News: Dhruva Space is preparing to launch its first commercial satellite mission called LEAP-1.
About Leap-1 Mission
- It is the first commercial satellite mission launched by India’s space-tech startup, Dhruva Space.
- LEAP-1 marks Dhruva Space’s transition from tech demonstration to full-scale commercial satellite deployment.
- Launch Timeline & Vehicle: Scheduled for Q3 2025 aboard SpaceX’s Falcon 9 rocket.
- It is based on Dhruva Space’s indigenously developed P-30 satellite platform.This platform was successfully space-qualified during the LEAP-TD mission aboard ISRO’s PSLV-C58 in January 2024.
- Payloads: The mission carries two payloads:
- Nexus-01: Developed by Akula Tech.
- It features a sophisticated Artificial Intelligence (AI) module designed for onboard data processing and AI/ML model re-training using live sensor inputs.
- This AI system supports real-time applications such as fire detection, spectral analysis, and dynamic decision-making in space.
- Esper Satellites’ OTR-2 mission: Developed by Esper Satellites
- It carries a cutting-edge hyperspectral imager that delivers spectrally rich Earth observation data via the EarthTones API.
- This data serves multiple domains, including defence, agriculture, mining, disaster response, and environmental monitoring.
