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Digantara Launches SCOT, the World’s First Commercial Satellite for Advanced Space Monitoring.

Science and Technology | Dated: 24 Jan 2025

In January 2025, Bengaluru (Karnataka)-based aerospace company Digantara, supported by the Aditya Birla Group and the Small Industries Development Bank of India (SIDBI), launched the Space Camera for Object Tracking (SCOT) satellite, marking the world’s first commercial satellite for Space Situational Awareness (SSA).

🎯 Key Highlights:

  • - Additionally, Indian space-tech startup XDLINX Space Labs launched high-tech satellites to monitor Earth and space objects.
  • - These satellites were launched aboard SpaceX’s Transporter-12 mission from the Vandenberg Space Force Base in California, USA.
  • - The Space Camera for Object Tracking (SCOT) enhances Space Situational Awareness (SSA) by providing accurate and reliable tracking capabilities, essential for preventing collisions and ensuring the safety of spacecraft in increasingly crowded Earth orbits.

💡 Other Important Facts:

  • (i) XDLINX Space Labs launched the ELEVATION-1 satellite, featuring the world's first E-band communications payload to push data rates into the 10 Gbps range.
  • (ii) The ELEVATION-1 satellite, developed by XDLINX and powered by Antaris' Cloud Platform, is a 6U cubesat designed to test the miniaturized space-grade E-band communication payload.
  • (iii) Data from the ELEVATION-1 satellite will be used to develop advanced propagation models for Almagest's global high-speed and Ultra-High Throughput Screening (UHTS) LEO constellation.

📚 Test Your Knowledge:

Which company recently launched the SCOT satellite, the world’s first commercial satellite for advanced space monitoring?

Correct Answer: Digantara

🚀 Quick Recap:

About Digantara

  • CEO :Anirudh Sharma
  • Headquarters: Bengaluru, Karnataka