ISRO Telemetry, Tracking and Command Network: Difference between revisions

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The [[Indian Space Research OrganizationOrganisation]] (ISRO), over the years, has established a comprehensive global network of ground stations to provide Telemetry, Tracking and Command (TTC) support to [[satellite]] and [[launch vehicle]] missions. These facilities are grouped under '''ISRO Telemetry, Tracking and Command Network''' (ISTRAC){{citation needed lead|date=October 2014}} with its headquarters at [[Bangalore]], India.

==Facilities==

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* ISTRAC facilities in Bangalore consists of TTC ground station (BLR) with full redundancy multi-mission Spacecraft Control Center to carryout and control spacecraft operations and co-ordinate with the network stations. Computer facility with distributed architecture providing independent processors for communications handling, dedicated processors to provide real-time displays for individual spacecraft missions and off-line processors for carrying out spacecraft data archival, analysis and orbit determination.

* Communication Control facility to establish links between [[Spacecraft Control Centre|SCC]] and ISTRAC network stations as well as control centers of other participating external space agencies and data receptions stations through dedicated voice, data and TTY links.

* Limited TTC facility to provide on orbit operational support to INSAT satellites as back up to [[INSAT Master Control Facility]] at [[Hassan, Karnataka|Hassan]].

==Mission==

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==Ground Stations==

ISTRAC has the following TTC ground stations:<ref name=irso17j>{{cite web |title=Indian Deep Space Network (IDSN) |url=http://www.isro.org/chandrayaan/htmls/ground_segment_spacenetwork.htm |publisher=ISRO |accessdate=17 January 2013}}</ref>

===India===

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* [http://istrac.vsnl.net.in/ ISTRAC - Mission]

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