The second edition of International Conference on Spacecraft Mission Operations SMOPS-2026 is being held from 8–10 April 2026 in Bengaluru, India, with the theme “Innovative Operations for Smart and Sustainable Space Mission Management- Next Generation.”
About SMOPS-2026
- Organisers: Jointly organised by- ISRO, Astronautical Society of India (ASI) and International Academy of Astronautics (IAA).
- It is a one-of-its-kind conference in India focused on spacecraft mission operations and next-generation space technologies.
- Objective: It aims to
- Associate and connect with the various space agencies, start-ups, industry and academia within and outside India
- Bring all space leaders together to share their views on existing technologies and its challenges, while previewing the state of the art technologies that are being conceived globally to make space mission operations more secure and robust.
- This conference will also provide a unique platform for ISRO to boost the synergy between academia, industry and other space agencies.
Key themes featured in this conference
- Mission Operations: Turning Design into Achievement
- Navigating Current Milestones & Future Horizons
- Mission Design and Operations
- Mission Operations Strategy and Future Roadmap
- AI and Robotics
- Ground Segment and Constellations
- Human Space program, Interplanetary missions and Ground Segment
- Orbits of Opportunity: Contributing to the New Space Economy
- Human Space Program Challenges
- Robotic Mission Operations on ISS
- Space Domain Awareness: Concepts, Capabilities and Applications
- Leveraging Space Applications