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The space ecosystem
Profiles of the organisations shaping spaceflight from India — agencies, launch companies, satellite builders and their suppliers — plus the international players our reporting covers, each linked to our coverage.
Manufacturing & industry
Aero Dimensions is an active Kerala aerospace engineering and manufacturing company; its website describes spacecraft and satellite assemblies, prototyping, fabrication, and testing services.
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Manufacturing & industry
Indian solutions partner of Antaris, providing satellite mission software and AI-enabled spacecraft operations.
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Satellites & Earth observation
Delhi downstream space-tech startup providing Geo-AI software that turns satellite data into geospatial insights.
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Launch
Bengaluru startup founded in 2024 building EVEREST, an 800 kN full-flow staged combustion methalox engine unveiled in August 2026 with no full-scale firing or flight yet.
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Launch
Ahmednagar/Pune launch-technology startup developing reusable semi-cryogenic vehicles; reporting documents engine testing and funding.
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Communications & ground segment
Varanasi startup developing a proposed LEO positioning, navigation and timing system; a 2026 conference paper describes GNSS-resilience work and constellation plans.
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Satellites & Earth observation
Bengaluru multi-sensor Earth-observation company whose OptoSAR satellite Drishti reached orbit on 3 May 2026 and fell silent weeks later after a geomagnetic storm.
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Communications & ground segment
Bengaluru company completed an IISc NIDHI-PRAYAS project for an ultra-compact deployable space communication antenna.
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Manufacturing & industry
Kerala company associated with iAeroSky, described as innovating in satellite robotics, maintenance and cost-effective launch systems.
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Satellites & Earth observation
Nibe Space is a Nibe Limited subsidiary authorised by IN-SPACe as a satellite-data disseminator and involved in Earth-observation constellation plans.
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Propulsion & spacecraft systems
Chennai company building the SIDRP satellite docking-and-refuelling port; its first satellite, AayulSAT, was lost when ISRO's PSLV-C62 failed on 12 January 2026.
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Launch
Bengaluru startup building a reusable landing rocket; it hot-fired a 3D-printed 5 kN liquid-oxygen and methane cryogenic engine in August 2026 after three failed ignitions.
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Satellites & Earth observation
Bengaluru hyperspectral Earth-observation company flying six Firefly satellites and leading the ₹1,200 crore consortium building India's national EO constellation.
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Communications & ground segment
Pramatra is an Indian space-technology startup selected as an IIT Hyderabad space-security finalist for ultra-secure quantum encryption keys.
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Education & ecosystem
Chennai aerospace organisation whose student-built satellites include Satish Dhawan SAT launched on PSLV-C51; its site documents AzaadiSAT, KalamSAT and ongoing missions.
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Manufacturing & industry
Space Machines Company operates an India team in Bengaluru developing spacecraft, rapid-response space systems and space-domain software.
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Propulsion & spacecraft systems
Bengaluru propulsion company supported by Indian government programmes and IISc, developing solid propulsion, pyrotechnics and dual-use aerospace systems.
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