Hyd startup receives ₹105 cr from govt to build satellite platform

Hyderabad-based spacetech startup Dhruva Space has received a ₹105 crore grant from the government’s Research, Development and Innovation Fund (RDIF) to support Project Garud. The programme aims to develop a 500 kg-class satellite platform for large-scale constellation deployment. Project Garud aims to develop a standardised satellite platform for fields such as telecom and national security.