Sh. J. D.

Rao
General Manager | ISSDC | ISTRAC / ISRO
Expertise at ISRO : 33 Years

Biography Abstract on the Topic of the Presentation

J D Rao Joined ISRO in 1980 after completing Masters Degree in Title: ISTRAC Applications
Applied Mathematics from Andhra University, Vishakhapattanam. He This presentation comprises of features and characteristics of ISSDC and its
joined ISRO, SHAR, Shriharikota and served for about 6 years in the contribution in providing the science data to identified as well as global users
field of flight dynamics. Later he has been assigned the role of in order to support the analysis and research by professors, students and
spacecraft operations management at ISTRAC Bangalore. He has scientist. Such valuable data need to be disseminated to more and more sets
mastered in the field of Spacecraft operations of LEO missions. He of interested users on regular basis.
rose to the level of operations director for IRSP3 and resourcesat1,
further he has been promoted to deputy project director for This presentation also addresses that how NKN has become an integral part
resourcesat2 mission. Under his leadership, these missions have of the ISSDC and entire ISTRAC infrastructure & services and being utilized in
successfully served the nation beyond the expected operational life. serving the requirements at various levels. NKN has become a very critical
resource and how it has improved the service domain at all the ISTRAC units
He has been instrumental in establishment and operationalization of like MOX, ISTRAC Lukcnow and ISSDC.
state of art Indian Space Science Data Center (ISSDC) for
Chandrayaan-1, Indias First Lunar mission in the capacity of General
Manager ISSDC. He is also instrumental in designing the requirements
for the data ingest, processing, dissemination and archive of Megha-
Tropiques, Automatic Identification of Ships (Space Based) on
Resourcesat-2 & YouthSat- IndoRussian Scientific satellite. At present
he is busy in preparation for the prestigious upcoming maiden
mission to MARS. He is also critically involved in defining the roles
and responsibility of ISSDC for the upcoming ISROs Science missions
such as ASTROSAT, CHANDRAYAAN-2, and Aditya-1 missions.