Dhruva Space

🇮🇳 #DhruvaSpace has secured INR 105 Crores #RDIF backing to develop ‘Project Garud’, advancing India’s Private-sector 500 kg-class #communications satellite capability for constellation-scale missions. 🛰️ The INR 105 Crore grant will enable the development of an indigenous, modular, and mass-producible 500 kg-class communication satellite platform designed to power multiple constellations serving Indian and global sovereign requirements across #Telecom, #Defence, and next-gen #SpaceTech applications. ➡️ Read more: https://lnkd.in/gn6zDhxC

National Technology Day reflects India’s strength in innovation, ambition, and self-reliance. From Pokhran to private space missions, our progress has been driven by science and national vision. Today, Space and Geospatial sectors are vital pillars of economic growth, security, connectivity, and inclusive development as India moves toward global technology leadership: Mr Sanay Nekkanti, Co-Chair, FICCI Committee on Space & Geospatial Applications and Co-founder & CEO, Dhruva Space.

🌏 On #NationalTechnologyDay, Team Dhruva Space celebrates the innovation that goes beyond advancing technology, towards expanding access, strengthening resilience, and creating meaningful impact at scale – just as Space Tech intends.

In Space Tech, #cybersecurity is a non-negotiable for mission integrity, teamwork and trust. 🏆 We are excited to share that Dhruva Space has received the 'Cybersecurity Partnership Excellence Award' at CyberSec India Expo's CyberSec India Awards 2026 in #Mumbai, highlighting our work on ISO 27001 and ISO 27701 implementation, alongside robust penetration testing, privacy initiatives, and continual upskilling of our teams across best practices.

India’s Space Economy Is No Longer Emerging. It’s Compounding! And behind that momentum are builders shaping not just technology, but the institutions around it. Chaitanya Dora is one of them. As Co-founder of Dhruva Space, he leads Finance, Legal, and Government Affairs, driving the company’s institutional, compliance, and capital strategy at a full-stack space engineering company and the first private space-technology company in India. ➡️ His journey sits at the intersection of systems and scale. From working with KPMG and Safe Water Network across strategy consulting and data science, to helping set up entrepreneurial ventures in Austria and India, his path reflects a deep understanding of both structure and execution. → Master’s degree in Physics → Bachelor’s degree in Chemical Engineering from BITS Pilani → Master’s degree in Management from Emlyon Business School, France And his work hasn’t gone unnoticed. → Fortune India 40 Under 40 (2022) → Forbes India DGEMS 200 (2023) What makes this story interesting isn’t just space. It’s how the next wave of deep-tech companies won’t just be built on engineering, but on capital strategy, regulatory navigation, and institutional design. That’s the real frontier. Imagine being in the room with people who are not just building companies, but shaping entire industries. - Jio World Convention Centre, Mumbai - 22nd – 23rd May - Explore more: https://www.imaginxt.in #AI #technology #space #DeepTech #startups #Founder

🌏 This #EarthDay2026, the theme 'Our Power. Our Planet' reminds us: the power to understand, protect, and sustain our Planet lies in how we choose to observe it. 🛰️ Through AstraView, we are translating #EarthObservation data into sharper insights, stronger decisions, and meaningful impact. From monitoring climate patterns to enabling smarter resource management, every pixel captured is a step toward accountability and action. Because when we see our Planet more clearly, we value it more deeply.

An exciting week to look back on at #SMOPS2026 in #Bengaluru, where Space Mission Analysis & Design and Space Regulatory teams from #DhruvaSpace engaged with a cross-section of the global Space ecosystem: agencies, startups, academia, and industry. From our vantage point, the direction is clear. As Space mission architectures evolve, the need for vertically integrated, full-stack capabilities – spanning Spacecraft subsystems to Ground segment and mission ops – is integral. Additionally, Keyur Gandhi, Director - Space Regulatory & Commercialisation, spoke in an IN-SPACe-moderated panel 'Orbits of Opportunity: Contributing to the New Space Economy,' bringing in a Regulatory lens to an increasingly commercial domain.

We are honoured to officially onboard Dr Somanath Sreedhara Panicker, former #ISRO Chairman, as a Distinguished Advisor to Dhruva Space. Today, we had the privilege of hosting him at our #Hyderabad facility — where he spent time engaging deeply with our teams, reviewing our technology stack, and meeting with our Department heads. His perspective (shaped by leadership on landmark missions such as #Chandrayaan3 and #AdityaL1) adds strategic sharpness and technical depth as we continue to scale indigenously-developed full-stack Space systems. Here's to thinking big and dreaming big – together.