Space Research and Remote Sensing Organization

Short description: State agency responsible for astronomical research and the application of space technology

Bangladesh Space Research and Remote Sensing Organization

Agency overview
Abbreviation| SPARRSO
Formed| 1980; 46 years ago (1980)
Type| Space agency
Headquarters| Agargaon, Sher-e-Bangla Nogor, Dhaka, Bangladesh
Owner| Bangladesh
Website| www.sparrso.gov.bd

The Bangladesh Space Research and Remote Sensing Organization (Bengali: বাংলাদেশ মহাকাশ গবেষণা ও দূর অনুধাবন প্রতিষ্ঠান, romanized: Bangladesh mohakash gobeshona o door onudhabon protishthan), or SPARRSO (Bengali: স্পারসো), is a state agency concerned with astronomical research and the application of space technology in Bangladesh. SPARRSO works closely with JAXA, NASA and the ESA in environmental and meteorological research. Using Japanese and American satellites, SPARRSO monitors agro-climatic conditions and water resources in Bangladesh.[1]

In 2018, Their 1st satellite Bangladesh Satellite-1 was released, and Bangladesh Satellite-2 came soon after

## Contents

* 1 Activities
* 2 Commandment
* 3 Divisions
* 4 Ground stations
* 5 Research
* 6 See also
* 7 References
* 8 External links

## Activities

Broad Category of SPARRSO Activities

Category 1: Operational Activities towards National Interest

Category 2: Research & Technological Development Activities

Category 3: Activities to Support National Development

Category 4: Nation Building Mile Stone Activities of SPARRSO

Category 5: Human Resource Development on RS & GIS Technology

## Commandment

1. SPARRSO has been applying space and remote sensing technology, in the field of Agriculture, Forestry, Fisheries, Geology, Cartography, Water Resources, Land use, Weather, Environment, Geography, Oceanography, Science, Education, science-based Knowledge and other related space research areas. It also performs research on these activities for developing this technology and its practical application.
2. Provides necessary information and disseminates research results to the Government and different relevant user agencies.
3. It provides the Government information about the development of space and remote sensing technology in other countries and gives advice for the formulation of national policy to the Government.
4. Conducts training, technical research, and surveys, and cooperates with national or international organizations or institutes in the relevant matter.
5. SPARRSO creates development projects to perform research activities on space and remote sensing technology and implements them with approval from the Government.
6. SPARRSO takes measures regarding the above-mentioned work as it feels necessary.

## Divisions

At present, there are total 17 working divisions in SPARRSO(স্পারসো). They are:

1. Atmospheric Division
2. Agriculture Division
3. Agro-hydrometeorology Division
4. Forestry Division
5. Water Resources Division
6. Oceanography Division
7. Fisheries Division
8. Cartography Division
9. Ground Station Division
10. Photographic Division
11. Ocean Physics Division
12. Instrumentation and Data Processing Division
13. Ground Truth Division
14. Geology Division
15. Rocket Technology Development Division
16. Space Physics & Rocket Dynamics Division
17. Regional Remote Sensing Center (RRSC)

## Ground stations

Here is the list of total ground stations at SPARRSO:[2]

* Geostationary Satellite
* MTSAT-2 of Japan
* FY-2D & FY-2E of China
* WINDS of Japan.
* Polar Orbiting Satellite.
* NOAA Series of USA
* Terra & Aqua of USA.
* MetOp of Europe

## Research

SPARRSO conducts research works on various aspects of geo-disciplinary subject areas of RS-GIS technologies.

The research items includes technological development on RS-GIS algorithms, with the aim to develop better techniques for geoinformation retrieval along with effective approaches towards fruitful application of such technology.[3]

## See also

* Bangabandhu-1
* List of government space agencies

## References

1. ↑ Chowdhury, Masud Hasan (2012). "SPARRSO". in Islam, Sirajul; Miah, Sajahan; Khanam, Mahfuza et al.. Banglapedia: the National Encyclopedia of Bangladesh (Online ed.). Dhaka, Bangladesh: Banglapedia Trust, Asiatic Society of Bangladesh. ISBN 984-32-0576-6. OCLC 52727562. http://en.banglapedia.org/index.php?title=SPARRSO. Retrieved 9 May 2026.
2. ↑ "Activities". http://www.sparrso.gov.bd/x/ground-stations.htm.
3. ↑ Research SPARRSO.

## External links

* Official website of SPARRSO
* Template:Banglapedia

* v
* t
* e

Public-sector space agencies

Africa|

| Pan-African
and pan-Arab|

* RASCOM
* Arabsat

|

National|

* ASAL
* EgSA
* NARSS
* ESSTI
* GSSTC
* KSA
* NASRDA
* SANSA

Americas|

| North America|

* CSA
* NASA
* NESDIS
* OSC
* FAA/AST
* FCC
* USSF
* USSPACECOM
* NRO

|

Latin America
and the Caribbean|

* ALCE
* AEM
* CONAE
* ABE
* AEB
* DCTA
* INPE
* ITA
* CCE
* ABAE
* IVIC

Asia|

| Pan-Asian|

* APSCO

|

Central Asia|

* KazCosmos1
* Roscosmos1
* SRI
* VK
* TNSA1

East Asia|

* CNSA
* SASTIND
* CASC
* CALT
* CAST
* CCF
* CGWIC
* PLAASF
* CASIC
* JAXA
* ISAS
* JSS
* NICT
* NATA
* KASA
* KARI
* KASI
* SaTReC
* TASA

South Asia|

* SPARRSO
* ISRO2
* Antrix Corp
* DoS
* NRSC
* NSIL
* DSA
* SUPARCO

Southeast Asia|

* BRIN
* ORPA
* INASA
* MYSA
* PhilSA
* SSTL
* GISTDA
* VNSC

West Asia|

* ArmCosmos1
* MAKA1
* NSSA
* NEHSA
* ISA
* ISRC
* ISA
* NCSR
* SSA
* KACST-SRI
* SSA2
* GORS
* TUA
* TÜBİTAK UZAY
* UAESA (MBRSC)

Europe|

| Pan-European|

* CEN/CENELEC
* CEPT
* ETSI
* Eurocontrol
* ECAC
* ESA
* ECSS
* ESTEC
* EAC
* ESRIN
* ECSAT
* ESAC
* ESOC
* ESTRACK
* Guiana Space Centre
* EUMETSAT
* EUTELSAT IGO
* ESO

|

EU and EEA|

* DG DEFIS
* EUSPA
* EU SatCen
* EASA
* BEREC
* ALR2
* BELSPO
* BIRA-IASB
* SRTI2
* CSO2
* DTU Space
* ESO1
* CNES2
* AAE
* CdE
* DLR2
* HSA
* HSO2
* ASI
* LSA
* LSO1
* SRON
* NSO
* NOSA
* POLSA2
* CBK PAN
* UKE
* KRRiT
* ORO
* ULC
* PTSPACE
* ROSA2
* INTA
* AEC
* EAE
* AEE
* SNSA

Other|

* ArmCosmos1
* MAKA1
* BSA1
* KazCosmos1
* Roscosmos1
* SRI
* VVKO
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* TUA
* TÜBİTAK UZAY
* SSAU1
* UKSA2

Oceania|

* ASA
* CSIRO
* NZSA

World|

* CCSDS
* CEOS
* COSPAR
* IPDA
* Cospas-Sarsat
* GEO
* GSC
* IADC
* ICSMD
* IMSO
* ISECG
* ISS MCB
* ITSO
* Intersputnik
* ODCWG
* ITU-R
* UNCOPUOS
* UNOOSA
* UNOSAT

Former|

* BNSC
* KCST
* INCOSPAR
* LAPAN
* NAL
* NASDA
* SSP
* MOM
* Interkosmos

* See also: Timeline of first orbital launches by country
* 1 Preceded by the Soviet space program
* 2 Preceded by Interkosmos participation

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