https://www.spacebandits.io/countries/india Dated, sourced milestones from the space companies in India that Space Bandits tracks. en https://www.spacebandits.io/startups/dhruva-space dhruva-space/2026-10-01/LEAP-2, its second commercial mission, launches on SpaceX's Transporter-18 carrying in-orbit demonstrations for Sodern and Satleo Labs Thu, 01 Oct 2026 12:00:00 GMT LEAP-2, its second commercial mission, launches on SpaceX's Transporter-18 carrying in-orbit demonstrations for Sodern and Satleo Labs. Source: https://www.satellitetoday.com/launch/2026/10/01/the-first-mission-milestones-onboard-spacexs-transporter-18-rideshare-launch/ https://www.spacebandits.io/startups/pixxel pixxel/2026-09-06/Raises a $100M Series C led by Temasek and Seraphim to fund the Honeybee constellation and satellite production in India and the US Sun, 06 Sep 2026 12:00:00 GMT Raises a $100M Series C led by Temasek and Seraphim to fund the Honeybee constellation and satellite production in India and the US. Source: https://spacenews.com/pixxel-raises-100-million-to-expand-satellite-production-across-india-and-us/ https://www.spacebandits.io/startups/agnikul-cosmos agnikul-cosmos/2026-09/India's Technology Development Board agrees to provide ₹200 crore, in convertible debentures, toward a reusable Agnibaan Tue, 01 Sep 2026 12:00:00 GMT India's Technology Development Board agrees to provide ₹200 crore, in convertible debentures, toward a reusable Agnibaan. Source: https://en.channeliam.com/2026/09/26/agnikul-cosmos-funding-reusable-agnibaan-rocket/ https://www.spacebandits.io/startups/inspecity inspecity/2026-08-27/Raises a ₹100 crore (about $10.5M) pre-Series A led by Speciale Invest and Ashish Kacholia to fly four servicing missions in 18 months Thu, 27 Aug 2026 12:00:00 GMT Raises a ₹100 crore (about $10.5M) pre-Series A led by Speciale Invest and Ashish Kacholia to fly four servicing missions in 18 months. Source: https://www.inspecity.com/in-the-news/fund_raise https://www.spacebandits.io/startups/orbitaid orbitaid/2026-08-25/Plans a two-satellite mission for early 2027 to inspect, dock, refuel and raise orbit in one flight Tue, 25 Aug 2026 12:00:00 GMT Plans a two-satellite mission for early 2027 to inspect, dock, refuel and raise orbit in one flight. Source: https://payloadspace.com/exclusive-orbitaid-to-launch-rpo-demo-in-2027/ https://www.spacebandits.io/startups/digantara digantara/2026-08-18/Unveils MOSAIC, a network of ground-based optical sensors for tracking objects in orbit Tue, 18 Aug 2026 12:00:00 GMT Unveils MOSAIC, a network of ground-based optical sensors for tracking objects in orbit. Source: https://theprint.in/science/bengaluru-company-mosaic-india-ai-powered-space-surveillance/3018527/ https://www.spacebandits.io/startups/galaxeye galaxeye/2026-08-10/Acquires StarOps, a Bengaluru maker of satellite buses Mon, 10 Aug 2026 12:00:00 GMT Acquires StarOps, a Bengaluru maker of satellite buses. Source: https://inc42.com/buzz/galaxeye-acquires-starops-to-expand-satellite-engineering-capabilities/ https://www.spacebandits.io/startups/skyroot-aerospace skyroot-aerospace/2026-07-18/Vikram-1 reaches orbit on its first flight, the first orbital launch by a private Indian company Sat, 18 Jul 2026 12:00:00 GMT Vikram-1 reaches orbit on its first flight, the first orbital launch by a private Indian company. Source: https://spacenews.com/skyroot-aerospace-reaches-orbit-on-first-vikram-1-launch/ https://www.spacebandits.io/startups/dhruva-space dhruva-space/2026-07-13/The Antariksh Venture Capital Fund, anchored by IN-SPACe, makes its first investment: ₹60 crore in Dhruva Mon, 13 Jul 2026 12:00:00 GMT The Antariksh Venture Capital Fund, anchored by IN-SPACe, makes its first investment: ₹60 crore in Dhruva. Source: https://www.dhruvaspace.com/press-releases/dhruva-space-becomes-first-recipient-of-investment-under-india-sovereign-space-tech-fund-the-antariksh-venture-capital-fund https://www.spacebandits.io/startups/satsure satsure/2026-06-10/Wins a ₹24.6 crore grant from IN-SPACe's Technology Adoption Fund to build Dhaarini, AI models for Indian Earth observation data Wed, 10 Jun 2026 12:00:00 GMT Wins a ₹24.6 crore grant from IN-SPACe's Technology Adoption Fund to build Dhaarini, AI models for Indian Earth observation data. Source: https://www.satsure.co/press-release/satsure-wins-%e2%82%b924-6-crore-taf-grant-from-in-space/ https://www.spacebandits.io/startups/piersight piersight/2026-06/Launches Vidura, a drone-mounted radar that sees through foliage, for ground defence operations Mon, 01 Jun 2026 12:00:00 GMT Launches Vidura, a drone-mounted radar that sees through foliage, for ground defence operations. Source: https://piersight.space/company/about-us https://www.spacebandits.io/startups/dhruva-space dhruva-space/2026-05-13/Receives a ₹105 crore grant from India's RDI fund to develop Project Garud, a 500 kg satellite platform Wed, 13 May 2026 12:00:00 GMT Receives a ₹105 crore grant from India's RDI fund to develop Project Garud, a 500 kg satellite platform. Source: https://www.dhruvaspace.com/press-releases/dhruva-space-secures-inr-105-crores-rdif-backing-to-develop-project-garud-advancing-india-private-sector-500-kg-class-satellite-capability-for-constellation-missions https://www.spacebandits.io/startups/skyroot-aerospace skyroot-aerospace/2026-05-07/Raises $60M at a $1.1B valuation, becoming India's first space tech unicorn Thu, 07 May 2026 12:00:00 GMT Raises $60M at a $1.1B valuation, becoming India's first space tech unicorn. Source: https://techcrunch.com/2026/05/07/indias-first-space-tech-unicorn-emerges-as-skyroot-gears-up-for-orbital-launch/ https://www.spacebandits.io/startups/pixxel pixxel/2026-05-05/Wins a National Reconnaissance Office contract to show what commercial hyperspectral imagery can do for US analysts Tue, 05 May 2026 12:00:00 GMT Wins a National Reconnaissance Office contract to show what commercial hyperspectral imagery can do for US analysts. Source: https://www.pixxel.space/news/pixxel-awarded-nro-strategic-commercial-enhancements-contract-for-hyperspectral-remote-sensing-capabilities https://www.spacebandits.io/startups/galaxeye galaxeye/2026-05-03/Drishti, its first satellite and the largest Earth observation satellite built by a private Indian company, launches on a SpaceX Falcon 9 Sun, 03 May 2026 12:00:00 GMT Drishti, its first satellite and the largest Earth observation satellite built by a private Indian company, launches on a SpaceX Falcon 9. Source: https://thefederal.com/category/news/mission-drishti-galaxeye-satellite-expansion-india-space-startup-bengaluru-241657 https://www.spacebandits.io/startups/agnikul-cosmos agnikul-cosmos/2026-05/Test-fires four Agnilet engines together as a cluster, a step toward the orbital Agnibaan Fri, 01 May 2026 12:00:00 GMT Test-fires four Agnilet engines together as a cluster, a step toward the orbital Agnibaan. Source: https://manufactur3dmag.com/agnikul-3d-printed-rocket-engine-cluster/ https://www.spacebandits.io/startups/bellatrix-aerospace bellatrix-aerospace/2026-03-28/Raises a $20M pre-Series B led by Cactus Partners to expand production Sat, 28 Mar 2026 12:00:00 GMT Raises a $20M pre-Series B led by Cactus Partners to expand production. Source: https://finance.yahoo.com/markets/stocks/articles/indias-bellatrix-aerospace-nets-20-095613971.html https://www.spacebandits.io/startups/manastu-space manastu-space/2026-03-09/Will supply the propulsion system for GATISat, a 150 kg satellite bus developed with Astrome and TakeMe2Space Mon, 09 Mar 2026 12:00:00 GMT Will supply the propulsion system for GATISat, a 150 kg satellite bus developed with Astrome and TakeMe2Space. Source: https://www.news9live.com/science/gatisat-platform-to-use-propulsion-by-manastu-space-2941115 https://www.spacebandits.io/startups/bellatrix-aerospace bellatrix-aerospace/2026-03/Harbinger, its first complete satellite, launches on SpaceX's Transporter-16 and tests Bellatrix's own attitude control system in orbit Sun, 01 Mar 2026 12:00:00 GMT Harbinger, its first complete satellite, launches on SpaceX's Transporter-16 and tests Bellatrix's own attitude control system in orbit. Source: https://payloadspace.com/bellatrix-aerospace-tapped-to-build-korean-vleo-demo-sat/ https://www.spacebandits.io/startups/dhruva-space dhruva-space/2026-01-21/Signs the national Earth observation constellation agreement with IN-SPACe as one of four consortium members, led by Pixxel Wed, 21 Jan 2026 12:00:00 GMT Signs the national Earth observation constellation agreement with IN-SPACe as one of four consortium members, led by Pixxel. Source: https://www.pixxel.space/news/pixxel-led-consortium-signs-agreement-with-in-space-to-build-indias-national-eo-constellation https://www.spacebandits.io/startups/piersight piersight/2026-01-21/Signs, as part of the Pixxel-led consortium, IN-SPACe's agreement for a national constellation of 12 Earth observation satellites Wed, 21 Jan 2026 12:00:00 GMT Signs, as part of the Pixxel-led consortium, IN-SPACe's agreement for a national constellation of 12 Earth observation satellites. Source: https://www.pixxel.space/news/pixxel-led-consortium-signs-agreement-with-in-space-to-build-indias-national-eo-constellation https://www.spacebandits.io/startups/pixxel pixxel/2026-01-21/Signs the agreement with IN-SPACe to build, own and operate India's national Earth observation constellation of 12 satellites, leading a consortium with Dhruva Space, PierSight and SatSure Wed, 21 Jan 2026 12:00:00 GMT Signs the agreement with IN-SPACe to build, own and operate India's national Earth observation constellation of 12 satellites, leading a consortium with Dhruva Space, PierSight and SatSure. Source: https://www.pixxel.space/news/pixxel-led-consortium-signs-agreement-with-in-space-to-build-indias-national-eo-constellation https://www.spacebandits.io/startups/satsure satsure/2026-01-21/Signs the IN-SPACe agreement to build and operate a 12-satellite national Earth observation system, alongside Pixxel, Dhruva Space and PierSight Wed, 21 Jan 2026 12:00:00 GMT Signs the IN-SPACe agreement to build and operate a 12-satellite national Earth observation system, alongside Pixxel, Dhruva Space and PierSight. Source: https://www.pixxel.space/news/pixxel-led-consortium-signs-agreement-with-in-space-to-build-indias-national-eo-constellation https://www.spacebandits.io/startups/dhruva-space dhruva-space/2026-01-12/Loses five deployers and the satellites inside them, including its own Thybolt-3, when PSLV-C62 fails in flight Mon, 12 Jan 2026 12:00:00 GMT Loses five deployers and the satellites inside them, including its own Thybolt-3, when PSLV-C62 fails in flight. Source: https://www.etvbharat.com/en/technology/we-can-recover-quickly-hyderabad-space-startups-remain-confident-after-pslv-c62-launch-setback-enn26011401151 https://www.spacebandits.io/startups/digantara digantara/2025-12-16/Raises a $50M Series B to extend its sensors to missile detection and tracking Tue, 16 Dec 2025 12:00:00 GMT Raises a $50M Series B to extend its sensors to missile detection and tracking. Source: https://techcrunch.com/2025/12/16/indias-digantara-raises-50m-for-space-based-missile-defence-tech https://www.spacebandits.io/startups/agnikul-cosmos agnikul-cosmos/2025-11-22/Raises ₹150 crore (about $17M) at a $500M valuation Sat, 22 Nov 2025 12:00:00 GMT Raises ₹150 crore (about $17M) at a $500M valuation. Source: https://www.businesstoday.in/technology/news/story/spacetech-startup-agnikul-raises-rs150-cr-to-fuel-3d-printed-rocket-expansion-hits-500-mn-valuation-503296-2025-11-22 https://www.spacebandits.io/startups/skyroot-aerospace skyroot-aerospace/2025-11/Prime Minister Modi opens its Infinity Campus in Hyderabad and unveils Vikram-1 Sat, 01 Nov 2025 12:00:00 GMT Prime Minister Modi opens its Infinity Campus in Hyderabad and unveils Vikram-1. Source: https://ddnews.gov.in/en/pm-modi-inaugurates-skyroots-infinity-campus-unveils-vikram-i-orbital-rocket/ https://www.spacebandits.io/startups/orbitaid orbitaid/2025-10-09/Wins an Indo-Australian MAITRI grant to fly India's first in-orbit refuelling interface Thu, 09 Oct 2025 12:00:00 GMT Wins an Indo-Australian MAITRI grant to fly India's first in-orbit refuelling interface. Source: https://orbitaid.com/newsroom/spacetech-startup-orbitaid-wins-indo-australian-maitri-grant-to-deploy-india-s-first-in-orbit-refuelling-interface https://www.spacebandits.io/startups/dhruva-space dhruva-space/2025-08-27/LEAP-1, its first commercial mission, launches on a SpaceX Falcon 9 with payloads for Australia's Akula Tech Wed, 27 Aug 2025 12:00:00 GMT LEAP-1, its first commercial mission, launches on a SpaceX Falcon 9 with payloads for Australia's Akula Tech. Source: https://india.entrepreneur.com/news-and-trends/pixxel-and-dhruva-space-launch-satellites-on-spacex-falcon-9/496405 https://www.spacebandits.io/startups/pixxel pixxel/2025-08-27/Three more Fireflies launch on SpaceX's NAOS mission, bringing the constellation to six Wed, 27 Aug 2025 12:00:00 GMT Three more Fireflies launch on SpaceX's NAOS mission, bringing the constellation to six. Source: https://www.pixxel.space/news/pixxel-launches-three-more-fireflies-with-spacex-paving-the-way-for-planetary-scale-hyperspectral-imaging https://www.spacebandits.io/startups/manastu-space manastu-space/2025-08-13/Raises $3M in a round led by Capital-A, its first space investment Wed, 13 Aug 2025 12:00:00 GMT Raises $3M in a round led by Capital-A, its first space investment. Source: https://analyticsindiamag.com/ai-news-updates/manastu-space-raises-3-mn-to-boost-sustainable-space-technologies/ https://www.spacebandits.io/startups/skyroot-aerospace skyroot-aerospace/2025-08-08/Test-fires Kalam-1200, the solid motor for Vikram-1's first stage, for about 110 seconds at Sriharikota Fri, 08 Aug 2025 12:00:00 GMT Test-fires Kalam-1200, the solid motor for Vikram-1's first stage, for about 110 seconds at Sriharikota. Source: https://www.siasat.com/ahead-of-maiden-flight-of-vikram-1-skyroot-test-fires-largest-privately-developed-rocket-stage-3256799/ https://www.spacebandits.io/startups/inspecity inspecity/2025-05-07/Raises a $5.6M seed led by Ashish Kacholia to space-qualify its servicing hardware within a year Wed, 07 May 2025 12:00:00 GMT Raises a $5.6M seed led by Ashish Kacholia to space-qualify its servicing hardware within a year. Source: https://www.inspecity.com/in-the-news/inspecity-secures-5-6-million-in-seed-funding-to-pioneer-the-future-of-in-orbit-satellite-servicing https://www.spacebandits.io/startups/orbitaid orbitaid/2025-05/Zero-G2 repeats the docking test with autonomous mechanisms and camera-based pose estimation Thu, 01 May 2025 12:00:00 GMT Zero-G2 repeats the docking test with autonomous mechanisms and camera-based pose estimation. Source: https://orbitaid.com/ https://www.spacebandits.io/startups/bellatrix-aerospace bellatrix-aerospace/2025-04-11/Opens a US subsidiary Fri, 11 Apr 2025 12:00:00 GMT Opens a US subsidiary. Source: https://bellatrix.aero/updates/bellatrix-aerospace-expands-to-us-with-new-subsidiary https://www.spacebandits.io/startups/pixxel pixxel/2025-03-18/Fireflies return first light, the sharpest commercial hyperspectral imagery yet Tue, 18 Mar 2025 12:00:00 GMT Fireflies return first light, the sharpest commercial hyperspectral imagery yet. Source: https://www.pixxel.space/news/pixxels-firefly-satellites-achieve-successful-first-light-beaming-down-the-worlds-highest-resolution-hyperspectral-images https://www.spacebandits.io/startups/digantara digantara/2025-03-08/SCOT is commissioned and returns its first image, of the Earth's edge over Buenos Aires Sat, 08 Mar 2025 12:00:00 GMT SCOT is commissioned and returns its first image, of the Earth's edge over Buenos Aires. Source: https://www.dtnext.in/news/business/digantara-commissions-worlds-first-commercial-space-surveillance-satellite-825614 https://www.spacebandits.io/startups/manastu-space manastu-space/2025-03/Vyom-2U completes its in-orbit campaign with 700 seconds of total firing, including a 360-second burn and more than 20 restarts Sat, 01 Mar 2025 12:00:00 GMT Vyom-2U completes its in-orbit campaign with 700 seconds of total firing, including a 360-second burn and more than 20 restarts. Source: https://theprint.in/india/manastu-space-tests-its-green-thruster-for-total-of-700-seconds-onboard-poem-4/2593435/ https://www.spacebandits.io/startups/digantara digantara/2025-02/Opens an office in Colorado Springs to sell to the US defence market Sat, 01 Feb 2025 12:00:00 GMT Opens an office in Colorado Springs to sell to the US defence market. Source: https://techcrunch.com/2025/12/16/indias-digantara-raises-50m-for-space-based-missile-defence-tech https://www.spacebandits.io/startups/orbitaid orbitaid/2025-01-15/Raises a $1.5M pre-seed led by Unicorn India Ventures for an in-space docking and refuelling demonstration Wed, 15 Jan 2025 12:00:00 GMT Raises a $1.5M pre-seed led by Unicorn India Ventures for an in-space docking and refuelling demonstration. Source: https://orbitaid.com/newsroom/spacetech-startup-orbitaid-raises-1-5-million-led-by-unicorn-india-ventures https://www.spacebandits.io/startups/digantara digantara/2025-01-14/SCOT, its first space surveillance satellite, launches on SpaceX's Transporter-12 Tue, 14 Jan 2025 12:00:00 GMT SCOT, its first space surveillance satellite, launches on SpaceX's Transporter-12. Source: https://satnews.com/2025/01/14/digantara-launches-indias-1st-homegrown-space-surveillance-mission-via-spacexs-transporter-12/ https://www.spacebandits.io/startups/pixxel pixxel/2025-01-14/First three Firefly satellites launch on Transporter-12, the highest-resolution commercial hyperspectral constellation Tue, 14 Jan 2025 12:00:00 GMT First three Firefly satellites launch on Transporter-12, the highest-resolution commercial hyperspectral constellation. Source: https://www.pixxel.space/news/pixxel-launches-worlds-highest-resolution-hyperspectral-satellites-kickstarts-firefly-constellation-for-climate-action https://www.spacebandits.io/startups/bellatrix-aerospace bellatrix-aerospace/2025-01/Rudra, its green thruster, fires in orbit for a second time on ISRO's POEM-4 platform Wed, 01 Jan 2025 12:00:00 GMT Rudra, its green thruster, fires in orbit for a second time on ISRO's POEM-4 platform. Source: https://bellatrix.aero/updates/hattrick-in-space https://www.spacebandits.io/startups/manastu-space manastu-space/2024-12-31/Vyom-2U fires in orbit for the first time on ISRO's POEM-4 platform, tilting it by 24 degrees Tue, 31 Dec 2024 12:00:00 GMT Vyom-2U fires in orbit for the first time on ISRO's POEM-4 platform, tilting it by 24 degrees. Source: https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/tech/technology/mumbai-based-startup-manastu-tests-its-green-propulsion-system-in-space/articleshow/116851155.cms https://www.spacebandits.io/startups/piersight piersight/2024-12-30/Varuna, a radar demonstrator in CubeSat form, flies on ISRO's POEM-4 platform and completes its tests Mon, 30 Dec 2024 12:00:00 GMT Varuna, a radar demonstrator in CubeSat form, flies on ISRO's POEM-4 platform and completes its tests. Source: https://piersight.space/launches/mission https://www.spacebandits.io/startups/manastu-space manastu-space/2024-12-11/Delivers its I-Booster green propulsion system to DRDO after four years of development backed by DRDO's Technology Development Fund Wed, 11 Dec 2024 12:00:00 GMT Delivers its I-Booster green propulsion system to DRDO after four years of development backed by DRDO's Technology Development Fund. Source: https://english.mathrubhumi.com/news/india/drdo-adopts-manastu-space-green-propulsion-e545782c https://www.spacebandits.io/startups/galaxeye galaxeye/2024-12/GLX-SQ, a test payload on ISRO's POEM-4 platform, tests its combined radar and optical imaging system in orbit Sun, 01 Dec 2024 12:00:00 GMT GLX-SQ, a test payload on ISRO's POEM-4 platform, tests its combined radar and optical imaging system in orbit. Source: https://www.eoportal.org/satellite-missions/galaxeye https://www.spacebandits.io/startups/galaxeye galaxeye/2024-11-07/Completes a $10M Series A as MountTech Growth Fund (Kavachh) and Infosys join for the final part Thu, 07 Nov 2024 12:00:00 GMT Completes a $10M Series A as MountTech Growth Fund (Kavachh) and Infosys join for the final part. Source: https://spaceinsider.tech/2024/11/07/galaxeye-raises-10m-to-accelerate-launch-of-multi-sensor-satellite-for-defence-and-civil-applications/ https://www.spacebandits.io/startups/orbitaid orbitaid/2024-11/Zero-G1, a parabolic flight in Florida, tests SIDRP docking and propellant transfer in weightlessness Fri, 01 Nov 2024 12:00:00 GMT Zero-G1, a parabolic flight in Florida, tests SIDRP docking and propellant transfer in weightlessness. Source: https://orbitaid.com/ https://www.spacebandits.io/startups/bellatrix-aerospace bellatrix-aerospace/2024-09-18/Unveils Project 200, a satellite designed to fly in ultra-low orbit at 180 to 250 km Wed, 18 Sep 2024 12:00:00 GMT Unveils Project 200, a satellite designed to fly in ultra-low orbit at 180 to 250 km. Source: https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/bengaluru/bellatrix-aerospace-unveils-groundbreaking-ultra-low-earth-orbit-satellite/articleshow/113457561.cms