IN-SPACe Transfers 10 Key ISRO Technologies to Indian Firms to Boost Space Ecosystem
- 10 ISRO technologies have been transferred to 6 Indian private firms across upstream, midstream, and downstream space sectors.
- Technologies include inertial sensors, ground station systems, geospatial models, and flame-proof coatings, supporting indigenisation and private innovation.
- The transfers, facilitated by IN-SPACe and NSIL, mark a major step in expanding private participation in India’s growing space ecosystem.
In a significant move aimed at deepening private sector participation in India’s space industry, the Indian National Space Promotion and Authorisation Centre (IN-SPACe) has transferred ten indigenously developed ISRO technologies to six Indian companies. The initiative spans across upstream, midstream, and downstream segments of the space value chain and reflects the government’s push for indigenisation and reduced dependency on imported systems in critical sectors such as satellite launches, ground infrastructure, and geospatial applications.
The technology transfers come just days after Hindustan Aeronautics Ltd (HAL) signed a Rs 511-crore agreement to own, operate, and market ISRO’s Small Satellite Launch Vehicle (SSLV), reinforcing the expanding role of private players in India’s space mission.
“ISRO has a flourishing repository of R&D in space technologies, and it is time we leverage that to the optimum to strengthen India’s space industrial ecosystem. In that effort, industry-led innovation will play a key role”, said Dr. Pawan Goenka, Chairman, IN-SPACe.
Among the prominent technologies transferred are two advanced inertial sensors the Laser Gyroscope and the Ceramic Servo Accelerometer developed by ISRO’s Inertial Systems Unit. These were handed over to Zetatek Technologies Pvt. Ltd., Hyderabad. In the midstream segment, three ground station technologies, including the S/X/Ka tri-band dual circular polarised monopulse feed and tri-axis antenna control systems, were transferred to Avantel and Jisnu Communications, also based in Hyderabad.
For downstream applications, two geospatial decision-support models from ISRO’s Space Applications Centre were transferred to Amnex Info Technologies, Ahmedabad. These will aid precision farming and agricultural decision-making.
Additionally, a compact, multi-parameter bathymetry system designed by ISRO’s National Remote Sensing Centre was transferred to Jalkruti Water Solutions Pvt. Ltd. in Ahmedabad. The system supports UAV-based water resource monitoring. Ramdev Chemicals, Ahmedabad, received a ceramic-based flame-proof coating technology from Vikram Sarabhai Space Centre for use in launch vehicles.
The tripartite Technology Transfer Agreements (TTAs) were signed between NewSpace India Limited (NSIL), the recipient firms, and IN-SPACe at IN-SPACe’s headquarters in Ahmedabad, marking a new era of public-private collaboration in India’s space journey.
