The move is aimed at enhancing industry participation across the upstream, midstream, and downstream space value chain while reducing dependence on imported technologies. IN-SPACe said the tech transfers will also accelerate indigenisation in critical domains such as satellite navigation, launch systems, ground station infrastructure, and geospatial intelligence.
Pawan Goenka, chairman of IN-SPACe, said, “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, and in that, industry-led innovation will play a key role.”
Among the technologies transferred are laser gyroscopes and ceramic servo accelerometers developed by ISRO’s Inertial Systems Unit, now licensed to Hyderabad-based Zetatek Technologies. The tech transfer makes it the first Indian firm to acquire such precision navigation technology.
In the midstream segment, Hyderabad-based Avantel and Jisnu Communications received ground station solutions, which are currently sourced from foreign vendors. These include Ka/S/X tri-band feeds, antenna control systems, and multi-band Cassegrain feeds.
Ahmedabad-based Amnex Info Technologies received geospatial models for pest prediction and crop yield estimation, while Jalkruti Water Solutions was granted a portable bathymetry system, which is used to measure and map the depth of water bodies. Ramdev Chemicals acquired a ceramic-based flameproof coating developed at Vikram Sarabhai Space Centre (VSSC) for broader industrial applications.
The companies will be offered end-to-end support for technology adoption by ISRO, IN-SPACe, and NSIL, ensuring successful adoption of the technology, the regulator said in a prepared statement.
