Azista Space

Azista Space builds satellites, satellite subsystems and Earth observation payloads in Hyderabad, India.

The company calls its Azista First Runner, or AFR, India's first private satellite platform in its class. AFR is designed for civil and defence uses. It was launched on 13 June 2023 into a sun-synchronous orbit. It weighs 80 kg and has a design life of five years. Its imagery resolution is 4.6 m in panchromatic mode and 8 m in multispectral mode.

Azista offers full space systems. Its satellite buses range from 6U to 400 kg. They are modular and scalable, and the company says they have flight heritage. Its space-qualified subsystems include reaction wheel assemblies, command and data handling, batteries, power control units, X-band transmitters and focal plane electronics.

Its optical payload gives high-resolution panchromatic and multispectral images for small satellites. The company says the payload offers sub-meter resolution, a wide swath and good performance in low light.

Services cover assembly, integration and testing, launch integration, mission operations and ground segment solutions. Azista says this gives full lifecycle support from an experienced operations team.

The wider Azista group has more units. APRIL is its Advanced Pixel Research and Intelligence Lab. It uses artificial intelligence and machine learning for image analytics in farming, defence and environmental monitoring. The composites unit designs and makes composite materials and structures for aerospace, defence and industry. Products include rocket nozzles and motor casings, Type IV propellant tanks, and satellite bus structures and solar panels. A separate electronics unit offers design and manufacturing in SATCOM, aerospace and defence, medical and hydrometeorology.

Services

• Satellite buses
• Satellite subsystems
• Earth observation payloads
• Assembly, integration and testing
• Launch integration
• Mission operations
• Ground segment solutions
• Image analytics
• Composite structures
• Electronics design and manufacturing