India’s First Private EO Satellite Constellation under PPP Model

Announced by: Indian National Space Promotion and Authorisation Centre (IN-SPACe) 

Consortium Selected: PixxelSpace India-led consortium (Bengaluru)

• Members: PixxelSpace India, Piersight Space, Satsure Analytics India, Dhruva Space

• Selected via competitive bidding (2 other consortia participated)

Key Features:

• Model: Public-Private Partnership (PPP)

• Investment: ₹1,200+ crore (private investment) over 5 years

• Satellites: 12 state-of-the-art commercial Earth Observation (EO) satellites

• Data Products:

  • Analysis Ready Data (ARD)

  • Value-Added Services (VAS)

• Applications:

  • Climate change monitoring

  • Disaster management

  • Agriculture

  • Marine surveillance

  • National security

  • Urban planning

  • Global demand for high-quality geospatial intelligence

Significance:

• First time in Indian space history that a private consortium designs, builds, and operates a full EO constellation.

• Reduces dependence on foreign EO data sources.

• Ensures data sovereignty.

• Signals maturity of India’s private space industry.