India’s First Private EO Satellite Constellation under PPP Model
Kartavya Desk Staff
Source: TH
Context: The IN-SPACe has selected the PixxelSpace India-led consortium to design, build, and operate India’s first fully indigenous commercial Earth Observation (EO) satellite constellation under the Public-Private Partnership (PPP) model.
About India’s First Private EO Satellite Constellation under PPP Model:
• What It Is? A landmark space initiative to deploy 12 advanced Earth Observation satellites built and operated by the private sector in collaboration with the government.
• A landmark space initiative to deploy 12 advanced Earth Observation satellites built and operated by the private sector in collaboration with the government.
• Companies Involved:
• Lead Partner: PixxelSpace India Consortium Members: Piersight Space Satsure Analytics India Dhruva Space
• Lead Partner: PixxelSpace India
• Consortium Members: Piersight Space Satsure Analytics India Dhruva Space
• Piersight Space
• Satsure Analytics India
• Dhruva Space
• To provide high-resolution, indigenous satellite data for national and global applications. To strengthen India’s space-based monitoring capabilities in key sectors. To reduce reliance on foreign EO data and ensure data security and sovereignty.
• To provide high-resolution, indigenous satellite data for national and global applications.
• To strengthen India’s space-based monitoring capabilities in key sectors.
• To reduce reliance on foreign EO data and ensure data security and sovereignty.
• Key Features:
• Investment: ₹1,200 crore private sector investment over five years. Constellation Size: 12 state-of-the-art EO satellites. Applications: Climate change monitoring Disaster management Agriculture analytics Marine surveillance National security Urban planning Global Reach: Will cater to international demand for geospatial intelligence. Data Output: Provides Analysis Ready Data (ARD) and Value-Added Services (VAS). PPP Model: First of its kind in India’s space history under IN-SPACe’s private sector promotion framework.
• Investment: ₹1,200 crore private sector investment over five years.
• Constellation Size: 12 state-of-the-art EO satellites.
• Applications: Climate change monitoring Disaster management Agriculture analytics Marine surveillance National security Urban planning
• Climate change monitoring
• Disaster management
• Agriculture analytics
• Marine surveillance
• National security
• Urban planning
• Global Reach: Will cater to international demand for geospatial intelligence.
• Data Output: Provides Analysis Ready Data (ARD) and Value-Added Services (VAS).
• PPP Model: First of its kind in India’s space history under IN-SPACe’s private sector promotion framework.
About PixxelSpace India:
• What It Is? A Bengaluru-based space technology startup specializing in hyperspectral imaging satellites.
• A Bengaluru-based space technology startup specializing in hyperspectral imaging satellites.
• Headquarters: Bengaluru, Karnataka, India.
• Established: 2019.
• Core Focus: Building a global constellation of hyperspectral EO satellites to offer precise, high-quality geospatial insights.