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Ex-ISRO official promoted Sisir Radar test flew drone fitted with 'Rabbit SAR' Space sector startup, Sisir Radar Private Ltd has successfully tested its Synthetic Aperture Radar (SAR) fitted on a drone, said a senior company official. "The drone fitted with SAR was flown (on Friday) at a place called Sonarpur, about 50 km from Kolkata," Tapan Misra, Founding Director and Chief Scientistst, sir Radar Private Ltd, told IANS. Misra who was earlier a Director at the Space Applications Centre of Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) has named his product ...
Ex-ISRO official promoted Sisir Radar test flew drone fitted with 'Rabbit SAR'
Ex-ISRO official promoted Sisir Radar test flew drone fitted with 'Rabbit SAR'
Source: IANS
17/06/2023 5:32:01 PM
Google leads funding round for Indian space startup Pixxel Alphabet Inc's Google is leading a $36 million funding round for Bengaluru-based Pixxel, a satellite-image startup, in the first major investment in the Indian space sector since the government launched its privatisation policy in April. Pixxel, founded in 2019, is building a constellation of satellites that have the ability to identify mineral deposits or the productivity of crops by analysing the spectral signature of an image. Miner Rio Tinto Ltd and Australian agritech company D...
Google leads funding round for Indian space startup Pixxel
Google leads funding round for Indian space startup Pixxel
Source: Reuters
1/06/2023 5:40:49 PM
Iran, Oman agree to start space cooperation Iran and Oman have agreed to start cooperation in the space sector, media reported. The issue was discussed in a meeting between Iranian Minister of Information and Communications Technology Isa Zarepour and Omani Minister of Transport, Communications and Information Technology Saeed bin Hamoud al-Maawali in Tehran, the report said on Thursday. Speaking at the meeting, the Iranian Minister said his country is capable of building remote sensing and communications satellites for launch in...
Iran, Oman agree to start space cooperation
Iran, Oman agree to start space cooperation
Source: IANS
12/05/2023 5:18:26 PM
Department of Space to get Rs 12,543.91 crore for FY24 The government has proposed an allocation of Rs 12,543.91 crore to the Department of Space for year 2023-24. The allocation is for the Department of Space and other organisations under it like the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) and its centres, Indian National Space Promotion and Authorisation Centre - the regulator for the private sector space players - and others. As per the Demands for Grants document, the allocation for the Department of Space for FY24 stands at Rs 12,543...
Department of Space to get Rs 12,543.91 crore for FY24
Department of Space to get Rs 12,543.91 crore for FY24
Source: IANS
1/02/2023 1:56:45 PM
PLI, tax exemptions and financial support from government: Budget wishlist of space sector Production Linked Incentive (PLI) Scheme, government financial support, exemption from Goods and Services Tax (GST) are some of the Budget 2023 wishlist of the Indian Space Association (ISpA). According to ISpA's Director General, Lt. Gen. AK Bhatt (Retd.), the suggestions/wishlist were received from the space industry on tax policies and incentives to promote investment, research and development, and employment in the space sector. The space sector lobby body said PLI for the secto...
PLI, tax exemptions and financial support from government: Budget wishlist of space sector
PLI, tax exemptions and financial support from government: Budget wishlist of space sector
Source: IANS
14/01/2023 3:00:41 PM
Chennai-based ST Advanced Composites sees good traction in satellite segment Chennai-based ST Advanced Composites, that made the metallic and carbon fibre structure of the United Arab Emirates' (UAE) moon rover Rashid, is seeing good business in the space satellite segment, said a top company official. He official said the company is als looking at the space debris clearance segment partnering with a foreign company. The company fabricated the UAE's moon rover's structure on which other payloads are loaded. The rover will emerge from the Japan-made l...
Chennai-based ST Advanced Composites sees good traction in satellite segment
Chennai-based ST Advanced Composites sees good traction in satellite segment
Source: IANS
19/12/2022 11:28:46 AM
Agnikul Cosmos` rocket launchpad and mission control centre inaugurated India's first privately-owned space rocket launchpad and the mission control centre was inaugurated at the ISRO's Satish Dhawan Space Centre (SDSC) in Sriharikota in Andhra Pradesh, said Agnikul Cosmos. Agnikul Cosmos, the city-based rocket startup, said the launchpad and the mission control centre was designed by it and executed with the support of Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) and private sector space regulator IN-SPACe. The facility was inaugurated by Secretary, D...
Agnikul Cosmos` rocket launchpad and mission control centre inaugurated
Agnikul Cosmos` rocket launchpad and mission control centre inaugurated
Source: IANS
28/11/2022 4:02:20 PM
India to focus on global good, world welfare as G2O president, says PM Narendra Modi Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday said that India will have to focus on global good and world welfare during its presidency of G20. In his monthly radio broadcast 'Mann Ki Baat', the prime minister said that India was set to assume the presidency of G20 from December 1 onwards, which is a "big opportunity" for the country. "The Presidency of G-20 has arrived as a big opportunity for us. We have to make full use of this opportunity and focus on global good, wo...
India to focus on global good, world welfare as G2O president, says PM Narendra Modi
India to focus on global good, world welfare as G2O president, says PM Narendra Modi
Source: IANS
27/11/2022 2:54:12 PM
Chief Minister K. Chandrashekhar Rao hails Telangana startups for making history in space sector Chief Minister K. Chandrashekhar Rao on Saturday expressed happiness over successfully placing into the space orbit the two Nano satellites launched from Sriharikota by Telangana-based Dhruva Space Tech, a Hyderabad-based private start-up. CM KCR said that the successful launch of two nano satellites - 'Thybolt 1 and Thybolt 2' sent by the Hyderabad start-up company along with ISRO's PSLV-C54 is a milestone in the history of the country's enterprising startups. The Chief...
Chief Minister K. Chandrashekhar Rao hails Telangana startups for making history in space sector
Chief Minister K. Chandrashekhar Rao hails Telangana startups for making history in space sector
Source: IANS
27/11/2022 9:37:44 AM
PM Narendra Modi congratulates ISRO, IN-SPACe for successful launch of Vikram Suborbital Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday congratulated the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) and IN-SPACe for the successful launch of India's maiden private rocket Vikram-Suborbital developed by Skyroot Aerospace. In a series of tweets, the Prime Minister said: "A historic moment for India as the rocket Vikram-S, developed by Skyroot Aerospace, took off from Sriharikota today! It is an important milestone in the journey of India's private space industry. Congrats to @is...
PM Narendra Modi congratulates ISRO, IN-SPACe for successful launch of Vikram Suborbital
PM Narendra Modi congratulates ISRO, IN-SPACe for successful launch of Vikram Suborbital
Source: IANS
19/11/2022 10:09:40 AM
Skyroot Aerospace to become first private rocket maker to fly its rocket India's private sector rocket maker Skyroot Aerospace will fly its rocket Vikram-S with three payloads between November 12 and 16 from ISRO's rocket port Sriharikota, the company said. "The Vikram-S rocket getting launched is a single-stage sub-orbital launch vehicle which would carry three customer payloads and help test and validate majority of the technologies in the Vikram series of space launch vehicles. We are utilising the world-class launch infrastructure at ISRO's...
Skyroot Aerospace to become first private rocket maker to fly its rocket
Skyroot Aerospace to become first private rocket maker to fly its rocket
Source: IANS
8/11/2022 4:40:43 PM
PM Narendra Modi urges startups to take advantage of space sector opportunities Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday urged start-ups to take full advantage of growing opportunities in the Indian space sector. In his monthly radio broadcast "Mann Ki Baat", Modi said that Indian industries and startups are engaged in bringing new innovations and new technologies in this field. In particular, the collaboration of IN-SPACe is going to make a big difference in this area. "Non-government companies are also getting the facility to launch their payloads an...
PM Narendra Modi urges startups to take advantage of space sector opportunities
PM Narendra Modi urges startups to take advantage of space sector opportunities
Source: IANS
30/10/2022 1:40:38 PM
India Space Congress 2022 enables startups to partner in $1.5tn space economy  With a view to nurture the growing interest of deep space tech startups in India, India Space Congress, 2022 (ISC'22) announced a number of initiatives to showcase excellence by engaging with 'iDEX 75 Space Challenges' which was announced by Prime Minister during the Defence Expo, partnering with Microsoft to extend Founders Hub benefits to the 15 shortlisted startups. As part of the Founders hub program, 15 selected startups may apply to Founders Hub and avail up to $150...
India Space Congress 2022 enables startups to partner in $1.5tn space economy
India Space Congress 2022 enables startups to partner in $1.5tn space economy
Source: IANS
25/10/2022 3:19:54 PM
`Space sector moving towards constellation of satellites` The global space sector is moving away from geo-statellites and towards the constellation of small satellites in low earth orbit, a senior official of Indian National Space Promotion and Authorisation Centre (IN-SPACe) said on Saturday. In his address at the conference 'Space Technology: The Next Business Frontier', Prof. Rajeev Jyoti, Distinguished Scientist, Director (Technical), IN-SPACe, said the space sector, in the next 10 years, is shifting from geo-satellites to constellati...
`Space sector moving towards constellation of satellites`
`Space sector moving towards constellation of satellites`
Source: IANS
15/10/2022 6:03:45 PM
`Foreign companies are looking at India for satellite manufacturing` In the space sector it is the satellite that showers continuous cash to the operators -- the cash cow -- and not the glamourous rocket. With the trend of small satellite constellations, satellite manufacturing offers good scope for India, states a sectoral report titled 'Developing the space ecosystem in India: focusing on inclusive growth' was prepared by the Indian Space Association (ISpA) and EY. As per the report, the satellite manufacturing business in India is expected to ...
`Foreign companies are looking at India for satellite manufacturing`
`Foreign companies are looking at India for satellite manufacturing`
Source: IANS
11/10/2022 3:44:02 PM
Indian communication satellite to be launched by Arianespace on Wednesday European space agency Arianespace on Wednesday will put into orbit two communication satellites belonging to India and Malaysia in geostationary orbit. The two satellites weighing cumulatively 10,863 kg will be flown by Ariane 5 rocket early June 22 from the spaceport in Kourou, French Guiana, said Arianespace. GSAT-24 built by Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) is a 24-Ku band communication satellite weighing 4,180 kg with pan India coverage for meeting the direct-to-home (DTH) ...
Indian communication satellite to be launched by Arianespace on Wednesday
Indian communication satellite to be launched by Arianespace on Wednesday
Source: IANS
21/06/2022 11:44:15 AM
First private spacecraft manufacturing facility launched in Bengaluru Ananth Technologies Private Limited (ANANTH), the leading aerospace and defence manufacturer in India, launched their new spacecraft manufacturing facility in Bengaluru on Wednesday. This is the first spacecraft assembly, integration and testing facility in the private sector. The state-of-the-art facility was inaugurated by S.Somanath, Chairman and Secretary, Department of Space at Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO). Located at Karnataka Industrial Area Development Board Aero...
First private spacecraft manufacturing facility launched in Bengaluru
First private spacecraft manufacturing facility launched in Bengaluru
Source: IANS
2/06/2022 4:04:02 PM
Government to soon unveil new space policy: Ajay Kumar Sood Seeking to further increase private participation, Principal Scientific Advisor Ajay Kumar Sood has said that the government will soon unveil a new space policy that could see the rise of India's own ‘SpaceX-like ventures’. He said consultations have taken place and the final version of the space policy would soon be referred to the Empowered Technology Group for further examination. Sood said the government will encourage manufacturing of satellites in the private sector f...
Government to soon unveil new space policy: Ajay Kumar Sood
Government to soon unveil new space policy: Ajay Kumar Sood
Source: Accord Fintech
2/06/2022 12:34:17 PM
Sanctions against Russia may offer opportunities for India's space sector The US and Europe's economic sanctions against Russia for its military action against Ukraine may throw up economic opportunities for the Indian space sector, instead of burdening it with economic cost, say industry experts. They also feel that to cash on the opportunities, India should accelerate its satellite launch capabilities, and announce productivity-linked incentive (PLI) schemes for the aerospace sector. "All those countries feeling the pinch due to the absence of Russ...
Sanctions against Russia may offer opportunities for India's space sector
Sanctions against Russia may offer opportunities for India's space sector
Source: IANS
12/03/2022 4:31:47 PM
Indian space sector targets Rs 219 cr revenue from launch services India's Department of Space (DoS) is targeting revenue of Rs 219.14 crore from commercial launch services and also plans to put into orbit 10 satellites with its rockets during 2022-23. The space sector also targets a revenue of Rs 11 crore from sale of remote sensing data and data products. As per the budget papers presented to the Parliament on Tuesday by Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman, the DoS is targeting to complete two test rocket launches for the prestigious Rs 10,534.5 ...
Indian space sector targets Rs 219 cr revenue from launch services
Indian space sector targets Rs 219 cr revenue from launch services
Source: IANS
1/02/2022 5:04:34 PM
Number of space sector startups more than doubled in 2021: Economic Survey The number of new startups in the space sector more than doubled in 2021 to 47 as compared to the previous year numbers, said India's Economic Survey that was released on Monday. According to the Economic Survey, the number of new startups in the space sector registered in 2021 was 47 up from 21 in 2020 and 11 in 2019. With recent policy initiatives and private sector participation, the Indian space sector is expected to capture a larger share of the global space economy, which was ...
Number of space sector startups more than doubled in 2021: Economic Survey
Number of space sector startups more than doubled in 2021: Economic Survey
Source: IANS
31/01/2022 3:17:53 PM
Centre scouting for new head for space company from private, armed forces sector The Central government is scouting for a new head -- Chairman-cum-Managing Director -- for its space sector company NewSpace India Ltd from the private/armed/government sectors on deputation or contract basis. The appointment shall be for a period of five years. The NewSpace India is tasked with the mandate of owning satellites, building and owning rockets, putting into orbit satellites, transfer technologies developed by Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) and others. Candidat...
Centre scouting for new head for space company from private, armed forces sector
Centre scouting for new head for space company from private, armed forces sector
Source: IANS
6/01/2022 10:22:35 AM