows:

Name Term Start Term End Term Length

Vikram Sarabhai 1963 1972 Nine years

M. G. K. Menon January 1972 September 1972 Nine months

Satish Dhawan 1972 1984 Twelve years

U. R. Rao 1984 1994 Ten years

K. Kasturirangan 1994 27 August 2003 Nine years

G. Madhavan Nair September 2003 29 October 2009 Six years

K. Radhakrishnan 30 October 2009 31 December 2014 Five years

Shailesh Nayak 1 January 2015 12 January 2015 12 days

A. S. Kiran Kumar 14 January 2015 Incumbent


ISRO Centres
• Vikram Sarabhai Space Centre (VSSC)
 Liquid Propulsion Systems Centre (LPSC)
• SDSC SHAR
 ISRO Satellite Centre (ISAC)
 IPRC Mahendragiri
 Space Applications Centre (SAC)
 National Remote Sensing Centre (NRSC)
 ISRO Telemetry, Tracking and Command Network (ISTRAC)
 ISRO Inertial Systems Unit (IISU)
 Laboratory for Electro-Optics Systems (LEOS)
 Development and Educational Communication Unit (DECU)
 Indian Institute of Space Science and Technology (IIST)
 Indian Institute of Remote Sensing (IIRS)
• Physical Research Laboratory (PRL)
 National Atmospheric Research Laboratory (NARL)
 Master Control Facility (MCF)
 North Eastern-Space Applications Centre (NE-SAC)
 Semi-Conductor Laboratory (SCL)
 Department of Space and ISRO HQ
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