Spacetech startup Digantara chosen for Australia-backed debris management project
Digantara, which focuses on space situational awareness (SSA), has been chosen for a joint industry space mission called Mission for Australia-India's Technology, Research and Innovation (Maitri) to manage debris in space.
The mission, led by Space Machines Company, has won over AUD $8.5 million (Rs 46 crore) in grants from the Australian Space Agency as a part of the International Space Investment (ISI) India Projects programme.
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Offering CollegeCourseWebsiteIndian School of BusinessISB Professional Certificate in Product ManagementVisitMITMIT Technology Leadership and InnovationVisitIIM LucknowIIML Executive Programme in FinTech, Banking & Applied Risk ManagementVisitFounder and CEO Anirudh Sharma told ET that Digantara is the primary and only partner from the SSA category of technologies on the mission. Hyderabad-based avionics developer Ananth Technologies will also help with its engineering expertise and access to its cleanroom facilities for integration and testing.
Maitri will demonstrate progress towards space debris management and a sustainable space future, as per a statement from the Australian government. It will incorporate an Australian built Orbital Servicing Vehicle launched on a dedicated Indian launcher, it said.
Space Machines Company will work with Digantara to integrate its proprietary optical sensor technology onto the former’s Australian-built Orbital Servicing Vehicle, Sharma said. The integration is expected to transform the
