PARLIAMENT QUESTION: SPACE TECHNOLOGY SUPPORT FOR ANDHRA PRADESH

PARLIAMENT QUESTION: SPACE TECHNOLOGY SUPPORT FOR ANDHRA PRADESH

The following space application projects are executed for Andhra Pradesh with technical support from ISRO, during the last five years:

Agriculture:

Fisheries:

The Department of Fisheries with the technology developed by ISRO using NavIC and communication satellite rolled out the Vessel Communication and Support System (VCSS) project under Pradhan Mantri Matsya Sampada Yojana (PMMSY) to provide two-way communication between fisherman on boat and control room in the coastal state including Andhra Pradesh.

Disaster management support:

Urban planning:

Tele-education & Tele-medicine:

Department of Space continues to support tele-education and tele-medicine network by providing satellite capacity and technical assistance.

Water resources:

In addition to above, the following space application projects are carried out for Andhra Pradesh with technical and financial support of National Remote Sensing Centre (NRSC), ISRO:

Fund Allotment and Utilisation:

(for last 5 years)

Project Name

Fund Sanctioned

(Rs. Lakhs)

Fund Disbursed

(Rs. Lakhs)

Fund

Utilized

(Rs. Lakhs)

Space Based Information for Decentralized Planning – Update (SISDP-U) (completed)

118.95

118.95

118.95

Land cover and land use mapping at 1:50 000 Scale (5-Year Cycle) (ongoing)

106.66

42.67

42.67

National Wetlands Inventory and Assessment (completed)

31.25

31.25

31.25

 

The Non-Governmental Entities (NGEs) wise list of startups, companies, MSMEs and academic institutions indicating their names, locations and activities, from Andhra Pradesh approached to IN-SPACe is attached at Annexure.

IN-SPACe has conceptualized Seed Fund scheme under which 5 funding opportunities have been announced. Out of this one start-up namely M/s Nspace Tech India Pvt. Ltd., Tenali, Andhra Pradesh, has been selected for mentorship. Further, the company has been facilitated by IN-SPACe for availing access to the ISRO facilities for testing their SwetchaSat V0 satellite and also authorization granted for establishment and operation of hosted payload, till date.

This information was given by the Minister of State for Personnel, Public Grievances & Pensions and Prime Minister’s Office Dr. Jitendra Singh in a written reply in the Rajya Sabha today.

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Annexure

List of NGEs i.e., Startups, Companies, MSMEs and Academic institutions from Andhra Pradesh approached to IN-SPACe

Sl. No.

Name of NGEs

Type

Location

Activities

1

National Institute of Technology Warangal

Academia

Warangal

Academics

2

V R Siddhartha Engineering College

Academia

Vijayawada

Academics

3

Charan Aerospace

Industry

Visakhapatnam

Manufacture of launch vehicles

4

NPHSAT Systems Pvt Ltd

Industry

Vijayawada

Developing Antennas for Small and Large Satellites

5

Rameshs Aerospace Products  and  Services Pvt Ltd

Micro and Small Enterprises

 Vijayawada, Andhra Pradesh

Manufacture and supply of Ablative and Structural composites for Space and Defence applications.

6

 

 

 

Aarshadhaatu Green Nanotechnologies India Pvt Ltd

Micro and Small Enterprises

Guntur

The Company focuses on eco-friendly synthesis routes, scalable production, and translational research for industries ranging from defence and aerospace to energy storage, healthcare, and environmental applications.

7

 

 

 

Taramandal Technologies Pvt Ltd

Startup

Visakhapatnam

Taramandal vision is to lead the orbit with a sustainable orbital environment where private industry, human spaceflight, and research can all flourish and where all space assets are either reused or deorbited.

8

 

 

 

Red Balloon Aerospace Private Limited

Startup

Vijayawada

Red Balloon Aerospace is a deep tech aerospace startup developing next generation of high altitude platforms that bridge the critical gap between satellites and UAVs. Headquartered in Ratan Tata Innovation Hub APIS, Andhra Pradesh, India.

9

Raudranex Space Technologies

Startup

Visakhapatnam

The company focuses on Electric Propulsion Technologies that make space logistics and deep-space exploration practical, scalable, and sustainable.

10

 

 

 

 

 

BES Space

Startup

Vijaywada Andhra Pradesh

The company is in Space domain like 1) SAFER- Space Anomaly Forensics and Environmental Resolutions.  2)SWAT – Space Warfare Analysis Tool 3) SHIVA – Space Highest Information Value Assessment 4) Global Data,  AI/ML , Data Privacy enabler tools

11

N Space Tech India Private Limited

Startup

Tenali Andhra Pradesh

N Space Tech is a startup that focuses mainly on space research and space technology.

12

Sanketa Sravana LLP

Startup

Vijayawada, Andhra Pradesh

Providing radiation shielding solutions  in the space industry.

13

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

The Spark of Wisdom

Startup

Warangal, Andhra Pradesh

The main activities are Research and Development Space Mining, extraction of material from asteroids and other minor planets. It could be a way to supply earth and space colonies with materials including metals and minerals like iron, nickel, magnesium, water, oxygen, gold and platinum. Asteroid mining could also help solve earths problems with resource depletion and carbon pollution.

14

Talelabs Space Innovations

Startup

Visakhapatanam

Aerospace and Aviation Component Manufacturing

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