Chennai, March 16 -- In a first of its kind in India in the area of high reliability
microprocessors and onboard computers for navigation, guidance and control
of launch vehicles, the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) and the
Semiconductor Laboratory (SCL) Chandigarh handed over the the first production
lots of the 32-bit microprocessors for space applications, VIKRAM3201 and
KALPANA3201.
They were handed over to Dr. V. Narayanan, Secretary, Department of Space
and Chairman, ISRO by S. Krishnan, Secretary, MeitY, in a function organised
at New Delhi by the SCL on March 5, 2025.
In an update today, ISRO said these microprocessors were designed and
developed by the Vikram Sarabhai Space Centre (VSSC) in collaboration
with S...