India’s Space PSU NewSpace India Limited (NSIL) will launch the high-throughput satellite GSAT-20 on SpaceX's Falcon 9 rocket this year to meet India's broadband connectivity needs. NSIL plans to fully own, operate, and fund the satellite, which will provide up to 48Gbps of capacity across 32 beams covering all of India.
Hyderabad-based Mishra Dhatu Nigam (Midhani) played a crucial role in India s successful Chandrayaan-3 moon mission by developing maraging steel. Despite the refusal of advanced nations to share the material or technology, Midhani took up the challenge of creating the specialized alloy, which is known for its strength and resilience. The locally-produced maraging steel not only ensured self-reliance in space technology but also met the highest quality standards.