In 2014, Dhruva Space signed a deal with
AMSAT India to develop HAMSAT-II. In December 2019, Dhruva Space raised ₹5 crore in funding led by Mumbai Angels Network. In September 2020, Dhruva Space became the first Indian private company to secure an order for end-to-end design and development of Space-grade
solar arrays for satellites. In October 2021, Dhruva Space raised ₹22 crore in funding led by
Indian Angel Network (IAN) Fund and
Blue Ashva Capital. On 16 March 2022, Dhruva Space signed a commercial launch services agreement (
LSA) with
NewSpace India Limited for an in-orbit test of its Dhruva Space Orbit Deployers. These are likely to be used on board the
PSLV and the
SSLV. On 10 June 2022 at the inauguration of
Indian National Space Promotion and Authorization Centre (IN-SPACe) in
Ahmedabad,
Gujarat, Dhruva Space signed an
MoU with IN-SPACe. On 24 June, Dhruva Space and
Digantara Aerospace were announced as the first two private companies to receive authorisation from
IN-SPACe for space activities. On 15 July 2024, Dhruva Space was granted authorisation by IN-SPACe to provide Ground Stations as a Service (GSaaS). GSaaS will ensure reliable data transmission, enhance mission flexibility, and reduce operational costs pertaining to
Ground Stations.
Capability and Infrastructure Dhruva Space currently operates out of a 22,000 square-foot facility in the Begumpet area of Hyderabad. The workspace houses specialised facilities such as two Class 10,000 Cleanrooms, a
Helmholtz Cage, mechanical and avionics labs, and an operational ground station and mission control centre. On 14 October 2023, Dhruva Space shared a first look at the company's upcoming 280,000 square-foot facility to be situated in the outskirts of Hyderabad that will design, engineer, assemble, integrate and test large-scale spacecrafts weighing up to 500 kilograms. These spacecrafts include satellite platforms and subsystems, satellite orbital deployers, ground station antennas, and more. The facility completion will be done in a multi-phase manner over multiple years; and the first phase – to be ready by mid-2025 will be 120,000 square feet, which includes a 30,000 square foot
Spacecraft Solar Array Assembly Line.
Partnerships On 16 February 2023, Dhruva Space signed a
Memorandum of Agreement with French strategic equipment supplier Comat, for a bilateral technology exchange. On 16 March 2023, Dhruva Space announced a partnership with France-based satellite operator and global IoT connectivity provider
Kinéis. Both companies will collaborate to establish space and ground infrastructure. Kinéis' and Dhruva Space's partnership will culminate in a joint satellite mission for various
IoT applications. This mission was announced by French space agency
CNES in a press release detailing Prime Minister of India Narendra Modi's official tour of France in July 2023.
AstraView Commercial Satellite Imagery On 2 December 2024, Dhruva Space launched AstraView, the company's commercial satellite imagery service.
Awards In March 2022, Dhruva Space was named 'Best Spacetech Startup' by
Entrepreneur India magazine,
BusinessEx.com and
Gupshup for the Startup 2022 Awards. The company was given the same award again in September 2024. On March 17, 2022, Dhruva Space won the
Qualcomm Design for India Challenge 2021 for their Bolt module. In October 2022, the company exhibited Bolt at the
India Mobile Congress 2022 at
Pragati Maidan,
New Delhi, as part of Qualcomm India's 5G Startups Showcase. On 1 March 2023, Dhruva Space was awarded with an Innovation for India Award by the Marico Innovation Foundation. The Innovation for India Awards was held at
Jio World Centre,
Mumbai, and the award was accoladed to Dhruva Space by Rajeev Bakshi, Non-Executive & Independent Director,
Marico Limited. On 27 October, Dhruva Space was listed as one of
Forbes India's DGEMS 200 for the year 2023.
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