🧠Mission Control – Gaganyaan
The backbone of India’s human spaceflight operations, Mission Control for Gaganyaan ensures continuous monitoring, real-time decision-making, and support for crew safety throughout launch, orbit, and re-entry. This control ecosystem is led by ISRO’s premier operational network.
- ISTRAC – Bengaluru (Primary Command Centre): ISRO’s Telemetry, Tracking and Command Network manages all mission phases, spacecraft health, orbit tracking, and decision protocols.
- Real-Time Telemetry: Data from the Crew Module, Service Module, and LVM3 is streamed to ground in real time, including life support, propulsion, and structural integrity metrics.
- Voice & Video Communications: A continuous link with astronauts enables two-way audio/video contact, vital for mission updates and crew wellbeing.
- Distributed Tracking Stations: ISRO’s remote ground stations, along with international support (if needed), ensure global coverage during orbit.
- Redundant Control Nodes: Backup command centers provide seamless control transfer in case of primary node failure.
- Integrated Health Monitoring Systems: Track critical parameters such as oxygen levels, temperature, heart rates, and system alerts inside the Crew Module.
- Emergency Response Protocols: Built-in logic to abort, reroute, or safely de-orbit the mission based on real-time telemetry deviations or alerts.
Mission Control is the invisible safety net behind every space mission — and for Gaganyaan, it is fine-tuned for one purpose: to bring India’s astronauts back home safely.