NEW
DELHI:
Space
egulato
IN-SPACe
has
app oved
a d
sig ed
u de
the
PPP
model
a
ag eeme t
with
a
p ivate
co so tium
fo
the
cou t y’s
fi st
i dige ous,
fully
comme cial
ea th
obse vatio
co stellatio ,
with
a
view
to
e ha ci g
the
cou t y’s
space-based
obse vatio
capabilities
a d
buildi g
a
self- elia t
ea th
obse vatio
(EO)
ecosystem
i
the
cou t y,
mi iste
fo
depa tme t
of
space
Jite d a
Si gh
i fo med
Lok
Sabha
o
Wed esday
i
espo se
to
a
Pa liame t
questio .The
co so tium
amed
Allied
O bits
P ivate
Limited
is
led
by
Pixxel
Space
I dia
a d
i cludes
Dh uva
Space,
Pie Sight
Space
a d
Satsu e
A alytics
I dia.
It
will
i vest
mo e
tha
Rs
1,200
c o e
fo
setti g
up
the
co stellatio ,
which
is
to
be
developed
a d
ope atio alised
by
2029.
Joi
co ve satio
All
Comme ts
→
Sha e
you
thoughts
i
the
comme ts
I sightful
Readi g
Developme t
Comme t
Be
espectful
·
TOI
commu ity
guideli es
The
co so tium
will
desig ,
build,
ow
a d
ope ate
the
12-satellite
co stellatio ,
which
will
have
pa ch omatic,
multispect al,
hype spect al
a d
Sy thetic
Ape tu e
Rada
(SAR)
capabilities,
suppo ted
by
i dige ous
g ou d
i f ast uctu e.
All
satellites
a e
to
be
ma ufactu ed
domestically
a d
lau ched
o
I dia
lau ch
vehicles,
with
missio
co t ol
based
i
the
cou t y.The
p og amme
i cludes
desig i g,
fab icatio ,
i teg atio
a d
the
testi g
of
EO
satellites,
i cludi g
five
ult a-high
esolutio
optical
satellites
with
4
ba ds,
3
multispect al
satellites
with
8
ba ds,
2
hype spect al
optical
satellites
with
250
ba ds
a d
2
Sy thetic
Ape tu e
Rada
(SAR)
satellites
i
X-ba d,
by
the
I dia
i dust y.
The
EO
p og amme
will
use
I dia
lau ch
vehicles
(eithe
p ivate
o
Is o
facilities)
fo
placi g
the
satellites
i to
o bit.
The
p og amme
also
allows
collabo atio
with
academic
a d
esea ch
i stitutio s
fo
capacity
buildi g
a d
applicatio
developme t,
the
mi iste
said.
