The success of a satellite launch depends on the usage of satellite da
ta. The usefulness of satellite data, in turn, depends to a large exte
nt, on the way in which data are archived, processed and distributed,
The NRSA Data Centre (DDC) in NRSA, Hyderabad, is responsible for supp
lying the satellite data products to various organizations both in Ind
ia and abroad, In this article we give details of the type of services
available to assist users in the selection of data, the procedure for
placing an order, the operations which are required to be done for th
e generation of the final product and the various types of data produc
ts, with special reference to IRS-1C, that are going to be supplied to
the users.