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Satellites & Spacecraft companies in India

Space Atlas lists 14 organisations in India working in satellites & spacecraft: 8 startups, 3 private companies, 2 government agencies, 1 academic institution. That is 39% of the 36 space organisations in India and 2% of the 597 in this sector worldwide. Most are based in Bengaluru (5), Hyderabad (4), Ahmedabad (2).

Startup (8)

  • Dhruva Space · Startup · Hyderabad

    Full-stack space engineering solutions provider — develops satellite platforms, ground systems and turnkey mission services.

  • Digantara · Startup · Bengaluru

    Provides space domain awareness — tracks and monitors objects in orbit using space-based sensors for collision avoidance and SSA.

  • GalaxEye Space · Startup · Bengaluru

    Indian Earth observation startup — builds satellites combining SAR and optical imaging (OptoSAR), incubated at IIT Madras and based in Bengaluru.

  • HEX20 · Startup · Thiruvananthapuram

    Kerala small-satellite startup at Technopark — builds and flies payload-hosting satellites such as Nila and KOYO for global customers.

  • Pixxel · Startup · Bengaluru

    Builds the world's highest-resolution hyperspectral satellite constellation for planetary health monitoring and Earth observation.

  • SatLeo Labs · Startup · Ahmedabad

    Indian Earth observation startup — developing a LEO microsatellite constellation for thermal infrared imagery and analytics.

  • TakeMe2Space Technologies · Startup · Hyderabad

    Indian space startup — operates the MOI orbital AI lab satellites and OrbitLab console for running customer AI models in orbit.

  • XDLINX Space Labs · Startup · Hyderabad

    Hyderabad satellite startup — builds nano and micro satellite platforms and payloads for commercial and defence ISR missions.

Private Company (3)

  • Ananth Technologies Ltd (ATL) · Private Company · Hyderabad

    Indian aerospace manufacturer — builds satellite and launch vehicle subsystems, integrates satellites for ISRO and plans a private GSO comms satellite.

  • Azista BST Aerospace · Private Company · Ahmedabad

    Indo-German satellite manufacturer — builds small Earth observation satellites at a series-production plant in Sanand near Ahmedabad.

  • Space Kidz India · Private Company · Chennai

    Indian space education organisation — builds student satellites and payloads such as KalamSat and AzaadiSAT with schools across India.

Government Agency (2)

  • ISRO (Indian Space Research Organisation) · Government Agency · Bengaluru

    India's national space agency — pioneers cost-effective launch vehicles, satellites and planetary missions.

  • NewSpace India Limited (NSIL) · Government Agency · Bengaluru

    Indian state-owned company under the Department of Space — commercialises ISRO launch services, satellites, technology transfer and space assets.

Academic Institution (1)

  • Student Satellite Program (SSP), IIT Bombay · Academic Institution · Mumbai

    Indian university student satellite team at IIT Bombay — built the Pratham nanosatellite (PSLV-C35, 2016) and develops further student missions.