Theme of the Conference: Innovative Operations for Smart and Sustainable Space Mission Management- next Generation.
This conference is to associate and connect with the various space agencies, start-ups, industry and academia. The conference aims to bring in all space leaders together to share their views on existing technologies and its challenges, while previewing the state-of-the-art technologies that are being conceived globally to make space mission operations more secure and robust.
Innovation Focus
The scope covers mission operations management, advanced mission design, automation, large constellations management, and present and future trends in ground station operations addressing futuristic techniques. This conference will provide a platform to boost the synergy between start-ups, academia, industry and space agencies; also provide the opportunity for users to interact with service providers.
For more detailed information you may also visit the following website:
https://smops.asindia.org/

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Chief Patrons
Distinguished leaders guiding the future of spacecraft mission operations
Dr. V. Narayanan
Secretary, DOS/Chairman, ISRO
and President, ASI
Dr. Pawan Kumar Goenka
Chairman, IN-SPACe
Dr. Samir V. Kamat
Chairman, DRDO
Advisory Committee
Shri M. Sankaran
Chairman
Director, URSC
Dr. Prakash Chauhan
Director, NRSC
Dr. A. K. Anil Kumar
Director, ISTRAC
Shri Pankaj Damodar Killedar
Director, MCF
Shri M. Ganesh Pillai
Scientific Secretary, ISRO
Air Vice Marshal Pawan Kumar VM
DG, DSA
Dr. D. Gowrisankar
Director, OIIC, ISRO HQ
Shri Veeramuthuvel
Director, DSP/SIPO, ISRO HQ
Dr. Vinod Kumar
Director, Promotion Directorate, IN-SPACe / Executive Secretary, ASI
Smt. Nandini Harinath
Member Secretary
Deputy Director, SpOA, ISTRAC
Organizing Committee
Smt. Nandini Harinath
Chairperson
Deputy Director, SpOA, ISTRAC
Shri K. R. Sangamesh
CSSG, ISTRAC
Shri Deva Arul Daniel
NSA, ISTRAC
Shri Leo Jackson John
SpOA, ISTRAC
Smt. Hemalatha K. Ganeshwar
PPEG, ISTRAC
Shri T. R. S. V. S. Sastry
DD, SIPO, ISRO HQ
Shri R. C. Sajith
DD, OIIC, ISRO HQ
Dr. Manikantan Ramadas
SpOA, ISTRAC
Shri Tarun Goyal
GSNA, ISTRAC
Shri Mirza Mohamad Zaheer
LASCC, ISTRAC
Smt. Bulbul Mukherjee
SSOMA, ISTRAC
Dr. Puneet Mishra
SIG, URSC
Shri K. Subbarao
MPOG, URSC
Shri Rajesh Kannan
MCF
Shri Amit Kumar Singh
Member Secretary
SpOA, ISTRAC
Media are encouraged to register for the SMOPS Conference
Contacts for Media
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Call for Papers
SMOPS-2026 Conference
Paper Submission Guidelines
You will be redirected to our official call for papers portal managed by Planyt – Conference Management platform.
Submission Details:
• Detailed submission guidelines
• Formatting requirements & templates
• Review process timeline
• Publication opportunities in “Acta Astronautica”
Important Dates:
• Abstract Submission Deadline: 25 Oct 2025
• Full Paper Submission Start: 20 Nov 2025
• Conference Dates: April 8-10, 2026


