6 Indian Space Startups You Should Know About 

Apr 25, 2025, 23:19 IST

Riya Teotia

This aerospace manufacturer and commercial launch service provider headquartered in Hyderabad, Telangana, was started by Pawan Kumar Chandana and Naga Bharath Daka in 2018. On November 2018, the company introduced its first ‘Vikram 1’ launcher successfully. 

Skyroot Aerospace 

This company is based in Bengaluru and was started in 2015 by Rohan Ganapathy, Nuthan Prasanna, and Yashas Karanam. The company is planning to launch its own rocket named ‘Chetak’ in 2023. 

Bellatrix Aerospace 

Awais Ahmed and Kshitij Khandelwal launched Pixxel in 2019. The company is aiming to put a constellation of around 30 micro-satellites into a sun-synchronous orbit that would enable it to continuously monitor Earth in real time. 

Pixxel 

It is a private aerospace company based in Hyderabad, which was established in 2012 by Sanjay Srikanth Nekkanti. It provides space solutions for individuals and organisations that wish to put their little satellites into orbit. 

Dhruva Space 

This startup is situated at IIT Madras’ National Centre for Combustion R&D (NCRD). The company plans to create and launch its small-lift rockets, such as the Agnibaan, which can deliver 100 kg of cargo into a 700 km-wide orbit. 

Agnikul Cosmos 

This firm was launched by Neha Satak and Prasad HL Bhat to improve internet availability and affordability in developing nations. Their SpaceNet technology, which can increase each satellite’s data-carrying capacity tenfold, provides remote populations with internet speeds of up to 400 Mbps.

Astrome Technologies 

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