Indian Deep Space Network

Indian Deep Space Network (IDSN) is an Indian network of large antennas and communication facilities that supports the interplanetary spacecraft missions of India. It is located at Byalalu, a village about from Bangalore, India. It was inaugurated on 17 October 2008 by the former ISRO chairman G. Madhavan Nair. The antenna was designed and commissioned by Hyderabad-based Electronics Corporation of India Limited at a cost of Rs 620 million to Rs 650 million (about 13 million US dollars). Similar networks are run by the USA, China, Russia, Europe and Japan.