Eon Space Labs: Building Eyes in the Sky for India
Eon Space Labs, a Hyderabad-based aerospace startup, is revolutionizing the world from above by developing indigenous imaging systems for satellites, drones, and high-altitude platforms. The company focuses on satellites carrying high-performance optical payloads, which deliver sharp, high-resolution images for various applications. Eon has achieved key milestones such as developing the first prototype of a high-resolution satellite payload, securing partnerships with drone manufacturers, and delivering operational payloads for LEO satellite missions and commercial drones.
- Aerial platforms
- Aero-optics
- Aerospace Startup
- Camera systems
- CubeSats
- Defense surveillance
- Drones
- Earth observation
- Environmental monitoring
- Eon Space Labs
- Global South.
- High-altitude platforms
- High-resolution
- Hyderabad
- Imaging systems
- Indigenous technology
- Intelligence-gathering
- Low-Earth orbit
- Modular solutions
- Multi-spectral sensors
- Optical payloads
- Precision agriculture
- Satellite imaging
- UAV technology
- Urban planning
Aadyah Aerospace: India Self-Reliance in Space & Defense Engineering
Aadyah Aerospace, founded by Shaju Stephen in 2016, is a leading player in India’s aerospace and defense engineering sector. The company specializes in high-reliability satellite components, unmanned aerial systems, and advanced launch-support hardware. Under Stephen’s leadership, Aadyah Aerospace is shaping India’s space ecosystem with innovation and precision engineering. The company has expanded into satellite subsystems, designing lightweight bus structures and deployers to reduce launch costs. Aadyah Aerospace has forged partnerships with public and private sector players to advance indigenous satellite technologies. Under Stephen’s leadership, the company is scaling up to tackle larger projects and accelerating innovation across India’s aerospace ecosystem.
- Aadyah Aerospace
- Aerospace
- Aerospace Ecosystem
- Atmanirbhar Bharat
- Avionics
- Company Formation
- Deep-Space Mission Hardware
- Defense Engineering
- DRDO
- Engineering
- Engineering Innovation
- Future Outlook
- Global Partnerships
- Hardware
- Hyderabad
- Indian Defense Labs
- Indigenous Components
- Innovation
- ISRO
- Key Milestones
- Launch-Support
- Lightweight Satellite Bus
- Make in India.
- Modular Payload Components
- R&D Focus
- Satellite Components
- Self-Reliance
- Shaju Stephen
- Strategic Technologies
- Tactical Surveillance
- Telemetry Systems
- Unmanned Aerial Systems
Dhruva Space: Shaping India’s Future Space Manufacturing
Dhruva Space, a Hyderabad-based startup, is India’s first full-stack private space company, offering satellite platforms, deployment systems, and mission operations for government and commercial clients. Founded by Sanjay Nekkanti, Abhay Egoor, and Narayan Prasad, the company has built out R&D, testing, and integration labs to support small satellite manufacturing. Dhruva Space’s core strength lies in modularity and scalability, with its technology stack including deployers, satellite avionics, structural frames, solar arrays, batteries, and onboard computers. As India aims to capture 9% of the global space economy by 2030, Dhruva Space is positioning itself as a globally competitive satellite systems provider from the Global South.
- Abhay Egoor
- Collaborative
- Commercial Clients
- Commercial Space Launches.
- Commercially Robust
- Deployment Systems
- Dhruva Space
- Global Clients
- Government Clients
- Hyderabad
- Indian Space Sector
- Innovation
- Key Milestones
- Mission Operations
- Modular Deployers
- Narayan Prasad
- PSLV-C53
- Sanjay Nekkanti
- Satellite Bus Platforms
- Satellite Deployers
- Satellite Platforms
- Space Ecosystem
- Space Industry
- Startup
- Startup-Driven
- State-Dominated
- Technology Development
- Thybolt-1
- Thybolt-2
Pawan Kumar Chandana: Fueling India’s Private Space Dream
India’s space ambitions are soaring, with Pawan Kumar Chandana, Co-Founder, CEO, and CTO of Skyroot Aerospace, leading the way. Chandana, a former ISRO scientist and IIT Kharagpur alumnus, has been instrumental in shaping the country’s position in the global space race. With the motto “Open Space for All,” Skyroot aims to democratize space exploration. The company has raised US$4.3 million since its inception and has entered into a memorandum of understanding with Dhruva Space. The Department of Space has signed an agreement with Skyroot Aerospace for access to ISRO’s facilities and expertise for testing sub-systems and systems of launch vehicles. Skyroot has developed 3D-printed engines, cryogenic engines powered by LNG and LOX, modular rocket stages, and all-composite structures for lightweight, high-performance rockets. The company is now gearing up for its next milestone — the Vikram-I orbital launch.
- 3D Printing
- Aerospace Innovation
- Avionics
- Carbon-Composites
- Cryogenic Engines
- Engineering Excellence
- Entrepreneurial Spirit
- Funding Rounds
- Future of Space.
- Hyderabad
- Indian Space Program
- ISRO
- Launch Vehicles
- National Missions
- Pawan Kumar Chandana
- Private Space Industry
- Rocket Propulsion
- Skyroot Aerospace
- Small Satellites
- Space Exploration
- Space Policy
- Space Startups
- Space technology
- Suborbital Flight
- Vikram Series