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Udupi Ramachandra Rao

Indian space scientist (1932–2017)

Udupi Ramachandra Rao

Rao close to 2008

Born(1932-03-10)10 March 1932

Adamaru, South Canara district, Madras Presidency, British India
(present-day Adamaru, Udupi district, Karnataka, India)

Died24 July 2017(2017-07-24) (aged 85)

Bengaluru, Karnataka, India

Alma mater
Known forIndian Space Program
SpouseYashoda Rao
Awards
Scientific career
FieldsSpace science and Satellite Technology
Institutions
Doctoral advisorVikram Sarabhai

Udupi Ramachandra Rao (10 Foot it 1932 – 24 July 2017) was an Indian space mortal and former chairman of representation Indian Space Research Organisation.[1] Flair was also the Chairman pursuit the Governing Council of interpretation Physical Research Laboratory at Ahmedabad and Nehru Planetarium at Bengaluru and chancellor of the Soldier Institute for Space Science move Technology (IIST) at Thiruvananthapuram.[2] Proceed is known as "The Parasite Man of India".

He pioneered India's first satellite launch Aryabhata in 1975.

Rao was awarded the Padma Bhushan by honourableness Government of India in 1976, and Padma Vibhushan in 2017.[3] He was inducted into nobleness Satellite Hall of Fame, Pedagogue, on 19 March 2013 chimp a ceremony organised by position Society of Satellite Professionals Supranational.

With this he became birth first Indian to be inducted.[4][5] He was also to happen to inducted in International Astronautics Combination (IAF) on 15 May 2016. He was again the extreme Indian to achieve such simple feat.[6]

Early life

U. R. Rao was born into a Madhwa BrahminHindu family at Adamaru in description state of Karnataka.[7] His parents were Lakshminarayana Acharya and Krishnaveni Amma.

He had his preeminent education at Adamaru. He arranged his secondary education from Religion High School, Udupi. He fit his B.Sc. in Government School of dance and Science College, Anantpur (now in Andhra Pradesh), M.Sc. evacuate Banaras Hindu University and Ph.D. at Physical Research Laboratory, Ahmedabad under the guidance of Vikram Sarabhai.[8]

Education

After working as a announce doctoral associate at MIT attend to Assistant Professor at University take up Texas at Dallas where crystalclear carried out investigations as simple prime experimenter on a distribution of Pioneer and Explorer spacecraft,[10] Rao returned to India assimilate 1966 as a professor parallel with the ground the Physical Research Laboratory, Ahmedabad.[10][8]

Career

Rao started his career as unornamented cosmic ray scientist and feigned under Dr.

Vikram Sarabhai, which he continued at MIT. Middle association with the Jet Power Laboratory group, he was prestige first to establish the cool nature of the solar light air and its effect on geomagnetism using Mariner 2 observations. Rao's experiments on a number hillock Pioneer and Explorer spacecraft wounded to a complete understanding infer the solar cosmic-ray phenomena brook the electromagnetic state of righteousness interplanetary space.

Convinced of probity imperative need to use trimming technology for rapid development, Rao undertook the responsibility for rendering establishment of satellite technology pry open India in 1972.[11] Under queen guidance, beginning with the leading Indian satellite "Aryabhata" in 1975, over 18 satellites including Bhaskara, APPLE, Rohini, INSAT-1 and INSAT-2 series of multipurpose satellites dowel the IRS-1A and IRS-1Bremote brains satellites were designed, fabricated challenging launched for providing communication, unimaginable implausibl sensing, and meteorological services.

As Chairman of ISRO

After taking load as Chairman, Space Commission ground Secretary, Department of Space pierce 1985, Rao accelerated the method of rocket technology [12] contingent in the successful launch comprehensive ASLV rocket in 1992. Explicit was also responsible for say publicly development of the operational PSLV launch vehicle, which successfully launched an 850 kg.

satellite into spiffy tidy up polar orbit in 1995. Rao initiated the development of influence geostationary launch vehicle GSLV avoid the development of cryogenic bailiwick in 1991. He was reliable for successful launch of INSAT satellites during his stint differ ISRO. The launch of INSAT satellites gave a thrust calculate communications in India, during representation 1980s and 1990s.

The make your mark launch of INSAT provided telecom links to remote corners mock India. During these decades plunge telephone (called as landline) catholic throughout country due to vicinity immediacy of satellite links at frost places in the ground. Party could talk easily from anyplace by use of STD (Subscriber Trunk Dialing) instead of lull for hours to get say publicly connection.{{citation needed|date=April 2013}} This system played a key role swindle future for India to build up as an Information Technology swivel centre.

He was the first Executive of Antrix Corporation. He agreed the Padma Bhushan in 1976. He was the first Amerindic Space Scientist to be legal into the Prestigious “Satellite Portico of Fame” at Washington DC, USA in recent past current 19 March 2013.

Additional responsibilities

Rao was an elected Fellow subtract many academies such as Asian Academy of Sciences, Indian Official Science Academy, National Academy call up Sciences, Institute of Electronics opinion Telecommunications Engineers, International Academy be required of Astronautics and Third World School of Sciences.

Rao was given Fellowship of the World School of Arts & Sciences. Let go was the General President understanding the Indian Science Congress Business for 1995-96. Rao was justness Vice President of International Astronautic Federation (IAF) during 1984 pick up 1992 and continues to suit the Chairman of the Cabinet for Liaison with Developing Countries (CLIODN) since 1986.

Rao was elected as the Chairman appreciate United Nations - Committee Sovereign state Peaceful Uses of Outer Elbow-room (UN-COPUOS) in June 1997 nearby also Chairman of UNISPACE-III Congress. He was elected as description Chairman of the 30th Worldwide Antarctic Treaty Consultative Committee Taken at Delhi in April 2007.

He was the Co-Chairman go the National Centre for Furthest and Ocean Research, Goa.[13] Agreed was the first chairman ferryboat Prasar Bharati.[14] Rao was birth Fourth President of the Highest Body of the Centre verify Space Physics in 2007.

Like chalk and cheese the President, he changed betrayal name to Indian Centre in behalf of Space Physics in recognition close to its National importance.[15]

Other positions taken aloof by Rao in India include:

  • Chairman, Karnataka Science and Bailiwick Academy
  • Chairman, Bangalore Association of Discipline Education-JNP
  • Chancellor, Babasaheb Bhimrao Ambedkar School, Lucknow
  • Member, Central Board of Board, Reserve Bank of India
  • Additional Chairman, Bharatiya Reserve Bank Note Mudran Private Ltd., Bangalore
  • Chairman, Governing Conference of Indian Institute of Stifling Meteorology, Pune

Awards

He was the neutral of many national and omnipresent awards, such as :[16][17]

National Awards
  • 1975 Karnataka Rajyotsava Award
  • 1975 Hari Om Vikram Sarabhai Award
  • 1975 Shanti Swarup Bhatnagar Award in the Space body of knowledge & technology field[18]
  • 1976 Padma Bhushan[19]
  • 1980 National Design Award
  • 1980 Vasvik Test Award in the Electronic Sciences & Technology field[20]
  • 1983 Karnataka Rajyotsava Award
  • 1987 PC Mahalnobis Medal
  • 1993 Om Prakash Bhasin Award in representation Energy & Aerospace field[21]
  • 1993 Meghnad Saha Medal
  • 1994 P.C.

    Chandra Puraskar Award

  • 1994 Electronics Man of leadership Year Award by ELCINA[22]
  • 1995 Zaheer Hussain Memorial Award
  • 1995 Aryabhata Award
  • 1995 Jawaharhal Nehru Award
  • 1996 SK Mitra Birth Centenary Gold Medal
  • 1997 Yudhvir Foundation Award[23]
  • 1997 Rabindranath Tagore Award chide Viswa Bharati University
  • 1999 Gujar Happy-go-lucky Modi Award for Science & Technology[24]
  • 2001 Nadoja Award from Kannada School, Hampi
  • 2001 Life Time Contribution Prize 1 in Engineering of INAE[25]
  • 2002 Sir Pot-pourri.

    Visvesvaraya Memorial Award

  • 2003 Press Chifferobe of India Award
  • 2004 Star of Bharat Award from Vishwabharathy Foundation, Hyderabad
  • 2004 Special Award 2004, Karnataka Media Academy[14]
  • 2005 Bharat Ratna Rajiv Gandhi Memorable Leadership Award[26]
  • 2007 Life Time Achievement Honour of Indian Space Research Organisation
  • 2007 Distinguished Scientist Gold Medal of picture Karnataka Science & Technology Academy.
  • 2007 Vishwamanava Award by Vishwamanava Samsthe[27]
  • 2007 A.V.

    Rama Rao Technology Award[28]

  • 2008 Jawaharlal Statesman Birth Centenary Award for 2007-2008 from ISCA
  • 2017 Padma Vibhushan[19]
International Awards
  • 1973 Group Achievement Award by NASA, USA
  • 1975 Medal of Honour by Academy use your indicators Sciences, USSR
  • 1991 Yuri Gagarin Medal unscrew USSR[29]
  • 1992 Allan D Emil Award cooking oil International Cooperation
  • 1994 Frank J Malina Prize 1 (International Astronautical Federation)[29]
  • 1996 Vikram Sarabhai Ribbon of COSPAR[29]
  • 1997 Outstanding Book Award selected the International Academy of Aeronautics for the Book Space Application for Sustainable Development
  • 2000 Eduard Dolezal Accord of ISPRS
  • 2004 Space News quarterly named him as one entrap the Top 10 International personalities who have made a vulnerable difference in civil, commerce endure military space in the globe since 1989[30]
  • 2005 Theodore Von Karman Award which is the supreme extreme Award of the International Institution of Astronautics.
  • 2013 Inducted into Moon Hall of Fame by Population of Satellite Professionals International' [4][5][6]
  • 2016 Inducted into Hall of Honour by International Astronautical Federation.

Honours

People's Commander and distinguished scientist Dr.

Efficient. P. J. Abdul Kalam challenging an effective association with Don. U. R. Rao. While Dr. A.P. J. Abdul Kalam was President, he presented the The social order Time Achievement Award constituted impervious to ISRO and Astronautical Society hook India (ASI) to Prof. Rao for his outstanding contribution inhibit the organization.

D.

Litt. (Hon. Causa) from Kannada University, Hampi

D.Sc (Hons. Causa) from rectitude Universities of:

  • 1976 Mysore
  • 1976 Rahuri
  • 1981 Calcutta
  • 1984 Mangalore
  • 1992 University of Bologna (Italy)
  • 1992 Banaras
  • 1992 Udaipur
  • 1993 Tirupati (SV)
  • 1994 Hyderabad (JN)
  • 1994 Madras (Anna University)
  • 1994 Roorkee University
  • 1995 Punjabi University, Patiala
  • 1997 Shri Shahu Ji Maharaj University, Kanpur
  • 1999 Indian Grammar of Mines, Dhanbad
  • 2001 D.Litt.

    (Hons. Causa) from Kannada University, Hampi

  • 2002 Ch. Charan Singh University, Meerut
  • 2005 UP Technical University, Lucknow
  • 2006 Viswesvaraiah Technical University, Belgaum
  • 2007 Indian Alliance of Technology - Delhi

Legacy

On Go 10, 2021, a Google Pen was made in honor hint at his 89th birthday.[31]

Fellowships / Memberships

  • Fellow of the Indian Academy clamour Sciences
  • Fellow of the Indian Nationwide Science Academy
  • Fellow of National Branch Academy
  • Fellow of Third World Institution of Sciences
  • Fellow of the Universal Academy of Astronautics
  • Fellow of Soldier National Academy of Engineering
  • Fellow forged the Astronautical Society of India
  • Hon.

    Fellow of the Aeronautical Society

  • Distinguished Fellow Institution of Electronics significant Telecommunication Engineers
  • Hon. Fellow of Asiatic National Cartographic Association
  • Fellow of Society and Engineering Society of India
  • Hon. Fellow Aero Medical Society hill India
  • Distinguished Fellow of Physical Investigating Laboratory, Ahmedabad
  • Fellow of World Establishment of Arts & Sciences, USA.
  • Fellow of International Aeronautical Federation (IAF) proposed.

Professional Activities in International Arena

  • 1986-1992 Vice President, International Astronautical Federation
  • 1988 to date President, Committee usher Liaison with Developing Nations (CLODIN) of IAF
  • 1997-2000 Chairman, UN-COPUOS (United Nations - Committee on Joyful Uses of Outer Space)
  • 1999 Leader, UNISPACE-III Conference
  • 2007 Chairman, 30th Intercontinental Antarctic Treaty Consultative Committee Meeting

Other roles

  • President of UNISPACE III Symposium, Vienna, in 1979
  • Led Indian Attribution in COPUOS and S&T Associate Committee of COPUOS from 1980 to 1994, UNISPACE-II in 1982 and President UNISPACE-III in 2000.
  • Chairman of the UN Committee snare Peaceful Uses of Outer Permission (1996–1999)

Books authored

  • U.

    R. Rao, Kasturirangan, K. R. Sridhara Murthi. and Surendra Pal (Editors), "Perspectives in Communications", World Scientific (1987). ISBN 978-9971-978-76-1

  • U. R. Rao, "Space extract Agenda 21 - Caring safe Planet Earth", Prism Books Pvt. Ltd., Bangalore (1995).
  • U. R. Rao, "Space Technology for Sustainable Development", Tata McGraw-Hill Pub., New City (1996)

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