Propulsion & spacecraft systems
Raudranex Space Technologies
Raudranex reports its STRATO-X1 near-space pathfinder mission, carrying an experimental cold-plasma propulsion demonstrator on Red Balloon’s SANA platform.
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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.
Propulsion & spacecraft systems
Raudranex reports its STRATO-X1 near-space pathfinder mission, carrying an experimental cold-plasma propulsion demonstrator on Red Balloon’s SANA platform.
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Satellites & Earth observation
RAXAR provides geospatial analytics, optical/microwave remote-sensing applications, forest monitoring and disaster-management mapping from Delhi.
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Manufacturing & industry
Red Balloon is an Andhra Pradesh aerospace startup developing stratospheric platforms; public sources report the SANA mission and a near-space collaboration.
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Communications & ground segment
Reliance Jio is an Indian telecommunications operator whose satellite-connectivity plans include a proposed sovereign low Earth orbit network.
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Satellites & Earth observation
Researcher’s Green Solution publicly describes GIS, satellite/remote-sensing and AI/ML work for forestry, agriculture and carbon projects.
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Manufacturing & industry
CircuitSprint identifies Resspreneurs as its specialized aerospace division focused on CubeSat development, space-tech R&D and satellite partnerships.
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Manufacturing & industry
Reyan Aerospace is credited by HEX20 with board assembly on the operational KOYO spacecraft, alongside an active Kerala company record.
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Communications & ground segment
Sanyark Space is a Hyderabad space company developing a LEO navigation and communications constellation; The New Indian Express reported TRL-4 positioning technology in July 2026.
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Satellites & Earth observation
SatLeo develops thermal Earth-observation microsatellite technology; public exhibitor material and company records document its product and R&D activity.
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Satellites & Earth observation
Bengaluru company that turns satellite imagery into farm-credit and infrastructure decisions, and is building its own optical constellation through subsidiary KaleidEO.
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In-space services & exploration
Bhubaneswar startup building re-entry satellites to crystallise drugs in orbit; its Alchemy factory module flew a stratospheric balloon test in March 2026.
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Communications & ground segment
Skynetics publicly reports satellite communications hardware, GNSS/ELINT modules and an operational VHF/UHF ground station.
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Launch
Hyderabad launch company whose Vikram-1 rocket made India's first private orbital flight in July 2026, after raising about $160 million including a $60 million unicorn round.
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Satellites & Earth observation
Bengaluru satellite computing company behind the STORM platform, with a reported 2026 service contract with South Korea’s TelePIX.
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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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Launch
Space Zone India develops hybrid sounding rockets and student space programmes in Chennai. DT Next reported the launch of its twin mission in October 2026.
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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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Manufacturing & industry
Recognised startup legal listing found, but no independently verifiable space product, mission or material activity was located.
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Launch
SpanTrik develops reusable rocket and propulsion technology; its site documents solid-motor tests and high-powered rocket launches, and it exhibited at Aero India.
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Satellites & Earth observation
Spatial Sense Analytics uses satellite and Earth-observation data with AI for geospatial risk and disaster monitoring; IIT Madras incubation records its activity.
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Satellites & Earth observation
SpectraGaze Systems is an Ahmedabad-based company developing optical imaging sensors and electro-optical payloads for space, defence and scientific applications.
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In-space services & exploration
Stardour is a Hyderabad company developing an orbital transfer vehicle and spacecraft propulsion. NITK Surathkal identifies it as the sponsor of satellite pose-estimation research.
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Satellites & Earth observation
Noida geospatial analytics firm that owns no satellites but tasks more than 250 of them through SPADE, its subscription platform for radar, optical, thermal and hyperspectral data.
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