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.