India is tightening security and data compliance rules for satellite connectivity, creating new hurdles for SpaceX’s Starlink and other broadband constellations aiming to enter the world’s most populous country.

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Indian satellite propulsion maker Bellatrix Aerospace announced plans April 10 to open a manufacturing facility in the United States in the coming months, joining a wave of foreign firms seeking a slice of the country’s vast space market.

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Indian edge computing startup SkyServe is working with NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory to test artificial intelligence models on a D-Orbit satellite.

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The United States and India are establishing an innovation partnership involving space as part of continued cooperation between the two countries in the field.

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The deal includes imagery services and the delivery of a high-resolution optical satellite through a partnership with Thales Alenia Space

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HELSINKI — India conducted its first launch of the year late Tuesday, sending a new-generation navigation satellite towards geostationary orbit. A Geosynchronous Satellite Launch Vehicle (GSLV) Mk II lifted off […]

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HELSINKI — India completed the docking of two spacecraft in orbit, marking a crucial step forward for the country’s robotic lunar and human spaceflight plans. The Space Docking Experiment (SpaDeX) […]

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India’s space agency is planning 10 orbital launches in 2025 along with a debut commercial launch, potentially taking the country’s launch activity to double figures for the first time.

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HELSINKI — India successfully launched spacecraft Monday designed to test docking technologies crucial to the country’s major space ambitions. A Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle (PSLV) lifted off at 11:30 a.m. […]

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HELSINKI — India launched the Proba-3 European technology demonstration mission Wednesday which will use a pair of spacecraft to create artificial solar eclipses. A Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle (PSLV) lifted […]

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HELSINKI — India’s Chandrayaan-4 lunar sample return mission will target a landing between 85 and 90 degrees latitude in the southern hemisphere of the moon, and follow up with a […]

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HELSINKI — The Indian government has given approval to a number of major space projects including the Chandrayaan-4 lunar sample return and a first space station module. The union cabinet, […]

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The United States and India, the two largest democracies in the world, have a decades-long relationship built on cooperation in space issues. In recent years, that bond has come into […]

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HELSINKI — India successfully launched its third SSLV Thursday, placing an Earth observation satellite into orbit and completing the solid rocket’s development process. The Small Satellite Launch Vehicle (SSLV) lifted […]

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Indian insurance specialist Tata AIG is expanding into space as the global market reels from a string of heavy losses.

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India is developing plans for its Chandrayaan-4 moon sample return mission that will include the country’s emerging private sector.

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India plans to conduct a first uncrewed orbital test flight for its Gaganyaan human spaceflight program in July this year.

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India successfully launched the new generation INSAT-3DS meteorological satellite early Saturday.

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India is planning up to 30 launches over a 15-months period, indicating the ambition for a significant rise in both civil and commercial launch activities.

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India’s Aditya-L1 solar observatory has reached its destination orbit around Sun-Earth Lagrange point 1 around 1.5 million kilometers from Earth.

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The Air Force Research Laboratory announced new Cooperative Research and Development Agreements, or CRADAs, between the U.S. Space Force and two Indian startups.

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India took a step towards independent human spaceflight capabilities early Saturday with a successful uncrewed emergency escape system test.

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India will aim to put astronauts on the moon by 2040 and construct a space station in the middle of the next decade, the government said Tuesday.

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The Chandrayaan-3 mission is a perfect example of India crossing the threshold to a new era of space activity. While the August 2023 Moon landing is a shining star on India’s space lapel, Chandrayaan-3 is just one part of a larger Indian space ecosystem that is growing rapidly.

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