Update: ISRO launches NVS-03, restores NavIC to minimum operational configuration
ISRO confirms NVS-03 completed four orbit-raising maneuvers and reached its final geosynchronous slot in normal health.
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Cosmoserve raises $6 million, opens India's first private debris-removal facility
Hyderabad's Cosmoserve Space raised $6 million and opened Base 1, which it calls India's first private debris-removal facility.
Update: India moves to hand Kulasekarapattinam spaceport to private operators
ISRO names a March-April 2027 target for Kulasekarapattinam's first rocket launch.
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Update: ISRO says it will operate four launch pads by 2029
ISRO's Narayanan now puts a specific date on the new Tamil Nadu spaceport's debut launch: March or April 2027.
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Manastu Space, Inspecity, VyomIC, MumbaiSemi win IN-SPACe tech grants
IN-SPACe gave four Indian startups Rs 67.15 crore combined for propulsion, refuelling, timing and navigation-chip technology.
ISRO launches NVS-03, restores NavIC to minimum operational configuration
ISRO's GSLV-F18 launched NVS-03 to restore NavIC; the satellite has now reached its final geosynchronous slot.
Manastu Space raises Rs 22 crore in Series A extension
Manastu Space, an Indian green-propulsion and debris-avoidance startup, raised Rs 22 crore ($2.3 million) in a Series A extension.
KSAT signs ground station deal with India's PierSight for SAR constellation
KSAT signed a deal to provide ground station support for PierSight's planned SAR-and-AIS maritime satellite constellation.
ISRO says it will operate four launch pads by 2029
ISRO chairman says a new 2,000-acre SSLV complex at Kulasekarapattinam helps take India to four launch pads by 2029.
SpectraGaze raises Rs 3.7 crore seed round led by GVFL
SpectraGaze, founded by an ex-ISRO scientist, raised a Rs 3.7 crore seed round led by GVFL to build Indian infrared detectors.
Scanway expands Pixxel partnership toward sub-meter EO imaging by 2028
Scanway and Pixxel signed an MoU to co-develop optical payloads, targeting 50cm imaging from LEO by 2028.
Update: Musk names Ambani in Starlink India 'oligarchs' dispute
Starlink itself said on X it is "ready to connect India," its first direct statement in the feud; Musk replied "Much appreciated" to Reliance's prior response.
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Update: Musk names Ambani in Starlink India 'oligarchs' dispute
Reliance issues its first on-record response to Musk, saying on X it has 'never feared competition' and that Jio's own satellite service awaits the same regu...
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ISRO completes Gaganyaan crew-service module separation tests
ISRO validated the re-entry separation sequence for its first uncrewed Gaganyaan mission, targeted for 2026.
India signs Rs 2,563 crore GSAT-7C satellite deal for its air force
India's defence ministry contracted NewSpace India Limited to build GSAT-7C, the air force's first dedicated comms satellite.
Reflect Orbital buys two launches from Skyroot Aerospace
Reflect Orbital bought two Skyroot Aerospace launches, one on Vikram-1 and one on the upgraded Vikram-1U, as rideshare capacity tightens.
OXG Space raises Rs 17 crore to build in-orbit edge computing for EO data
Bengaluru's OXG Space raised Rs 17 crore led by Aum Ventures to build in-orbit edge computing for Earth-observation data.
Genrobotics wins ISRO contract to build satellite boom arm mechanism
Kerala's Genrobotics won an ISRO contract to build a high-precision boom arm for deploying and pointing satellite reflectors.
Update: Musk names Ambani in Starlink India 'oligarchs' dispute
Swadeshi Jagran Manch, the RSS's economic wing and ideologically aligned with Modi's BJP, urges the government to block Starlink outright on national-securit...
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Update: Musk names Ambani in Starlink India 'oligarchs' dispute
Zoho co-founder Sridhar Vembu and former ISRO chairman G.
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Update: Musk names Ambani in Starlink India 'oligarchs' dispute
Musk vows SpaceX will price Starlink 'affordably' in India to compete with Jio, per Reuters, extending the pressure campaign days before Jio's record IPO.
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Update: Musk names Ambani in Starlink India 'oligarchs' dispute
Musk escalated with a sarcastic 'Dear Prime Minister Ambani' letter and an unproven allegation of Reliance-linked BJP donations, per TechCrunch.
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Update: Musk names Ambani in Starlink India 'oligarchs' dispute
Telecom Minister Jyotiraditya Scindia reiterates there is no monopoly and says Amazon Kuiper's India license application remains under examination, a potenti...
original 2026-10-07
Astrogate Labs and Spacebeam sign optical ground network partnership
India's Astrogate Labs and South Korea's Spacebeam signed an MOU to combine optical terminals with ground-station infrastructure.
ISRO fires gas generator for its new 1,100 kN LOX-methane engine
ISRO ran the first ignition test of the full-scale gas generator for its LME1100 methane engine on Oct. 9.
Update: Musk names Ambani in Starlink India 'oligarchs' dispute
India's Ministry of Communications calls Musk's claim "baseless," says Starlink, Jio and OneWeb are at the same regulatory stage.
original 2026-10-07
Update: Musk names Ambani in Starlink India 'oligarchs' dispute
Musk escalated his 'oligarchs' claim by naming Mukesh Ambani directly, asking on X "Is Ambani the real boss of India?", per TechCrunch.
original 2026-10-07
Musk names Ambani in Starlink India 'oligarchs' dispute
Per Musk on X: 'Dear Prime Minister Ambani'; Starlink itself now says on X it is 'ready to connect India.'
Sanyark Space raises $2 million pre-seed for NAV-COM satellites
Bengaluru startup Sanyark Space raised a $2 million pre-seed round to build a satellite navigation-and-IoT constellation.
GalaxEye secures 63.84 crore rupees in government backing for OptoSAR satellite
India's Technology Development Board is backing GalaxEye's OptoSAR satellite with 63.84 crore rupees in convertible debentures.
Update: ISRO tests CE20 engine at uprated 220 kN thrust for LVM3's C32 stage
ISRO's own press release for this same Sept. 9 test (published Sept. 10, titled 'Successful Hot Test of CE20 Cryogenic Engine for LVM3 M7 Mission') surfaced...
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Safran wins Dhruva Space deal for India's SBS-III surveillance satellites
Per Tribune India: Safran Space signed a 5 million-euro-plus deal to supply India's 52-satellite SBS-III surveillance constellation.
ESA and ISRO extend space cooperation agreement for five more years
ESA and ISRO renewed their cooperation agreement through 2032 and added space weather and human exploration to its scope.
ISRO tests CE20 engine at uprated 220 kN thrust for LVM3's C32 stage
ISRO ran a flight acceptance hot test of its CE20 cryogenic engine at 220 kN, the uprated thrust for LVM3's upgraded C32 upper stage.
GalaxEye secures US patent for OptoSAR satellite imaging tech
GalaxEye became the first Indian startup to win a US patent for its OptoSAR tech, which fuses optical and SAR imaging on one satellite.
Update: Pixxel closes $100 million Series C led by Temasek and Seraphim
The round reported as in-progress on 2026-07-07 (NewsBytes, informal, SNR 2) has now closed with named terms; upgrading the lead to a directly-fetched mainst...
original 2026-07-07score 2 → 4
LatConnect 60 signs NSIL ground-station deal for India push
LatConnect 60 signed an NSIL ground-station agreement and a GeoSyze channel partnership to expand its SWIRSAT business into India.
ISRO fires semi-cryogenic engine at full 200-tonne thrust
ISRO completed the first 100% thrust hot test of its semi-cryogenic engine power head, aimed at a heavier LVM3.
ISRO launches EOS-05, its first geosynchronous imaging satellite
GSLV-F17 places India's first dedicated geo-orbit Earth imaging satellite into orbit, ISRO's first launch since a January failure.
Kepler Aerospace raises $8 million seed round for swarming ISR satellites
Bengaluru startup Kepler Aerospace lands its first outside funding to build six autonomous swarming surveillance satellites.
Vantor wins Navy contract to support Indo-Pacific maritime awareness
Vantor's Maritime Sentry will feed SAR and optical imagery into the Indo-Pacific Partnership for Maritime Domain Awareness.
ICEYE establishes Indian entity for sovereign SAR intelligence and manufacturing
ICEYE opens ICEYE India in New Delhi, planning local SAR component manufacturing for Indian defense customers.
Update: India moves to hand Kulasekarapattinam spaceport to private operators
IN-SPACe opened a formal Expression of Interest process for the Kulasekarapattinam handover, with concrete registration/site-visit/meeting dates and a specif...
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Starlink reapplies for India Gen 2 satellite constellation approval
SpaceX's Starlink filed a fresh Gen 2 constellation application with India's IN-SPACe after regulators rejected its first bid.
ISRO says LVM3-M5 upper stage's atmospheric reentry met debris rules
The C25 upper stage from ISRO's LVM3-M5 flight reentered over the Atlantic on July 30, within its planned short orbital lifetime.
Antrix loses Ninth Circuit bid to block $562.5 million Devas award
A US appeals court kept Devas' $562.5 million award against ISRO's Antrix alive; with interest it now tops $2 billion.
Pixxel-led Allied Orbits wins deal to build India's private EO constellation
Pixxel-led Allied Orbits will build India's first fully privately owned national EO constellation, per a government Lok Sabha reply.
ISRO test-fires upgraded SSLV first-stage booster
ISRO's redesigned SSLV solid booster passed a static test, expected to add about 100 kg of payload capacity.
India moves to hand Kulasekarapattinam spaceport to private operators
India has begun transferring operation and maintenance of the Rs 986 crore Kulasekarapattinam launch facility to private companies.
Aule Space validates docking tech at ISRO's SpaDeX simulation lab
Indian in-space-servicing startup Aule Space became the first non-government user of ISRO's Rendezvous Simulation Laboratory.
Skyroot signs three-launch deal with HEX20 for Vikram missions
Skyroot Aerospace will fly three dedicated Vikram missions carrying HEX20's Nila-3, MAYA-V and DINK-N satellites starting late 2027.
Skyroot's Vikram-1 becomes India's first privately built rocket to reach orbit
Skyroot's Vikram-1 reached orbit on its debut flight, becoming the first privately built rocket to do so from India.
Skyroot Aerospace's four-stage Vikram-1 rocket lifted off from India's Satish Dhawan Space Centre on July 18 and placed multiple payloads into a roughly 450-kilometer low Earth orbit about 15 minutes after liftoff, per SpaceNews. Reuters reported the rocket stands about 22 meters tall, uses three solid-fuel stages plus a liquid-fuel orbital adjustment module with a 3D-printed engine, and can carry up to 350 kilograms to low Earth orbit. The mission, called Aagaman, carried customer and technology-demonstration payloads including cubesats from Skyroot and Grahaa Space and hosted payloads from Dcubed and Cosmoserve Space, according to SpaceNews.
Reliance Jio's sovereign LEO constellation plan clears technical review
IN-SPACe, ISRO and DoT's WPC wing reportedly found Jio's 1,600-satellite plan "on par" with Starlink; neither party has confirmed it.
Agnikul Cosmos adds ex-ISRO chief Somanath as board observer
Former ISRO chairman S Somanath joins Agnikul Cosmos's board as an observer ahead of its Mission 02 booster-recovery attempt.
GalaxEye loses contact with Mission Drishti satellite
GalaxEye lost contact with Mission Drishti, billed as the world's first OptoSAR satellite, after a geomagnetic storm.
Pixxel closes $100 million Series C led by Temasek and Seraphim
Pixxel closed its Series C at $100 million co-led by Temasek and Seraphim, India's largest space-tech funding round to date.
Cosmoserve plans debris-capture demo on Skyroot's Vikram-1 debut
Cosmoserve will test a soft robotic debris-capture mechanism aboard Skyroot's first orbital launch.
Skyroot targets July 12-August 4 window for first orbital launch
Skyroot set a July 12-August 4 launch window for Vikram-1, India's first private orbital rocket, per SpaceNews and PTI.
AgniKul and ICEYE sign MoU to build and launch SAR satellites from India
Per BIS Infotech: an MoU to design, manufacture and deploy SAR EO systems within India, pairing ICEYE tech with AgniKul launch.
Reliance Jio says it is evaluating a sovereign LEO broadband constellation
The RIL AGM statement commits to evaluating sovereign LEO capability; reported figures of ~1,600 satellites are unconfirmed.
IN-SPACe opens ISRO's LVM3 heavy-lift rocket to private industry via technology transfer
Per GKToday: IN-SPACe invited Expressions of Interest for private companies to manufacture, operate and commercialise LVM3.
SatSure wins Rs 24.6 crore IN-SPACe grant to build sovereign Earth observation AI models
Per Reuters: a $2.57M Technology Adoption Fund grant to develop AI models for Earth observation, one of three projects selected.