INSAT Master Control Facility

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INSAT Master Control Facility is one of the centers of Indian Space Research Organisation, which is responsible for post-launch operations on INSAT satellites including orbit manoeuvres, station keeping and on-orbit operations. INSAT MCF of ISRO are located at two locations, Hassan in the South Indian state of Karnataka and at Bhopal in Madhya Pradesh. The center at Hassan is the largest and the older of the two.

At present, the center supports on-orbit operations on INSAT-3A, INSAT-3B, INSAT-3C, INSAT-3E, Kalpana-1, GSAT-3 and INSAT-4B satellites.

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Indian Space Research Organization

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ISRO Facilities

ISRO Satellite Center • INSAT Master Control Facility • Vikram Sarabhai Space Centre • Vikram Sarabhai Space Centre • Satish Dhawan Space Centre • Space Applications Centre • Development and Educational Communication Unit • ISRO Telemetry, Tracking and Command Network • ISRO Inertial Systems Unit • National Remote Sensing Agency • Regional Remote Sensing Service Centres • Physical Research Laboratory • National Mesosphere/Stratosphere Troposphere Radar Facility •