Nearly 60 startups register with ISRO since opening of Indian space sector

Union Minister of State (Independent Charge) Science & Technology; Minister of State (Independent Charge) Earth Sciences; MoS PMO, Personnel, Public Grievances, Pensions, Atomic Energy and Space, Dr. Jitendra Singh stated that over 60 companies have registered with ISRO since Prime Minister Mr. Narendra Modi's recent "unlocking" of the Indian space industry, with many of them working on space debris control initiatives.

He highlighted that private actors' and creative start-ups' ardour will complement the Department of Space's role in preserving India's interests in space by creating all-around capabilities in the sectors of space transportation, debris management, infrastructure, and applications. He inaugurated ISRO System for Safe and Sustainable Operation (IS4OM) at ISRO Control Centre, in Bengaluru on July 11, 2022. According to him, the IS4OM capability would help India achieve its SSA (Space Situational Awareness) goals by providing users with complete and timely information on the space environment. This multi-domain awareness platform will provide timely, accurate, and efficient information on on-orbit collisions, fragmentation, atmospheric re-entry danger, space-based strategic intelligence, hazardous asteroids, and space weather forecast.

The Minister went on to say that the IS4OM facility can support all routine operations such as safeguarding Indian space assets, mitigating collision threats from space objects via specific collision avoidance manoeuvres, the information needed for strategic purposes, and research activities in Space Debris and Space Situational Awareness.

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