Vikram Sarabhai Space Centre (VSSC)

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/Vikram_Sarabhai_Space_Centre_(VSSC)
GPTKB entity
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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:research_institute
gptkbp:abbreviation gptkb:VSSC
gptkbp:affiliatedWith gptkb:Department_of_Space,_Government_of_India
gptkbp:campus gptkb:Thumba,_Thiruvananthapuram
gptkbp:coordinates 8.5241°N 76.9366°E
gptkbp:country gptkb:India
gptkbp:director gptkb:S._Unnikrishnan_Nair
gptkbp:established 1963
gptkbp:focusArea gptkb:satellite
aerospace engineering
rocket propulsion
satellite launch vehicles
gptkbp:formerName gptkb:Thumba_Equatorial_Rocket_Launching_Station
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Vikram Sarabhai Space Centre (VSSC)
gptkbp:locatedIn gptkb:Thiruvananthapuram
gptkbp:namedAfter gptkb:Vikram_Sarabhai
gptkbp:notableProject gptkb:GSLV_(Geosynchronous_Satellite_Launch_Vehicle)
gptkb:PSLV_(Polar_Satellite_Launch_Vehicle)
gptkb:SLV_(Satellite_Launch_Vehicle)
gptkb:Rohini_Sounding_Rockets
gptkbp:parentOrganization gptkb:Indian_Space_Research_Organisation
gptkbp:primaryUse development of launch vehicles
gptkbp:regionServed gptkb:India
gptkbp:website https://www.vssc.gov.in/
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:ISRO
gptkbp:bfsLayer 5