Department of Space

Department of Space
अंतरिक्ष विभाग; Antarikṣ Vibhāg
	Emblem of India
Department overview
Jurisdiction	Government of India
Headquarters	Antariksh Bhavan, Bengaluru, Karnataka, India
Annual budget	₹12,543.91 crore (US$1.6 billion) (2023–24)
Ministers responsible	Prime Minister of India;
Department executive	S. Somanath, Secretary Space and Chairman of the Indian Space Research Organisation;
Child agencies	Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO); Physical Research Laboratory (PRL); Indian National Space Promotion and Authorisation Centre (IN-SPACe); NewSpace India Limited (NSIL);
Website	www.dos.gov.in

The Department of Space (DoS) is an Indian government department responsible for administration of the Indian space programme. It manages several agencies and institutes related to space exploration and space technologies. The Indian space programme under the DoS aims to promote the development and application of space science and technology for the socio-economic benefit of the country. It includes two major satellite systems, INSAT for communication, television broadcasting and meteorological services, and Indian Remote Sensing Satellites (IRS) system for resources monitoring and management. It has also developed two satellite launch vehicles Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle (PSLV) and Geosynchronous Satellite Launch Vehicle (GSLV) to place IRS and INSAT class satellites in orbit.

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