Digantara is an Indian space-tech startup specializing in space situational awareness (SSA) and debris management, founded in 2018. They are developing a space-based surveillance platform to track space objects and provide real-time data and predictive analytics to mitigate collision risks for satellite operators, launch providers, and space insurers. Digantara is building India's first private SSA infrastructure and has established operations in Colorado, USA, to work with U.S. Department of Defense agencies and enhance space surveillance capabilities and support Intelligence, Surveillance, and Reconnaissance (ISR) needs. Key partners include Astroscale, Bellatrix Aerospace, and Space Machines Company. Associated keywords: space debris, space traffic management, collision avoidance, space surveillance, SSA, nanosatellites.
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Digantara has secured $50 million in funding to expand its global operations.
Digantara aims to develop advanced satellite monitoring systems and missile defense capabilities.
Digantara pivoted fully to space traffic management by 2020, backed by a pre-seed grant of INR 25 lakh (~$30,000) from the Indian Institute of Science.
Anirudh Sharma founded the Indian space surveillance company Digantara at 19.
Digantara began as a spinoff from a student satellite project.
Digantara's workforce has grown from five members to over 100, including scientists and engineers from ISRO, NASA, and the U.S. Air Force.
Digantara aims to build systems for persistent tracking of space objects that integrate both space-based and ground-based methods.
The joint exploration mission will integrate ispace's lunar transportation technology with Digantara's SSA technology to facilitate private lunar payload transport and data acquisition.
ispace has begun discussions with Digantara to conduct a joint lunar exploration mission focusing on space situational awareness (SSA) between Earth and the Moon.
Digantara will integrate its proprietary optical sensor technology into the Orbital Servicing Vehicle developed by Space Machines Company.
The smallsat constellation will consist of a combination of 6U and 12U cubesats procured from an unnamed vendor with Digantara developing the payloads.
Kalaari Capital provided Digantara with $2,500,000 in seed capital in 2021.
Indian startup Digantara raised $10,000,000 in a Series A round led by Peak XV Partners to develop small satellites with electro-optical sensors to collect space situational awareness data.
Digantara raised $10,000,000 in a Series A1 funding round announced on 2023-06-20 led by Peak XV Partners.
Digantara launched the commercial space-based space weather monitoring system ROBI into low Earth orbit on 2022-06-30 at 1800 Hrs IST.
Digantara received $2,500,000 in seed funding from Kalaari Capital in mid-2021.
Since its 2022-06-30 launch, Digantara has established communications with ROBI and has been receiving data sets from the instrument.
Kalaari Capital provided Digantara with $2,500,000 in seed funding in mid-2021.
Digantara has established communication with ROBI and has been receiving data sets from the instrument since the 2022-06-30 launch.
Digantara has received $2,500,000 in seed funding and $150,000 in grants to date.