Data Biz Lifts Space Startups

Offering data analytics to clients across sectors is turning into a viable revenue stream for private space firms

- Sakshi Sadashiv

For India's fledgling space startups, offering data analytics to clients across sectors is turning into a viable revenue stream as the industry grows out of the early phase of proving its technical and product competence.

Bengaluru-born Pixxel uses its high-resolution imaging satellites to supply earth observation data to clients, according to media reports. Its same-city peer Digantara, which has one satellite in orbit, offers processed data to fellow satellite operators to help them maneuver satellites better to avoid debris, Mint previously reported. GalaxEye, too, is building its first imaging satellite and seeks to place it in orbit later this year.

Suyash Singh, GalaxEye's chief executive, told