The proposed first-of-its-kind observatory will be tracking satellites and space debris in the Earth’s orbit to offer global space traffic management operations.
India s first space observatory: The observatory will also give India indigenous capabilities to monitor space activity over the subcontinent, he said, adding that ahead of the war in Ukraine, several Russian satellites were seen hovering over the region.
India's first commercial space situational awareness observatory, to track objects as small as 10 cm in size orbiting the earth, will be set up in the Garhwal region of Uttarakhand by Digantara, a space sector start-up.