Chandrayaan-1 will be taken over by Peenya in Bangalore, for keeping an eye on its operations, after the launch at Sriharikota. 

For the next two years, the main centre to tracking and controlling Chandrayaan, would be the ISRO Telemetry, Tracking and Command Network (Istrac) at Peenya, where hectic activities have already begun. 

Just after 17 minutes of take-off, Peenya will get the first signals from the spacecraft, when the fourth stage of the rocket separates and releases the spacecraft into Earth's orbit. From this 17th minute for the next two years, i.e. till the time this operation lasts, ISTRAC will be in command. 

With the aim to track the spacecraft six hours after take-off, the Deep Space Network (DSN) at Byalalu would also join ISTRAC. Where ISTRAC will focus on the data flow from the spacecraft, DSN will help in reception of the radio signals with the help of its powerful 32-metre antenna. Both of them will act as a back-up station for each other. 

There are nearly 350 professionals in the control centre at ISTRAC, who continuously examine the health of Indian satellites. Any member of any group could be asked to help in the Chandrayaan mission, even though there are groups designated for specific satellites.