The Rise of Navneet Singh’s Kepler Aerospace: Building India’s New Space Backbone
Navneet Singh, founder and CEO of Kepler Aerospace, is quietly building India’s new space backbone through small satellites and space-grade components. Founded in the mid-2010s, Kepler focuses on the less visible aspects of modern space missions, such as reliable small satellites, precision parts, and custom electronics. Under Singh’s leadership, Kepler has positioned itself as a critical partner in India’s strategic space ecosystem, focusing on in-house development and investing heavily in materials R&D. The company is working on building an integrated ecosystem, including satellites, ground control infrastructure, and AI-powered analytics platforms, with clients including defense agencies, universities, and startups. Kepler’s quiet evolution has earned it a powerful reputation, enabling India’s space economy to scale, secure, and self-rely.
- Aerospace Engineering
- AI-powered analytics
- Civilian innovation
- Customizable systems
- Defense-grade engineering
- DRDO
- Ground station systems
- Indigenous satellite platforms
- ISRO
- Kepler Aerospace
- Low Earth Orbit (LEO)
- Materials R&D
- Materials science
- Modular technology
- National security
- Navneet Singh
- Private space sector
- Proprietary satellite platform
- Radiation-hardened electronics
- Research institutions
- Satellite Components
- Satellite fleet services
- Satellite technology
- Scalable solutions
- Small Satellites
- Space-grade components
- Strategic space ecosystem
- Systems design
- Technical independence
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