Manastu Space: Clean Propulsion Tech for Sustainable Orbit #2
Manastu Space, a Mumbai-based startup, is focusing on sustainability and cost-efficiency in satellite propulsion. The company replaces toxic hydrazine with a less toxic monopropellant, enhancing safety and fuel efficiency. The company is also developing in-orbit refueling technology, which could revolutionize satellite lifespan and servicing. Manastu Space has secured funding from BIRAC, ISRO, and venture funds and plans to enter full-scale commercial deployment by 2025. The startup aims to become a leading supplier of propulsion modules for small satellite constellations.
- Aerospace testing
- Ashtesh Kumar
- BIRAC funding
- Clean propulsion
- Commercial satellites
- Deorbiting maneuvers
- Fuel efficiency
- Green propulsion
- Hydrazine alternative
- IIT Bombay
- In-orbit refueling
- ISRO Collaboration
- Low-Earth orbit
- Manastu Space
- Monopropellant
- NewSpace startups.
- Propulsion modules
- Satellite Servicing
- Satellite technology
- Small satellite constellations
- Space debris
- Specific impulse
- Station-keeping
- Sustainable orbit
- Tushar Jadhav
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