Research and Technology Development Programs form an important part of any research organization. The in-house research activities are taken up in SAC under Technology Development Program/Research & Development (TDP/R&D). The TDP/R&D activities are taken up in advance looking to the requirement of future time bound projects.

Every year more than 100 TDP/R&D activities are ongoing in the centre. The expert committees review new proposals, monitor progress of ongoing activities and review completion reports. Director, SAC review the report of expert committees.

The outcome of TDP/R&D activities are utilized for Communication, Navigation and Remote Sensing projects.