Space Applications Centre

Space Applications Centre
SAC logo
Agency overview
AbbreviationSAC
Formed25 October 1972
TypeSpace agency
HeadquartersAhmedabad, Gujarat
AdministratorNilesh M Desai[1] (Director)
Websitehttps://www.sac.gov.in

Space Applications Centre (SAC) is an institution of research in Ahmedabad under the aegis of the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO). It is one of the major centres of ISRO that is engaged in the research, development and demonstration of applications of space technology in the field of telecommunications, remote sensing, meteorology and satellite navigation (Sat Nav). This includes research and development of on-board systems, ground systems and end user equipment hardware and software. SAC has three campuses, two of which are located at Ahmedabad and one at Delhi. The current director of the centre is Nilesh M Desai.[2]

  1. ^ "Nilesh M Desai is new Director of Space Applications centre". SAC Website. 23 January 2021. Retrieved 22 January 2021.
  2. ^ "'Student of science but 13 is my lucky number': ISRO SAC director Nilesh Desai after being conferred with honorary doctorate at GTU". The Indian Express. 20 January 2024. Retrieved 8 December 2024.

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