SatSure (Bengaluru-based) and Dhruva Space (Hyderabad-based) have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to provide fully-managed Earth Observation-as-a-Service (EOaaS) solutions, marking a key development in India’s push towards a self-reliant Space ecosystem.
Key Objectives of Collaboration
- Deliver sovereign Earth Observation (EO) services for Indian and global markets.
- Reduce mission timelines, increase cost efficiency, and ensure faster data access.
- Provide end-to-end EO solutions– from satellite design and launch to ground infrastructure and data analytics.
- Cater to critical sectors such as: Urban Governance; Defence & Security; Agriculture; and Climate & Environmental Monitoring.
Combined Offering:
- A ‘one-stop-shop’ EOaaS model.
- Integrates SatSure’s analytics with Dhruva’s hardware & infrastructure.
- Focuses on actionable insights, faster delivery, and mission reliability.
Strategic Significance
- Supports the Make in India and Atmanirbhar Bharat vision in the space sector.
- Enhances India’s sovereign EO capability and contributes to the development of a vertically integrated private space ecosystem.
- Expected to attract strategic and commercial clients, especially those seeking domestic EO solutions.
About SatSure
- Focus: Integrating Space tech with data science for large-scale decision-making in non-space sectors (e.g., finance, agriculture).
- Specialises in Space-based data analytics for non-traditional users.
- Spun out KaleidEO in 2022 to focus on high-resolution EO payload development. Operates KaleidEO, a subsidiary focused on high-resolution Earth Observation payloads.
- KaleidEO recently tested a sub-metre optical and multispectral EO payload.
About Dhruva Space:
- Founded: 2012
- Based in: Hyderabad
- Dhruva is a leading private space engineering firm with clientele across civilian and defence sectors.
- Built India’s largest private satellite integration & testing facility.
- Constructing a 280,000 sq. ft spacecraft manufacturing facility in Hyderabad, capable of handling satellites up to 500 kg.
- Offers full-stack support: design, engineering, assembly, integration, testing, and launch services.
- A vertically integrated space company offering satellite platforms, launch services, and ground operations.
- Supported by ISRO, IN-SPACe, and works with both government and private sector clients.