Hyderabad-based Dhruva Space to launch first commercial mission LEAP-1 aboard SpaceX Falcon 9 in 2025
Dhruva Space will launch its first commercial space mission, LEAP-1, aboard SpaceX’s Falcon 9 in Q3 2025. The mission will carry AI and hyperspectral payloads, marking a key step from tech demos to global commercial satellite deployments by the Hyderabad-based company.
Hyderabad: Hyderabad-based full-stack Space Engineering solutions provider, Dhruva Space is set to launch its first commercial Space mission, LEAP-1, marking a significant milestone in the company’s journey from successful technology demonstrations to customer-driven satellite deployments.
Dhruva Space’s LEAP-1 mission on the indigenously-developed P-30 satellite platform will fly two distinct missions: Akula Tech’s Nexus-01 mission comprising an advanced Artificial Intelligence (AI) module, and Esper Satellites’ OTR-2 mission featuring a hyperspectral imager.
The LEAP-1 mission is officially slated to launch aboard SpaceX’s Falcon 9 in Q3 2025, marking not just a significant Indo-Australian collaboration, but also growing support from the United States in Dhruva Space’s global commercial journey.
This milestone mission is Dhruva Space’s first commercial deployment following the successful in-orbit qualification of its P-30 satellite bus during the LEAP-TD mission on ISRO’s PSLV-C58 in January 2024.
The transition from qualification to commercial operations cements Dhruva Space’s commitment to offering hosted payload solutions at scale for global customers.
For this flight, Dhruva Space will also offer Ground Station-as-a-Service (GSaaS) and its proprietary Integrated Space Operations & Command Suite (ISOCS) for real-time mission management and payload data downlinking.
