Hyderabad Spacetech Startup: P-30 satellite passes space test, Dhruva Space plans 1st commercial mission LEAP-1 in Q1 of 2024 | India News

HYDERABAD: Spacetech startup Dhruva Space on Wednesday said it has successfully space qualified its P-30 satellite platform and is now gearing up for its first commercial mission – codenamed LEAP-1 — in the first quarter of 2024.

The Hyderabad-based satellite maker said the qualification of its `Launching Expeditions for Aspiring Payloads-Technology Demonstrator’ (LEAP-TD) payload mission has paved the way for providing hosted payload solutions for space missions in the global market.

The LEAP-TD mission, which was launched on January 1 onboard Indian Space Research Organisation’s PSLV-C58 from Sriharikota in Andhra Pradesh, featured a derivative of its P-30 nanosatellite platform which was integrated to ISRO’s PSLV Orbital Experimental Module-3 (POEM-3) mission to enable in-orbit scientific experiments using the spent PS4 stage as an orbital platform.
“The triumph of this mission was confirmed by the way of reception of the telemetry and beacon data at the ground station of the Indian Institute of Space Science & Technology (IIST), Trivandrum, and through data received from the POEM platform itself as well,” Dhruva Space said.
“The qualification of this P30 satellite platform has also immensely boosted the confidence of Dhruva Space’s customers who are slated to utilise this platform in upcoming satellite missions,” it added.
It said the mission validated the P-30 platform and its various subsystems such as on-board computer, ultra high frequency (UHF) telemetry tracking and command module, beacon in UHF, attitude control system with a reaction wheel from comat, and power distribution board in-orbit.
A hosted payload service comprises a portion of a satellite such as a sensor, instrument or a set of communications transponders that are owned by an entity other than the primary satellite operator. The hosted portion of the satellite operates independently of the main spacecraft, but shares the satellite’s power supply, transponders, and in some cases, ground systems.