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Antrix Corporation Limited (Antrix), incorporated on 28 September 1992 (under the Companies Act, 1956), is a wholly owned Government of India Company under the administrative control of Department of Space (DOS). Antrix is the commercial arm of Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO). Antrix promotes and commercially markets the products and services emanating from the Indian Space Programme. In the year 2008, the Company was awarded ‘MINIRATNA’ status.
The current business activities of Antrix include:
a) Provisioning of communication satellite transponders to various users,
b) Providing launch services for customer satellites,
c) Marketing of data from Indian and foreign remote sensing satellites,
d) Building and marketing of satellites as well as satellite sub-systems,
e) Establishing ground infrastructure for space applications, and
f) Mission support services for satellites
Antrix enables satellite communications service providers with necessary space segment capacity, predominantly covering the Indian region. Currently, a large number of transponders from INSAT/ GSAT fleet in C, Ext C and Ku bands are provisioned to Indian users for Television Broadcasting (TV), Direct To Home (DTH), Digital Satellite News Gathering (DSNG), Very Small Aperture Terminal (VSAT) and Telephony services. In addition, transponders leased from foreign satellite operators, on back-to-back basis, are also provisioned to service providers. The services realized in the process address a wide range of social and business needs
The current business activities of Antrix include:
a) Provisioning of communication satellite transponders to various users,
b) Providing launch services for customer satellites,
c) Marketing of data from Indian and foreign remote sensing satellites,
d) Building and marketing of satellites as well as satellite sub-systems,
e) Establishing ground infrastructure for space applications, and
f) Mission support services for satellites
Antrix enables satellite communications service providers with necessary space segment capacity, predominantly covering the Indian region. Currently, a large number of transponders from INSAT/ GSAT fleet in C, Ext C and Ku bands are provisioned to Indian users for Television Broadcasting (TV), Direct To Home (DTH), Digital Satellite News Gathering (DSNG), Very Small Aperture Terminal (VSAT) and Telephony services. In addition, transponders leased from foreign satellite operators, on back-to-back basis, are also provisioned to service providers. The services realized in the process address a wide range of social and business needs