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Indian Space Research Organization (ISRO) has formed the New Space India Limited (NSIL), a public sector undertaking (PSU) that will commercially exploit the research and development work of the space agency, co-produce PSLV and launch satellites through SSLVs, the government said on Thursday, 27 June.
The functions of NSIL will involve:
The new company will also look after the production and marketing of space-based products and services, including launch and application, developed by ISRO centres and the constituent units of the Department of Space and marketing spin-off technologies and products and services both in India and abroad.
Minister of State in the Prime Minister's Office (PMO) Jitendra Singh shared this information in a written response to a question in the Rajya Sabha.
Antrix Ltd is another PSU under the Department of Space that acts as an commercial arm of the ISRO.
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