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Byalalu

Coordinates: 12°53′36″N 77°22′28″E / 12.8934235°N 77.3745037°E / 12.8934235; 77.3745037
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Byalalu
village
Byalalu is located in Karnataka
Byalalu
Byalalu
Location in Karnataka, India
Byalalu is located in India
Byalalu
Byalalu
Byalalu (India)
Coordinates: 12°53′36″N 77°22′28″E / 12.8934235°N 77.3745037°E / 12.8934235; 77.3745037
Country India
StateKarnataka
DistrictBangalore south District
Government
 • TypePanchayati raj (India)
 • BodyGram panchayat
Population
 (2011)
 • Total2,300
Languages
 • OfficialKannada
Time zoneUTC+5:30 (IST)
ISO 3166 codeIN-KA
Vehicle registrationKA
Websitekarnataka.gov.in

Byalalu is a village in Bangalore south District in Karnataka, India. It is an hour's drive from Bangalore city, off the Bangalore-Mysore highway. The population was reported as 2,300 in the 2011 Indian census.

Indian Deep Space Network

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The Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) set up a Deep Space Network (DSN) centre in Byalalu. One of the main advantages of having the DSN at Byalalu was its saucer-like shape that would help in blocking radio frequency disturbances. The DSN was initially set up to track Chandrayaan I, India's first lunar mission; as of September 2014, it is being used to track the ongoing Mars Orbiter Mission (MOM), known as Mangalyaan.[1][2][3]

References

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  1. ^ Srinivas Laxman; TNN (18 May 2006). "Byalalu set to rocket to fame", The Times of India. Retrieved on 7 November 2008.
  2. ^ "Deep Space Network Archived 7 November 2008 at the Wayback Machine". Indian Space Research Organisation. Retrieved on 7 November 2008.
  3. ^ "ISRO - Mars updates".