Sanjay Nekkanti: Leading India’s satellite revolution through Dhruva Space

Sanjay Nekkanti built his first satellite at the age of 19 and co-founded 'Dhruva Space' in 2012, a space tech solutions company.

Dhruva Space focuses on providing end-to-end space tech solutions, including space system engineering for customers globally.

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It is the first private Indian spacetech company to build a satellite. Their nanosatellites Thybolt-1 and Thybolt-2 were launched by ISRO.

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Dhruva Space conducted its third space mission in May 2023, launching Satellite Orbital Deployers and a Radio Frequency module aboard ISRO's PSLV-C55.

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The company has partnered with French satellite service provider 'Kinéis,' extending solutions for various applications, highlighting the importance of satellite technologies in daily life.

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