Antrix Corporation
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Antrix Corporation Limited is commercial wing of Indian Space Research Organization (ISRO). The name "Antrix" is an anglicized version of Antariksh, from the Sanskrit
Sanskrit
Sanskrit , is a historical Indo-Aryan language and the primary liturgical language of Hinduism, Jainism and Buddhism.Buddhism: besides Pali, see Buddhist Hybrid Sanskrit Today, it is listed as one of the 22 scheduled languages of India and is an official language of the state of Uttarakhand...

 word for "space" or "sky".

Products and services

Antrix Corporation offers for sale various spacecraft sub-systems, remote sensing maps, leasing of transponders, launch services on board the PSLV, ground support, spacecraft testing and consultancy 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.

Remote Sensing services

Antrix sells satellite imagery
Satellite imagery
Satellite imagery consists of photographs of Earth or other planets made by means of artificial satellites.- History :The first images from space were taken on sub-orbital flights. The U.S-launched V-2 flight on October 24, 1946 took one image every 1.5 seconds...

 from the Cartosat, IRS
Indian Remote Sensing satellite
Indian Remote Sensing satellites are a series of Earth Observation satellites, built, launched and maintained by Indian Space Research Organisation...

, Oceansat and other remote sensing satellites that ISRO operates.

Transponder leasing services

Antrix leases transponders on the INSAT series of communication satellites.

Launch services

Antrix offers satellite launch services on board ISRO's PSLV and GSLV launch vehicles.

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 Antrixs better known customers are Hughes
    Hughes Communications
    Hughes Communications is a provider of satellite-based communications services. The company operates its satellite business through its wholly owned subsidiary, HughesNet.In 2011, Hughes was acquired by EchoStar in a deal valued at US$1.3 billion....

    , Matra Marconi, World Space etc.
  • Successful Commercial Satellite Launches of Kitsat (Korea
    Korea
    Korea ) is an East Asian geographic region that is currently divided into two separate sovereign states — North Korea and South Korea. Located on the Korean Peninsula, Korea is bordered by the People's Republic of China to the northwest, Russia to the northeast, and is separated from Japan to the...

    ), Tubsat (DLR
    German Aerospace Center
    The German Aerospace Center is the national centre for aerospace, energy and transportation research of the Federal Republic of Germany. It has multiple locations throughout Germany. Its headquarters are located in Cologne. It is engaged in a wide range of research and development projects in...

     - Germany
    Germany
    Germany , officially the Federal Republic of Germany , is a federal parliamentary republic in Europe. The country consists of 16 states while the capital and largest city is Berlin. Germany covers an area of 357,021 km2 and has a largely temperate seasonal climate...

    ), BIRD (DLR - Germany), PROBA
    PROBA
    PROBA is a satellite launched by ISRO in 2001 as part of the ESA's MicroSat program. This small boxlike system, with solar panel collectors on its surface, has remarkable image-making qualities. It hosts two Earth Observation instruments dubbed CHRIS and HRC...

     (Verhaert, Belgium
    Belgium
    Belgium , officially the Kingdom of Belgium, is a federal state in Western Europe. It is a founding member of the European Union and hosts the EU's headquarters, and those of several other major international organisations such as NATO.Belgium is also a member of, or affiliated to, many...

    ) 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
    PanAmSat
    The former PanAmSat Corporation founded in 1984 by Reynold Anselmo, was a satellite service provider headquartered in Greenwich, Connecticut. It operated a fleet of communications satellites used by the entertainment industry, news agencies, internet service providers, government agencies, and...

    , GE
    Gê are the people who spoke Ge languages of the northern South American Caribbean coast and Brazil. In Brazil the Gê were found in Rio de Janeiro, Minas Gerais, Bahia, Piaui, Mato Grosso, Goias, Tocantins, Maranhão, and as far south as Paraguay....

     Americom, AFRISTAT etc.,
  • LEOP support, IOT, TTC.
  • Successful launch of TecSar
    TecSAR
    TecSAR, also known as TechSAR, Polaris and Ofek-8, is an Israeli reconnaissance satellite, equipped with synthetic aperture radar developed by Elta Systems...

    (Israel).

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