U R Rao Satellite Centre
ISRO & Space CentresKarnatakaImportance 5/5medium
Bengaluru satellite design and development centre.
Why UPSC cares
- High-yield location (importance 5/5) — prioritise for Prelims recall.
- Exam theme: Infrastructure.
- Exam theme: Strategic.
Prelims facts
- Coordinates:
- 12.9600° N, 77.5800° E
- State/UT:
- Karnataka
- Category:
- ISRO & Space Centres
Prelims lens · study aid, machine-composed from the facts above — verify before citing
Remember U R Rao Satellite Centre as isro & space centres in Karnataka — a high-yield pin worth weekly revision. Ask yourself: which state, which neighbours on the map, and one current-affairs hook.
Related locations
- ISRO Propulsion Complex · Tamil Nadu
- National Remote Sensing Centre · Telangana
- Satish Dhawan Space Centre SHAR · Andhra Pradesh
- Space Applications Centre · Gujarat
- Vikram Sarabhai Space Centre · Kerala
- Department of Space and ISRO HQ · Karnataka
Official sources
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