10 Isro technologies transferred to 6 private firms
BENGALURU: India's space regulator-cum-promoter Indian National Space Promotion and Authorisation Centre (
IN-SPACe
) Thursday said it has facilitated the transfer of ten state-of-the-art technologies developed by Isro to six Indian industries across the upstream, midstream, and downstream segments.
In the upstream segment, two advanced inertial sensors — the Laser Gyroscope and Ceramic Servo Accelerometer — developed by Isro's Inertial Systems Unit have been transferred to Zetatek Technologies. For the midstream segment, three technologies related to ground station operations were transferred.
'These include: the S/X/Ka tri-band dual circular polarised monopulse feed, a tri-axis antenna control servo system, and the Ku/C/L and S Band Cassegrain feed. All developed by Isro, these were transferred to Avantel and Jisnu Communications, both Hyderabad-based firms specialising in communications solutions for space and defence,' IN-SPACe said.
It added that these technologies will contribute to self-reliant development of critical ground station infrastructure.
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In the downstream domain, two
geospatial technologies
— pest forewarning and semi-physical crop yield estimation models developed by Isro's Space Applications Centre — were handed over to Amnex Info Technologies, Ahmedabad. These models will support agricultural decision-making and crop protection.
'A compact, multi-parameter portable bathymetry system developed by Isro's National Remote Sensing Centre (NRSC) was transferred to Jalkruti Water Solutions, Ahmedabad, for UAV-based water resource monitoring. Additionally, Vikram Sarabhai Space Centre's ceramic-based flame-proof coating, originally developed for launch vehicles, was acquired by Ramdev Chemicals, also in Ahmedabad, for broader industrial use.
All transfers were formalised through tripartite Technology Transfer Agreements (TTAs) signed between NewSpace India Limited (NSIL), the respective recipient firms, and IN-SPACe.
IN-SPACe chairman Pawan Goenka said the move was a significant step in enabling
private sector growth
. '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. Industry-led innovation will play a key role,' he added.
Rajeev Jyoti, director-technical, IN-SPACe, added that these technologies, previously imported, are now being indigenised.
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