ISRO Telemetry, Tracking, Command Network (ISTRAC) and Master Control Facility (MCF)

The ISTRAC Network

  • Control of satellites in Low Earth Orbit (LEO), Lunar and Interplanetary Missions
  • Control of satellites in the Geosynchronous Orbits for Communication and Disaster Management Support

  • Indian Space Science Data Centre (ISSDC)

  • Navigation Control Centre of NavIC Application

  • Wide and Global Communications Network
  • Search and Rescue Operations using LEO & GEO Missions
  • Weather Radar Development
  • Indigenous development of weather radars for national requirements.
    (Phased Array Radar, S-band DWR, Chennai)
Indian scientists and engineers of Indian Space Research Organization (ISRO) monitor the Mars Orbiter Mission (MOM) at the tracking centre, ISTRAC (ISRO Telemetry, Tracking and Command Network) which controls the Mars Orbiter Mission (MOM) in Bangalore on November 27, 2013. ISTRAC will now be the nerve centre of India’s prestigious Mars mission, also called “Mangalyaan”, in communicating and controlling the spacecraft. AFP PHOTO/Manjunath KIRAN (Photo credit should read Manjunath Kiran/AFP via Getty Images)
Ground Segment Tracking for Launch Vehicle Missions

The Ground Support Stations are spread along the trajectory of the PSLV and GSLV. Both Launch Vehicles are located at SHAR, Port Blair, Brunei, Biak and PSLV: SHAR, Trivandrum, Mauritius. These stations provide tracking and Telemetry Support during the launching phase.

(Stations shown in images: Mauritius, Thiruvananthapuram Terminal, Biak 10.5 Meter, Port Blair 5.4 Meter)
Master Control Facility Located at Hassan and Bhopal, has MOC – Mission Operation Complex supports satellite operations 24 × 7. The typical operations involve: