S K Shivkumar
Born
Mysore, Karnataka, India
Fields
Space Communications
Institutions
Director, ISRO Telemetry, Tracking and Command Network (ISTRAC), Indian Space Research Organisation
Alma mater
B.Tech., M. Tech. (Indian Institute of Science), Bangalore
Known for
Telemetry
S. K. Shivkumar is an Indian scientist who was instrumental in the development of the telemetry system for Chandrayaan-I. A native of Mysore in the state of Karnataka, he was responsible for designing the deep space communications for the mission. He is considered the “father” of India’s deep space network.
References
- ^ “India’s moon dreamers: Men behind the mission”.
- ^ Indian moon launch boosts Asian space race
- S. K. Shivkumar, Director of the ISRO satellite tracking system, on talking to Chandrayaan
- ISRO set up antenna for Chandrayan-I mission
Indian space program
Centres
Thumba Equatorial Rocket Launching Station (TERLS) · Vikram Sarabhai Space Centre (VSSC) · Satish Dhawan Space Centre (SDSC) · Indian Deep Space Network (IDSN) · National Atmospheric Radar Laboratory (NARL) · Master Control Facility (MCF) · ISRO Satellite Centre (ISAC) · Liquid Propulsion Systems Centre (LPSC) · Space Applications Centre (SAC) · ISRO Telemetry Tracking and Command Network (ISTRAC) · Semi-Conductor Laboratory (SCL) · INSAT Master Control Facility (IMCF) · ISRO Inertial Systems Unit (IISU) · National Remote Sensing Agency (NRSA) · Physical Research Laboratory (PRL) · more
Satellites
Aryabhata · Rohini · Bhaskara · Ariane Passenger Payload Experiment (APPLE) · Indian National Satellite System (INSAT) series · Indian Remote Sensing (IRS) series · Stretched Rohini Satellite Series (SROSS) · HAMSAT · Kalpana-1 · Astrosat · GSAT · more
Projects and
vehicles
Satellite Instructional Television Experiment (SITE) · Satellite Launch Vehicle (SLV) (Augmented) · Geosynchronous Satellite Launch Vehicle (GSLV) · Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle (PSLV) · Space Capsule Recovery Experiment (SCRE/SRE) · Space shuttle program · AVATAR · Chandrayaan · Human spaceflight · Indian Astronomical Observatory · Ooty Radio Telescope · National Atmospheric Radar Laboratory (NARL) · more
Associated
organisations
Tata Institute of Fundamental Research (TIFR) · Indian National Committee for Space Research (INCOSPAR) · Raman Research Institute · Indian Institute of Astrophysics (IIA) · Inter-University Centre for Astronomy and Astrophysics (IUCAA) · Department of Space · Antrix · Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) · Aerospace Command · Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) · Indian Institute of Space Science and Technology (IIST)
People
Vikram Sarabhai · Homi Bhabha · Satish Dhawan · Rakesh Sharma · Ravish Malhotra · Raja Ramanna · Krishnaswami Kasturirangan · Jayant Narlikar · U. Ramachandra Rao · Abdul Kalam · G. Madhavan Nair · Mylswamy Annadurai · R.V. Perumal · S. K. Shivkumar · B.N. Suresh
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