The Vikram Sarabhai Space Centre ( VSSC) is a major space research centre of the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO), focusing on rocket and space vehicles for India's satellite program.
It is located in Thiruvananthapuram, in the Indian state of Kerala.
The centre had its beginnings as the Thumba Equatorial Rocket Launching Station (TERLS) in 1962.
It was renamed in honour of Dr Vikram Sarabhai, often regarded as the father of the Indian space program.