MCF

MCF is the nodal center for In-orbit Testing (IOT) of all GSO/GEO spacecraft payloads. IOT of satellite payloads is carried out after launch to check out the payload systems, subsequent to the launch of the spacecraft and to assess the key performance parameters to serve as reference for the entire lifetime of the payload. Executed In-Orbit Testing Projects for all INSAT/ GSAT and IRNSS satellites... Master Control Facility (MCF) at Hassan in Karnataka and Bhopal in Madhya Pradesh monitors and controls all the Geostationary / Geosynchronous satellites of ISRO, namely, INSAT, GSAT, EOS, CMS and IRNSS series of satellites. MCF provides overall radio visibility coverage extending from Persian Gulf in the West to Australia in the East, a geo-arc of 150 degrees which makes it ideal control center in South Asian Region... Using this advanced facility and technical expertise here at MCF, interference issues among users are resolved on priority basis for satisfactory user operations.