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India’s First Commercial EO Constellation

August 21 , 2026 2 days 114 0

IN-SPACe approved India’s first fully commercial indigenous Earth Observation (EO) satellite constellation under the Public-Private Partnership (PPP) model.
Allied Orbits Private Limited, led by Pixxel Space India, includes Dhruva Space, PierSight Space and SatSure Analytics India.
The consortium will invest over ₹1,200 crore to develop and operate 12 satellites by 2029.
The satellites will provide panchromatic, multispectral, hyperspectral and Synthetic Aperture Radar (SAR) imaging.
All satellites will be manufactured in India and launched using Indian launch vehicles.