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Mylsamy Annadurai

Mylsamy Annadurai

Mylsamy annadurai



                     Mylsamy Annadurai was born on 2nd july 1958 at Kodhavadi, ahamletnear Pollachi  in Coimbatore District.  Mylsamy and Balasaraswathy are his parents.  His father served as a teacher in an Elementary school.  Panchayat Union Elementary School in Kothavadi was Mylasmy Annadurai's first school, where he studied from I to V stds.  He then moved to Government and Aided schools in and around his native place for continuing and completing his school education upto XI std.  His school education journey continued  He finished his PUC in NGM college, Pollachi and B.E Degree at Government college of technology, coimbatore.  In 1982 he pursued his Higher Education and aquired the M.E degree in PSG College of Technology, Coimbatore and the same year he joined in ISRO as a scientist.  And later he got Doctorate in Anna University of technology, coimbatore.






                      Annadurai is a leading technologist in the field of satellite system.  Currently Annadurai serves as the project Director of Chandrayaan-1 and Chandrayaa-2 .  He has made significant contribution to the cost effecative design of Chandrayaan.  Through his inspiring speeches he has become a motivating force among the Indian students.





  • 1982: Joined ISRO
  • 1985: Team leader to develop S/W satellite Simulator
  • 1988: Spacecraft operations manager, IRS-1A
  • 1992: Spacecraft operations manager, INSAT-2A
  • 1993: Spacecraft operations manager, INSAT-2B
  • 1994: Deputy project director, INSAT-2C
  • 1996: Mission director, INSAT-2C
  • 1997: Mission director, INSAT-2D
  • 1999: Mission director, INSAT-2E
  • 2000: Mission director, INSAT-3B
  • 2001: Mission director, GAT-1
  • 2003: Mission director, INSAT-3E
  • 2003: Associate project director, EDUSAT
  • 2004: Project director, Chandrayaan-1
  • 2008: Project director, Chandrayaan-2
  • 2011: Programme director, IRS & SSS  & Small, Science and Student Satellites)
  • 2015: Director, ISRO Satellite Centre, Bangalore
  • 2019: Vice president, Tamil Nadu State Council for Science and Technology
  • 2019: Chairman, board of governors, National Research


International awards

  • Laurels for Team Achievement Chandrayaan-1, International Academy of Astronautics,2013, Beijing China
  • Certificate of Appreciation from Boeing Asian – American professional Association, Houston, USA
  • Space Systems award, 2009 from American institute of Aeronatics and Astronautics.




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