ISRO’s SpaDex mission advances lunar exploration, sample return missions and other objectives: ATL

Hyderabad-based Anant Technologies has been partnering with ISRO for several years including in the successful docking mission. ATL’s chairman and managing director P. Subba Rao at the assembly of PSLV C60 which carried two satellites as part of the agency’s SpaDex mission.
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Ananth Technologies Limited (ATL), a leading player in India’s space industry functioning from Hyderabad, said that the successful precision docking mission by Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) reinforces the agency’s unwavering commitment to push the boundaries of space exploration and technological innovation.

“The successful docking highlights India’s growing capabilities in advanced space operations and showcases the dedication and expertise of ISRO’s scientists and engineers. We are proud to have played a crucial role in the SpaDeX mission,” said chairman and managing director P. Subba Rao through a press release issued on Thursday (January 16, 2025).

The firm had delivered critical components, including Rendezvous Processing Units (RPU) and DC-DC converters for SDX01 and SDX02 for satellite sub-systems. For satellite integration, it undertook the Assembly, Integration, and Testing (AIT) of the satellites at its world-class private-sector satellite manufacturing facilities.

ATL also took up AIT of various PSLV-C60 subassemblies and had supplied 29 key subsystems, including Data Acquisition Units, Transmitters, Power Modules, NAVIC processor and control modules.

“ISRO’s success inspires all of us in the space ecosystem to continue striving for excellence and innovation. SpaDeX underscores its unwavering dedication to innovation and self-reliance in space technology, positioning India among the elite nations mastering complex orbital operations. This mission advances key objectives such as lunar exploration, sample return missions, and establishing the Bharatiya Antariksh Station (BAS),”he said.

ATL has been collaborating with ISRO for over three decades contributing to success of 102 satellites and 82 launch vehicles by playing a key role in making satellite systems, launch vehicle components, and mission-critical technologies. While it is headquartered in Hyderabad, it operates advanced facilities in Thiruvananthapuram for the fabrication, assembly, and testing of launch vehicle subsystems and satellites, the release added.