Acronyms


 

AAI : Airports Authority of India

ADCOS : Advisory Committee on Space Sciences (constituted by ISRO)

AIR : All India Radio

APEP : Ammonium Perchlorate Experimental Plant

ASIC : Application Specific Integrated Circuits

AWiFS : Advanced Wide Field Sensor

BC : Black Carbon

CAPE : Crop Acreage and Production Estimation

CARTOSAT : Cartographic Satellite

CCD : Charge Coupled Device

CME : Coronal Mass Ejection

CIL : Coal India Limited

CNES : Centre National d'Etudes Spatiales (French Space Agency)

CNSC : CAWSES National Steering Committee

COPUOS : Committee on Peaceful Uses of Outer Space (of United Nations)

CUSP : Cryogenic Upper Stage Project

CWC : Central Water Commission

DCPs : Data Collection Platforms

DECU : Development and Educational Communication Unit

DEM : Digital Elevation Model

DES : Delhi Earth Station

DLR : German Space Agency

DMS : Disaster Management Support

DOS : Department of Space

DPS : Data Processing System

DOT : Department of Telecommunications

DRS : Direct Reception System

DRT : Data Relay Transponder

DSC : Decision Support Centre

DSNG : Digital Satellite News Gathering

DST : Department of Science and Technology

DTH : Direct to Home (TV)

EGC : Engine Gimbal Control

EIRP : Effective Isotropic Radiated Power

EO : Earth Observation

ESA : European Space Agency

ETV : Educational TV

FASAL : Forecasting Agricultural output using Space Agro-meteorology and Land-based observations

GAGAN : GPS and GEO Augmented Navigation

GMRT : Giant Metrewave Radio Telescope

GPP : GRAMSAT Pilot Projects

GPS : Global Positioning System

GSAT : Satellite launched by GSLV

GSLV : Geosynchronous Satellite Launch Vehicle

GTO : Geosynchronous Transfer Orbit

HPT : High Power Transmitter

HVNET : High speed VSAT Network

ICC : INSAT Coordination Committee

IGBP : ISRO Geosphere Biosphere Programme

IGNOU : Indira Gandhi National Open University

IIT : Indian Institute of Technology

IISU : ISRO Inertial Systems Unit

IMD : India Meteorological Department

IPR : Intellectual Property Right

INCOIS : Indian National Centre for Ocean Information Services

INMCC : Indian Mission Control Centre

INMARSAT : International Maritime Satellite

INSAT : Indian National Satellite System

INTELSAT : International Telecommunications Satellite

IRS : Indian Remote Sensing Satellite

ISA : Israel Space Agency

ISAC : ISRO Satellite Centre

ISRO : Indian Space Research Organisation

ISTRAC : ISRO Telemetry, Tracking and Command Network

IT : Information Technology

ITU : International Telecommunications Union

JCM : Joint Consultative Machinery

LAM : Liquid Apogee Motor

LAPAN : Aerospace Electronics Technology Centre (Japan)

LAWP : Lower Atmospheric Wind Profiler

LEOS : Laboratory for Electro Optic Systems

LIDAR : Light Detection and Ranging

LISS : Linear Imaging Self Scanner

LPT : Low Power Transmitter

LPSC : Liquid Propulsion Systems Centre

LUT : Local User Terminal

MCC : Mission Control Centre

MCF : Master Control Facility

MDDC : Meteorological Data Dissemination Centre

MIDAS : Middle Atmospheric Dynamics Studies

MOS : Modular Opto-electronic Scanner

MOU : Memorandum of Understanding

MSMR : Multifrequency Scanning Microwave Radiometer

MSS : Mobile Satellite Service

MSSRF : M S Swaminathan Research Foundation

NE-SAC : North Eastern-Space Applications Centre

NICNET : National Informatics Centre Network

NMRF : National Mesosphere- Stratosphere-Troposphere Radar Facility

NNRMS : National Natural Resources Management System

NOAA : National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (USA)

NRIS : National (Natural) Resources Information System

NRR : National Resources Repository

NRSA : National Remote Sensing Agency

OCEANSAT : Ocean Satellite (IRS-P4)

OCM : Ocean Colour Monitor

OLIC : Official Language Implementation Committee

PAN : Panchromatic Camera (of IRS)

PARAS : ISRO's Parallel Aerodynamic Simulator

PC-NNRMS : Planning Committee of NNRMS

PFZ : Potential Fishery Zone

PRL : Physical Research Laboratory

PSLV : Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle

PTI : Press Trust of India

RABMN : Remote Area Business Management Network

RESAP : Regional Space Application Programme

RESPOND : Research Sponsored by ISRO

RISAT : Radar Imaging Satellite

RN : Radio Networking

RRSSC : Regional Remote Sensing Service Centre

SAC : Space Applications Centre

SAR : Synthetic Aperture Radar

SAS&R : Satellite Aided Search & Rescue

SBAS : Space Based Augmentation System

SCC : Spacecraft Control Centre

SCES : Satellite Control Earth Station

SDSC SHAR : Satish Dhawan Space Centre SHAR

SFCG : Space Frequency Coordination Group

SHARES : Sharing of Experience in Space

SLP : Second Launch Pad

SNG : Satellite News Gathering

SPL : Space Physics Laboratory

SRE : Space capsule Recovery Experiment

STC : Space Technology Cell

SWIR : Short Wave Infrared

TAUVEX : Tel Aviv University Ultra Violet Experiment

TDCC : Training and Developmental Communications Channel (INSAT)

TES : Technology Experiment Satellite

TTC : Telemetry, Tracking and Command

UGC : University Grants Commission

UN : United Nations

UN-COPUOS : United Nations Committee on Peaceful Uses of Outer Space

UN-ESCAP : United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific

USO : Udaipur Solar Observatory

UV : Ultra Violet

VHF : Very High Frequency

VHRR : Very High Resolution Radiometer

VLPT : Very Low Power Transmitter

VNIR : Very Near Infrared Region

VRC : Village Resource Centre

VSAT : Very Small Aperture Terminal

VSSC : Vikram Sarabhai Space Centre

WiFS : Wide Field Sensor



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