Hyderabad based ATL plays key role in ISRO’s successful PSLV launch

ATL has been associated with ISRO for manufacturing various electronics and mechanical sub-systems

Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO)’s latest Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle (PSLV C-52) successful mission into space once again saw a critical role played by the city-based Ananth Technologies Limited (ATL) in carrying out the ‘sub-assemblies of various flight systems, integration, and checkouts’.

“This PSLV C-52 mission has also been unique for its different stages harnessed, integrated, tested and qualified by us. We have been a long-term partner with the ISRO’s Vikram Sarabhai Space Centre (VSSC) and taking guidance from its engineers”, said founder, chairman & managing director of ATL Subba Rao Pavuluri on Monday.

The company’s Thiruvananthapuram unit has worked on various stages of the rocket like fabrication, assembly, testing, avionics packages such as on-board computers, control electronics, telemetry, power systems etc., while the Bengaluru manufacturing unit has contributed to the satellite mission through many other key avionics systems, he explained.