Keyur Gandhi

The Symposium progressed into Session 8:  Policy to Payload: Enabling Defence Space Industrial Base (IN-SPACe Policies, Demand Generation, Skilling, Infrastructure support, Finance & Insurance for space missions) 🚀 #session8 #IDS26 #Day2

#Watch | India’s recent 8.2% real GDP growth is a powerful indicator of the nation’s hard work and effective policy reforms. This achievement makes it clear that the goal of a developed India is not only possible but steadily becoming a reality: Keyur Gandhi, Director, Space Regulatory & Policy, Dhruva Space @GoIStats @FinMinIndia #GDPGrowth #FY26 #EconomicGrowth #IndiaEconomy

LEAP-1 marks @DhruvaSpace leap into commercial satellite missions, while @PixxelSpace Firefly delivers cutting-edge hyperspectral data for agriculture, climate& industry. These launches show how our startups are driving innovation & strengthening space economy. @INSPACeIND

Congratulations to @DhruvaSpace & @Pixxel_Space for the successful deployment of LEAP-1 & Firefly constellation. A proud day for Indian space sector with #NewSpace startups showcasing innovation & capability on the global stage. @INSPACeIND

🛰️ #LEAP1 Mission Log 1.⁠ ⁠P-30 and SpaceX Falcon 9 compatibility : ✅ 2.⁠ ⁠⁠Deployment successful : ✅ 3.⁠ ⁠⁠UHF Ground Segment : ✅ 4.⁠ ⁠⁠LEAP-1 Beacon : ✅ 5.⁠ ⁠⁠Ground Station network integrated with our proprietary ISOCS Mission Ops suite, with secure remote access: ✅ More milestones await… this is just the beginning!

🛰️ LEAP-1 DEPLOYMENT SUCCESSFUL. A packed movie theatre of our team members resonates with excitement, relief, and gratitude.

#BREAKING | Pixxel-Led Consortium with partners Dhruva Space, PierSight and SatSure Wins IN-SPACe Proposal to Build India’s National EO Constellation Bengaluru, India, August 12, 2025 — Pixxel, a Bengaluru-based space technology company building the world's highest-resolution hyperspectral satellite constellation, today announced that a consortium it leads, along with partners Dhruva Space, PierSight and SatSure, has been selected by the Indian National Space Promotion and Authorization Centre (IN-SPACe) to design, build, own, and operate a national Earth observation constellation under a Public-Private Partnership (PPP) framework. In a historic first for the country, a private Indian consortium will deliver the nation’s first Earth Observation Satellite System (EOSS) — a 12-satellite network to be developed over the next four to five years with an investment of more than ₹1,200 crores. The project will enhance India’s data sovereignty, reduce dependence on foreign imagery, and ensure that all satellites are manufactured domestically, launched on Indian rockets, and controlled from within the country. The constellation will feature a mix of sub-metre very high-resolution, wide-swath multispectral, Synthetic Aperture Radar (SAR), and hyperspectral satellites, enabling applications such as precision agriculture, water quality monitoring, land-use mapping, environmental compliance, disaster assessment, and infrastructure development.

#NCSTC2025 Recap! (2/2) DGFT hosted crucial discussions in various Thematic Sessions on Compliance & Industry Perspective in: 5. Defense sector 6. Aerospace sector 7. Chemicals sector 8. Academia & Research Institutes @MEAIndia @DoC_GoI #NationalSecurity #TradeCompliance

ISPC- 24 Keynote Speaker: Mr. Keyur Gandhi @KeyurtheGandhi (Associate Director) Space Regulatory, Dhruva Space @DhruvaSpace @ISpA_India @ConnectBIF @GSOA_SAT @INSPACeIND

At #INDUS X, our panel session 'Defense R&D Collaboration from Lab to Market' explored how the U.S. and India can collaborate on defense research and development. The panelists explored pathways to foster joint projects, facilitate #technology transfer, and bridge the gap between research #institutions and the defense industry in both nations. The panelists also shed light on expanding testing facility access for U.S. and Indian researchers, along with defense and dual-use companies. Speakers: Maynard Holliday, ASD for Critical Technologies, Research and Engineering, @DeptofDefense Dr. Chandrika Kaushik, Outstanding Scientist & Director General - Production Coordination & Services Interaction (PC & SI), @DRDO_India AVM Rajiva Ranjan, VM, ACAS (Space Ops), @IAF_MCC Vijay Narayanan, @Penn Keyur Gandhi, @DhruvaSpace Amit Mahajan, @PhoenixGrp108 Moderator – Sameer Lalwani, Senior Expert, @USIP Stay tuned for live updates and engaging discussions at #INDUSX2024! @USAmbKeshap @ShreerupaMitra @earth2miller @aslater00_India @sandymaini @Pushan3012 @sameerguduru @adityakaushik00 @USChamber @India_iDEX @DefenceMinIndia @DeptofDefense @IndUSTechTank @SIDMIndia @BharatForgeLtd @PhoenixGrp108

Space becoming new frontier of 🇮🇳 🇦🇪 cooperation! Amb @sunjaysudhir met with MoS @SarahAmiri1 and Asst Min @mofauae @OmranSharaf at @DubaiAirShow and interacted with a team of enthusiastic and promising #Indian #Space_Startups

🚨 MISSIONS SUCCESS! We are thrilled to share the successful testing and Space-qualification of our 3U and 6U Satellite Orbital Deployers and Orbital Link onboard #ISRO’s PSLV-C55 mission! Read more about our #missionsuccess at our website: bit.ly/3AQGIoH

Dhruva Space will test its technologies aboard PSLV's POEM which will also carry payloads from ISRO, Bellatrix & IIA. @DhruvaSpace #ISRO #PSLV republicworld.com/science/space/…

M/s Dhruva Space Pvt. Ltd., is having three payloads viz. DSOD-3U, DSOD-6U (CubeSat deployers), and DSOL (S&X Band Transceiver). The fifth payload Starberry Sense is from Indian Institute of Astrophysics, Bengaluru, which is a star sensor based on Raspberry Pi.

Congrats to #Hyderabad space startup @DhruvaSpace for launching three missions in a year! On behalf of the #RocketBoys cast, all the very best to infinity and beyond!

🏆 Thrilled to share that we’ve been awarded a Pandit Deendayal Upadhyaya Telecom Skill Excellence Award, by @mygovindia! 🛰️ A testament to the private Space sector of India and the potential of #satellite tech in everyday life. 📰: thehindu.com/news/national/… via @THHyderabad

🇫🇷🇮🇳 We are happy to share that we are partnering with @KineisIoT, to establish Space assets and offer #satellite-based services! Officialised at #Satellite2023, a hub for global Space entities to come together and grow the industry.

Met our investee co Dhruva Space at their facility in Hyderabad..just so happens that their recently launched pico satellite Thybolt 2 was jus passing over the city!!

Happy #MissionMonday! We’ve had some questions come our way about what would entail a Mission Success for us, so we’ve made this creative of the Mission Success Determination Factors for our recently-launched #ThyboltMission! #data #mission #PSLV #ISRO #spacetech #science