Digantara, in collaboration with various partners, is part of the Maitri mission to manage space debris. The company aims to enhance space traffic management and monitoring of Resident Space Objects in Low Earth Orbit.
Digantara: Maitri will demonstrate progress towards space debris management and a sustainable space future, as per a statement from the Australian government. It will incorporate an Australian built Orbital Servicing Vehicle launched on a dedicated Indian launcher, it said.
India News: Bengaluru is now home to a state-of-the-art command and control centre dedicated to monitoring and managing space traffic. The facility, located at th
The new facility, spanning 25,000 square feet in Hebbal, Bengaluru, serves as a satellite assembly, integration and testing (AIT) facility. The Bengaluru-based startup is currently planning to launch a constellation of space-based space surveillance satellites.
The latest capital infusion marks the final close of the Bengaluru-based startups Series A stage of funding at $12 million. In June 2023, Digantara had raised $10 million led by Peak XV Partners (formerly Sequoia Capital India and Southeast Asia).