India's first digital repository of space-sector capabilities launched at ISC

New Delhi: India's first comprehensive digital repository of space-sector capabilities, known as the Indian Space Industry E-Catalogue, was launched at the ongoing India Space Congress (ISC) here on Tuesday.

The platform brings together more than 200 verified space and defence companies across nearly 20 domains and over 120 sub-domains.

It aims to create a single, trusted platform for capability discovery, collaboration and business development across the Indian space ecosystem.


The platform was developed by the Satcom Industry Association (SIA)-India -- a non-profit organisation representing the interests of the space industry in the country.

The second day of the ISC also witnessed SIA-India release two strategic reports focussed on emerging opportunities in the global space economy.

The report, "Building India's On-Orbit Servicing and Refuelling Ecosystem: Policy, Partnerships and Pathways Forward", was developed in partnership with OrbitAID, an Indian company developing advanced on-orbit satellite-servicing capabilities.

The report explores the roadmap for advancing India's capabilities in on-orbit servicing, assembly and manufacturing.

The other report was prepared in collaboration with Indian space tech company TakeMe2Space.

Called "India's Strategic Opportunity in Space-Based Compute Infrastructure", the report examines the potential of orbital data centres and in-space computing as a future pillar of digital infrastructure, artificial intelligence and sovereign computing capabilities.

The ISC has brought together policymakers, diplomats and industry leaders from across the world and will conclude on Wednesday.