Bengaluru Space Expo opens September 7; eight companies plan to attend

Bengaluru Space Expo 2026 is scheduled to open at the Bangalore International Exhibition Centre on Monday, September 7, and run through September 9. Ahead of the opening, Skyroot Aerospace, Pixxel, XDLINX Space Labs, Manastu Space, GalaxEye, Bellatrix Aerospace, Maargin and General Datum have each published a company-owned post stating that they plan to attend, exhibit or sponsor the event.

CII4SPACE’s April announcement describes the show as the ninth edition and lists the Confederation of Indian Industry, the Indian Space Research Organisation, the Indian National Space Promotion and Authorisation Centre and NewSpace India Limited as organisers. It gives the theme as Harnessing Space for Global Progress: Innovation, Policy, and Growth. Its figures for more than 250 exhibitors, more than 12,000 business visitors, more than 1,000 delegates and participation from more than 20 countries are organiser projections, not verified attendance totals.

Companies publishing booth plans

Skyroot said it would be in Hall 1 at booth G2. Pixxel directed visitors to booth E2 in the same hall. XDLINX, which described itself as a diamond sponsor, gave booth D9 and said it planned to show visitors projects and missions now in development. These posts establish intended presence and display plans; they do not establish what hardware will actually be on the floor.

Manastu Space said a 10-member team would be at booth B8 in Hall 1. GalaxEye named booth E1 on the ground floor and said its team would discuss OptoSAR, which it describes as combining optical and radar imaging on one satellite. Bellatrix said it was returning to BSX and would publicly show new products, but its post did not name those products or a booth number.

Maargin, a satellite communications and computing startup, gave booth 34A in Hall 1. General Datum said it was a platinum sponsor and would be at booth G20. The organiser’s September 5 exhibitor list includes all eight companies, providing a second record of their expected presence even though booth details in company posts could still change.

The same 12-page roster is much broader than this self-announcement check. It lists launch, satellite, propulsion, Earth-observation, communications and supply-chain companies alongside government and international pavilions. A roster entry is not treated here as a company’s own declaration: the eight-name count covers only company-controlled posts reviewed for this article and should not be read as an exhaustive count of every exhibitor that has spoken publicly.

What the draft programme puts on the agenda

The organiser’s September 6 draft programme lists Day 1 registration from 8 a.m. local time, while its live conference page lists registration and networking from 7:30 a.m.; both put the inaugural session at 10 a.m. The draft’s overview schedules the exhibition inauguration for noon, but its detailed inaugural page says 11:45 a.m. Afternoon panels cover private-sector scale, next-generation satellites and integration of the space ecosystem; Skyroot co-founder Naga Bharath Daka appears on the private-sector panel. Attendees should check the organiser’s current programme before travelling.

Day 2 is scheduled around Earth observation, IN-SPACe policy and regulation, human spaceflight and deep-space exploration, sustainable access to space, artificial intelligence and industry collaboration. The draft lists a 4 p.m. talk by Indian astronaut Shubhanshu Shukla and places GalaxEye co-founder Suyash Singh on the Earth-observation panel.

Day 3 shifts to space-based defence, international market and technology access, and sessions involving Japan and Australia. Its final scheduled conversation brings together retired NASA astronaut Sunita Williams, Indian astronaut Angad Pratap and Vast executive Tom Shelley from 1:45 p.m., followed by lunch and programme closure.

Plans remain provisional

The organiser labels its September 6 programme as a draft, so sessions, speakers and timings remain subject to change. Company posts are also statements of intent from interested parties. Bellatrix’s reference to new products, XDLINX’s reference to upcoming projects and the other booth notices should therefore be reported as plans until the exhibition opens and the displays can be independently observed.

The first dated checkpoint is the exhibition opening on September 7; the reviewed draft gives 11:45 a.m. and noon in different places. After that, the useful updates will be any final floor map, changed booth allocation, named product reveal, signed agreement or technical announcement made at the show. Until those records appear, the verified story is that the event is scheduled to begin and eight companies have publicly set out plans to be there.