The ultimate aim of the activities of VSSC is to benefit the common man and society at large. The satellites launched by the Launch vehicles manufactured in the Centre are used in remote sensing and communication applications. They find use in a wide variety of foelds like agriculture, crop forecasting, soil studies, meteorology, weather forecasting, oceanography, dry land studies, wetland studies, land assessment, snow and glacier studies, marine biology, forecasting potential fishing zones, disaster management , search and rescue operations, tele education and telemedicine to name a few.

VSSC organises field exhibitions to generate awareness among the general public and the student community. Exhibitions are organised in Kerala and neighbouring States for a duration of two to seven days at selected educational institutions, National/ International conferences and on important occasions like Cultural fests and trade fairs, based on invitations from the organisers.

For more than a decade, VSSC has been a regular participant in the Pooram exhibition held during April-May every year, in connection with Thrissur Pooram, one of the most spectacular cultural fest in the State of Kerala, India. The ISRO pavilion set up by VSSC is a major attraction in the expo. The expo has a viewership of lakhs of visitors and ISRO pavilion is a major attraction in the expo.