India's First Fully Commercial Earth Observation Satellite Constellation ⭐⭐⭐

Organisation

IN-SPACe

Full form:

Indian Space Promotion and Authorization Centre

Important Facts

• First indigenous, fully commercial Earth Observation (EO) constellation.
• Model: Public Private Partnership (PPP).
• Consortium: Allied Orbits Private Limited.
• Led by PixxelSpace India.

Consortium Members

• PixxelSpace India
• Dhruva Space
• PierSight Space
• SatSure Analytics

Constellation

12 satellites

Capabilities include:

• Panchromatic
• Multispectral
• Hyperspectral
• Synthetic Aperture Radar (SAR)

Investment

More than ₹1,200 crore

Expected operationalisation

2029

Prelims Trap

IN-SPACe → Department of Space

EO constellation → 12 satellites