Vikram Sarabhai Space Centre

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/Vikram_Sarabhai_Space_Centre
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gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:research_institute
gptkbp:abbreviation gptkb:VSSC
gptkbp:affiliatedWith gptkb:Indian_National_Committee_for_Space_Research
gptkbp:coordinates 8.5241° N, 76.9366° E
gptkbp:director gptkb:S._Unnikrishnan_Nair
gptkbp:employs gptkb:engineer
gptkb:scientist
technicians
gptkbp:established 1963
gptkbp:formerName gptkb:Thumba_Equatorial_Rocket_Launching_Station
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Vikram Sarabhai Space Centre
gptkbp:launchPad gptkb:Thumba_Launching_Station
gptkbp:locatedIn gptkb:India
gptkb:Thiruvananthapuram
gptkb:Kerala
gptkbp:namedAfter gptkb:Vikram_Sarabhai
gptkbp:notableProject gptkb:GSLV_(Geosynchronous_Satellite_Launch_Vehicle)
gptkb:PSLV_(Polar_Satellite_Launch_Vehicle)
gptkb:Rohini_Satellite_Series
gptkb:SLV_(Satellite_Launch_Vehicle)
gptkb:Sounding_Rockets
gptkbp:operatedBy gptkb:Indian_Space_Research_Organisation
gptkbp:parentOrganization gptkb:Department_of_Space,_Government_of_India
gptkbp:partOf gptkb:ISRO
gptkbp:primaryUse gptkb:satellite
launch vehicle development
space vehicle development
gptkbp:regionServed gptkb:India
gptkbp:researchInterest gptkb:satellite
aerospace engineering
propulsion systems
gptkbp:website https://www.vssc.gov.in/
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Process_Development_Division
gptkb:Thiruvananthapuram
gptkbp:bfsLayer 4