The
achievements of Antrix Corporation Limited in commercial exploitation of space
technology during the 11th plan and the on-going 12th plan periods include:
i.
Launch
services for 34 Satellites from 15 Countries on-board ISRO’s Polar Satellite
Launch Vehicle.
ii.
Built
and delivered two Communications Satellites for international customers, viz.,
“W2M” Satellite for M/s. EUTELSAT, Paris; and, “Hylas” Satellite for M/s.
Avanti Plc, UK.
iii.
Built,
launched and operationalised a communication satellite (GSAT-7) for strategic
users in the country.
iv.
Leasing
of communication transponders of Indian INSAT/ GSAT satellites as well as of
foreign satellites for Direct-To-Home television broadcasting, Data Networking,
Financial Services, Telephony, etc., to Government, strategic and private
users.
v.
Marketing
of data from Indian Remote Sensing satellites (RISAT-1, Resourcesat-2,
Oceansat-2, Cartosat-2 and Cartosat-1) to international customers through
establishment of ground stations and data processing facilities, as well as
data reseller network.
vi.
Mission
Support Services to Intelsat (USA), CNES, (France) and DLR (Germany) using
ISRO’s Telemetry, Tracking and Command Network.
vii.
Supply
of Ground Equipments for tele-education, tele-medicine; Automatic Weather
Stations, reception of high-resolution remote sensing data by strategic sector
and reception of satellite data for meteorological applications.
viii.
In
terms of revenue, the total revenue during 11th plan was `
3492.53 Crores and during the first two years of 12th plan (2012-14)
was ` 1394.13 crores.
The
Foreign Exchange earned from Commercial Exploitation of Space Technology during
the said period, year-wise, is as under:
|
Sl.No.
|
Year
|
Rs.(in lakh)
|
Equivalent of USD (in lakh)
|
Equivalent of EURO (in lakh)
|
|
1
|
2007-2008
|
12679.57
|
205.60
|
8.94
|
|
2
|
2008-2009
|
14031.38
|
244.28
|
24.12
|
|
3
|
2009-2010
|
13228.97
|
121.59
|
59.11
|
|
4
|
2010-2011
|
8077.64
|
179.98
|
40.86
|
|
5
|
2011-2012
|
3135.54
|
21.99
|
6.29
|
|
11th Five Year Plan Total
|
51153.1
|
773.44
|
139.32
|
|
1
|
2012-2013
|
11157.01
|
39.90
|
130.97
|
|
2
|
2013-2014
|
17470.66
|
55.78
|
175.98
|
|
12th Five Year Plan Total
|
28627.67
|
95.68
|
306.95
|
|
Grand Total
|
79780.77
|
869.12
|
446.27
|
The commercial
projects launched by Antrix Corporation Limited (during 11th plan
and ongoing 12th plan) in collaboration with global space companies
include building and delivery of two Communication Satellites namely (i) “W2M”
Satellite for M/s. EUTELSAT, Paris and (ii) “Hylas” Satellite for M/s. Avanti
Plc, UK in commercial partnership with M/s. EADS Astrium (presently, Airbus
Defence and Space), a leading global aerospace company.
This information
was given by the Minister Of State In The Ministry of
Personnel, PG & Pensions and in the Prime Minister’s Office Dr. Jitendra Singh
in a written reply in the Lok Sabha today.
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ST/jk