Antrix Corporation Limited, the commercial arm of Department of Space (DOS) is incorporated in September 1992 for the promotion and commercial exploration of products and services from the Indian Space Programme. Heritage: Antrix draws upon its strength and the heritage from the experience and proven scientific achievements of the Indian Space Programme over the past four decades. An impressive array of achievements, capabilities and facilities. A demonstration of India's maturity in providing end to end programs in applications of Space Technology for national needs. Access to the resources of Indian Space Research Organization, Department of Space and the vibrant Indian industry that has grown in parallel, to handle technology problems.

The current business activities of Antrix include:

a)  Provisioning of communication satellite transponders to various users,
b)  Providing launch services for customer satellites,
c)  Marketing of data from Indian and foreign remote sensing satellites,
d)  Building and marketing of satellites as well as satellite sub-systems,
e)  Establishing ground infrastructure for space applications, and
f)  Mission support services for satellites.