PSLV-C52: Hyderabad-based Ananth Technologies contributes to successful launch

Hyderabad: Hyderabad-based aerospace company Ananth Technologies Limited (ATL) has contributed to the successful launch of Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle-C52 (PSLV-C52) on Monday. The space mission witnessed its different stages harnessed, integrated, tested, and qualified by ATL, a long-time partner of ISRO, under contract with the latter’s Vikram Sarabhai Space Centre (VSSC).

The company has been involved in sub-systems for on-board computing, navigation, power management, communication, radio frequency systems, transmission receiving systems, engine/system/electrical harnessing, system integration and complete testing of the launch vehicle.

Dr Subba Rao Pavuluri, founder and CMD, ATL told Telangana Today, in an exclusive interview, “Our Thiruvananthapuram unit carried out the sub-assemblies of various flight systems/ stages, including their integration and checkout. The unit also contributed to several avionics packages for the mission including on-board computers, control electronics, telemetry, power systems etc. Our Bengaluru unit contributed to the EOS-04 satellite of the mission by realising many critical avionic systems. Hyderabad team played a major role in coordinating this mission and took care of certain systems.”

He further added, “We have built several capabilities in Hyderabad. We have created a new facility in Thiruvananthapuram for integration purpose, which is co-located with the VSSC. The Bengaluru facility takes care of the avionics systems, sub-systems, and systems for satellites, and has integration capabilities.”

Strategic sectors

ATL having been one of ISRO’s partners for nearly three decades, has been into manufacturing of various electronics as well as mechanical sub-systems for ISRO’s launch vehicles, satellites, spacecraft payloads, and ground systems. In addition, the company has been providing geo-spatial data and services for a host of multi-sectoral developmental projects in India.

The company has also been manufacturing critical aerospace sub-systems for India’s strategic sector as well in the areas of electronics and mechanical subsystems, such as avionic packages, sensors, communication systems, sophisticated flight systems and so on.

ATL has exclusive facilities at Thiruvananthapuram for supporting ISRO in fabrication, assembly, testing and supply of sophisticated electronic packages, computer systems and various sub systems for launch vehicles and integrating of launch vehicles such as PSLV. At Bengaluru, it has put up a large size facility for manufacturing of satellites.

Pavuluri added, “ATL has provided to ISRO ‘zero-defect manufacturing support’ to around 69 launch vehicles and 89 spacecraft over the years.”

The company has agreements for working with aerospace and space companies from Europe, US, and Russia for specialised manufacturing services. Most recently, a joint venture has been formed between ATL and US-based Saturn Satellite Networks (SSN), for building advanced small-to-medium sized satellites, which would specifically be suitable to be launched on-board India’s PSLV and Small Satellite Launch Vehicle (SSLV).

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