IN-SPACe has issued a draft request for proposal to the selected applicants for the INR 1,500 Cr constellation of earth observation satellites
Consortiums of SatSure, Pixxel, Dhruva Space and PierSight; Ananth Technologies, Solar Group and XDLINX are among the shortlisted names
IN-SPACe invited bids from Indian startups and companies in July last year to design, build and launch a constellation of satellites
The Indian National Space Promotion and Authorisation Centre (IN-SPACe) has reportedly shortlisted six out of nine bidders to build and manage a space-based earth observation (EO) system.
IN-SPACe has issued a draft request for proposal (RFP) to the selected applicants for the INR 1,500 Cr constellation of earth observation satellites project, ET reported.
The final RFP will be issued in the latter half of March, the report said.
The selected entities include consortiums of SatSure, Pixxel, Dhruva Space and PierSight; Ananth Technologies, Solar Group and XDLINX; and Bharat Electronics Ltd and Sisir Radar, the report said citing sources familiar with the matter.
Further, Tata Advanced Systems Ltd and Centum have also been shortlisted.
“The last date to submit financial bids mentioned in the draft RFP is March 31,” IN-SPACe chairman Pawan Goenka told the publication.
Inc42 has reached out to IN-SPACe for comments on the development. The story will be updated on receiving a response.
IN-SPACe invited bids from Indian startups and companies in July last year to design, build and launch a constellation of satellites that will be equipped with advanced imaging technologies.
In December 2024, it was reported that IN-SPACe received bids from 30 entities to build the earth observation system.
(The story will be updated soon.)
