Indian Deep Space Network
The Indian Deep Space Network (IDSN) is a network of large antennas and communication facilities that supports the interplanetary spacecraft missions of India. It is located at Byalalu, a village about 100 km from Bangalore, India. It was officially inaugurated on 17 October 2008 by ISRO chairman G. Madhavan Nair. The antenna was designed and commissioned by Hyderabad based Electronics Corporation of India Limited at a cost of Rs 62 crore to Rs 65 crore (about 13 million US dollars). Other similar networks include ESTRACK of the European Space Agency, the Deep Space Network of the United States NASA, the Soviet Deep Space Network, and the Chinese Deep Space Network.
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