IN-SPACe selects Astrome, Azista, Dhruva Space to build satellite bus platforms under SBaaS initiative

Key facts

• Indian National Space Promotion and Authorization Centre (IN-SPACe), the commercial arm of Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO), announced selection of Astrome Technologies, Azista Industries, and Dhruva Space to build indigenous small satellite platforms under its “Satellite Bus as a Service” (SBaaS) initiative.
• Selection followed multi-stage evaluation of 15 proposals after initiative announcement in April 2025.
• SBaaS model aims to provide cost-effective, standardised flight-ready satellite platforms for domestic and global demand.
• Grant disbursement will be milestone-linked and IN-SPACe will facilitate access to ISRO and Department of Space infrastructure, testing facilities, and technical expertise.
• IN-SPACe plans later phases to enable hosted payload missions on these platforms, expanding public-private partnership programmes from platform development to operational missions.