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.

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

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".