Azista BST Aerospace
Azista BST Aerospace Private Limited
Sanand, Ahmedabad, Gujarat, India
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Azista BST Aerospace is a defense prime contractor based in Sanand, Ahmedabad, India working in space.
Azista BST Aerospace is an Indo-German joint venture manufacturing satellites, subsystems and payloads in India for commercial and defense sectors. It operates a satellite manufacturing facility in Sanand, Gujarat, with clean rooms, AIT labs and testing facilities, and states that it hosts the largest private satellite manufacturing facility in Asia, with capacity of 50 to 250 satellites per year. The company offers satellite buses (LEOS-50, LEOS-100), batteries, power and data handling units, power control units, reaction wheel assemblies and payload support units, and is vertically integrated with around 80% of subsystems made in-house. Its ABA First Runner satellite, a remote sensing satellite for civilian and defense use, was launched in June 2023. The company also operates the POEM and SMiLE Experience Centre for payload testing with Take Me 2 Space, and provides testing services including thermo-vacuum, EMI/EMC, vibration and ADCS test setups.
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LEOS-50 Satellite Bus
ViewSatellite bus
Compact, modular satellite platform for small satellite missions, carrying a range of payloads. Scalable to 100 kg and 200 kg.
LEOS-100 Satellite Bus
Satellite bus
Satellite platform with body-mounted panels supporting large high-precision instruments, 50 cm GSD earth observation and 2 kW power missions.
BAT-110
Satellite battery
Modular Lithium Iron Phosphate battery system for satellites with overcharge protection, deep-discharge tolerance and cell balancing. Five-year design life in LEO.
PPDH-110
Payload power and data handling unit
Single interface unit between satellite bus and payload, providing power conditioning and data handling with configurable voltages and TMTC interfaces.
PCU-110
Power control and distribution unit
Second-generation flight-proven power control and distribution unit for satellites.
RWA05
Reaction wheel assembly
Reaction wheel assembly for satellites with integrated fibre optical gyro.
Payload Support Unit
Payload electronics
Electronic unit that operates a payload and receives, stores, processes and compresses payload data, with encryption and a CCSDS engine, plus payload temperature control and focus mechanism operation.
ABA First Runner
Earth observation satellite
Wide swath medium-resolution remote sensing satellite for civilian and defense applications, launched 13 June 2023.
Standards, platforms & customers
Defense standards
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