ANTRIX corporation limited is an Indian government company that works under the administration of the Department of Space. It was founded in 1992 with the aim of commercially delivering and marketing products of ISRO.
The company also provides major technical consultancy services and transfers various technologies to other industries as well. The headquarters are located in Bangalore, Karnataka. Antrix has dealings with Avanti group, world space, SES world skies, Singtel, and other institutions that are located in Europe, the Middle East, and South East Asia. In the year 2008, the company got awarded Miniratna Category-I status by the government.
Services provided by ANTRIX
1. Transponder provisioning.
2. Satellite launch
3. Remote Sensing.
4. Spacecraft and subsystems.
5. Mission Support
6. Ground infrastructure for Space-based aspects.
Achievements Of ANTRIX
1. ANTRIX has successfully launched W2M Satellite for Eutelsat.
2. They have also supplied reliable satellite systems to Hughes, Matra Marconi, and World Space.
3. They have also successfully launched commercial satellites like Tecsar, Tubsat, BIRD, PROBA, and others.
Recently in February 2022, ISRO launched 343 foreign satellites for 36 different countries. All these satellites were launched using the PSLV(Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle) System. Antrix launched 239 satellites between 2016 and 2019.
The company is the commercial arm of ISRO and it has partnered with various space institutions which helps them to promote the products and provide mission support as well.
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