Sundaram Ramakrishnan

For the social activist, see Sundaram Ramakrishnan (social activist).

Sundaram Ramakrishnan was an Indian space scientist^[1][2] and a former director of Vikram Sarabhai Space Centre, who is known to have contributed to the development of Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle (PSLV).^[3] He has served the Indian Space Research Organization^[1][2] for over 40 years.

Sundaram Ramakrishnan
Occupation	Space scientist
Awards	Padma Shri

Ramakrishnan, who is credited with several scientific papers on space science,^[4] was honoured by the Government of India in 2003 with the Padma Shri, the fourth-highest Indian civilian award.^[5]