Bengaluru start-up to launch satellite to monitor space objects on board SpaceX rocket

Bengaluru-based start-up Digantara is set to launch the world’s first commercial satellite for surveillance of objects as small as 5 cm orbiting the Earth to ensure safer space operations.

Surveillance of outer space or situational space awareness (SSA) is important to ensure the safety of spacecraft as orbits around the Earth become crowded with artificial satellites as well as space debris.