| Type | Public Sector Undertaking |
|---|---|
| Founded | 1992 |
| Headquarters | Bangalore, India |
| Industry | Space; Communications |
| Services | Satellite launch services; Satellite imagery |
| Revenue | INR 9 Billion[1] |
| Net income | INR 1.5 Billion[1] |
| Website | www.antrix.gov.in |
Antrix Corporation Limited is the business and marketing arm of Indian Space Research Organization (ISRO). The name "Antrix" is an anglicised version of Antarriksh, the Sanskrit word for "Space".
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Products and Services
Spacecraft systems
Antrix offers various precision subsystems for spacecrafts, including solar array deployment mechanisms, camera control, spacecraft power systems and power electronics, transponders and attitude control systems.
For propulsion, it offers propellant tanks, liquid apogee motors, thrust control mechanisms, transducers, etc.[2]
Remote Sensing services
Antrix sells satellite imagery from the Cartosat, IRS, Oceansat and other remote sensing satellites that ISRO operates.[3]
Transponder leasing services
Antrix leases transponders on the INSAT series of communication satellites.[4]
Launch services
Antrix offers satellite launch services on board ISRO's PSLV and GSLV launch vehicles.[5]
Ground support services
Antrix offers to supply, install, integrate and operationalize ground tracking stations for satellites in orbit.
Spacecraft testing services
Antrix provides access to test facilities for satellites and launch vehicles.
Achievements
- Successful launch of W2M satellite.
- Successful supply of reliable satellite systems and sub-systems. Some of Antrix's better known customers are Hughes, Matra Marconi, World Space etc.
- Successful Commercial Satellite Launches of Kitsat (Korea), Tubsat (DLR - Germany), BIRD (DLR -Germany), PROBA (Verhaert, Belgium) aboard the ISRO's Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle (PSLV).
- Execution of many IOT / TTC support services to International Space Agencies. Some of the customers using Antrix services are World Space PANAMSAT, GE Americom, AFRISTAT etc.,
- LEOP support, IOT, TTC.
References
- ^ a b http://www.business-standard.com/india/storypage.php?autono=338171
- ^ http://www.antrix.gov.in/main/s4.html
- ^ http://www.antrix.gov.in/main/eos.html
- ^ http://www.antrix.gov.in/main/tls.html
- ^ http://www.antrix.gov.in/main/dpopls.html
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