A Fellow of the Aeronautical Society of India, Adimurthy received the 1997 Astronomical Society of India Award for his contributions to rocket technology. He is also a Fellow of the Alexander von Humboldt Foundation, and was a visiting scientist at the University of Stuttgart, Germany during 1979-80 and 1999–2000.[6] He has served as the Chairman of the Inter-Agency Space Debris Coordination Committee (IADC) during 2002–2003.[5] In 2012, Adimurthy received the Padma Shri from Government of India for his contributions to space dynamics.[7][8] In 2013, he earned the International Achievement Award Laurel for Team Achievement for his work with Chandrayaan-1, the first Indian lunar probe.[9]