Budget, policy, and source documents for India

Space traffic management

This points to STM as an emerging national capability priority driven by orbital congestion, with India moving from SSA toward broader operational coordination requirements.

Satellite Communications

IN-SPACe prepared a five-year satcom demand assessment to inform review of authorization for non-Indian satellite capacity provisioning in India.

Ground Segment / TT&C

India issued guidance for Ground Stations as a Service, covering opportunities, scope, regulatory guidelines, procedures, and way forward for operators.

Satellite Manufacturing

The IN-SPACe board cleared the proposal for Satellite Bus as a Service.

Launch vehicles

The Space Commission cleared the base price for SSLV.

National civil space program priorities

The Union Cabinet approved four major space project proposals: Gaganyaan follow-on missions up to BAS-01, Chandrayaan-4, NGLV, and Venus Orbiter Mission.

Chandrayaan-4

This indicates lunar exploration remains a clear national priority and is evolving from orbital and landing missions toward sample return, with associated technology development implications.

Bharatiya Antariksh Station

This shows India is moving from short-duration crewed missions toward an enduring orbital infrastructure objective, making space station capability a distinct national priority within the current planning period.

Venus Orbiter Mission (VOM)

This means India’s planetary exploration agenda now explicitly includes Venus as a funded, Cabinet-approved deep-space mission area rather than only a notional future aspiration.

Earth observation data dissemination control

High-resolution satellite Earth observation data at 30 cm GSD or better requires IN-SPACe authorization on national security grounds; coarser data only requires intimation.