A. Rajarajan

Arumugham Rajarajan
Known forComposite structures; launch vehicle development; Director of VSSC and SDSC-SHAR
AwardsHonorary doctorate (Sathyabama Institute of Science and Technology)
Scientific career
FieldsAerospace engineering; Launch vehicle systems
InstitutionsISRO

Arumugham Rajarajan is an Indian aerospace engineer and scientist with ISRO. He is serving as the director of the Vikram Sarabhai Space Centre (VSSC), one of the major centre of ISRO responsible for the development of launch vehicles. He assumed charge on 1 August 2025.

Rajarajan previously served as the director of the Satish Dhawan Space Centre (SDSC-SHAR), ISRO’s primary spaceport at Sriharikota.

He is known for his expertise as a composites specialist and a key contributor to launch vehicle programmes, including PSLV, GSLV and LVM3.