Dr. S. K. Shivakumar is an Indian scientist who was part of the team that developed the telemetry system for Chandrayaan-I, India's first lunar exploration mission. A native of Mysore in the state of Karnataka, he was responsible for designing the deep space communications equipment. Shivakumar was involved in the development of the 32-meter dish antenna that can communicate with satellites millions of miles away.Currently, he is the director of ISRO Satellite Centre, Bangalore, India.