Indian Deep Space Network

Indian Deep Space Network

Alternative names	IDSN
Organization	Indian Space Research Organisation
Location	Byalalu, Ramanagar district, Karnataka, India
Coordinates	12°54′06″N 77°22′05″E / 12.901767°N 77.36819°E / 12.901767; 77.36819
Established	17 October 2008
Website	http://www.istrac.gov.in
Telescopes
32-meter DSN Antenna Deep Space Tracking Antenna 18-meter DSN Antenna Deep Space Tracking Antenna 11-meter DSN Antenna Terminal Tracking Antenna
Location of Indian Deep Space Network
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Indian Deep Space Network (IDSN) is a network of large antennas and communication facilities operated by the Indian Space Research Organisation to support the interplanetary spacecraft missions of India. Its hub is located at Byalalu, Ramanagara in the state of Karnataka in India.^[1] It was built under the leadership of S K Shivakumar, the then ISTRAC Director and inaugurated on 17 October 2008 by the former ISRO chairman G. Madhavan Nair.

Similar networks are run by USA, China, Russia, Europe, and Japan.