{"id":103539,"date":"2026-05-15T14:50:40","date_gmt":"2026-05-15T09:20:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/?p=103539"},"modified":"2026-05-15T14:50:40","modified_gmt":"2026-05-15T09:20:40","slug":"project-garud","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/project-garud\/","title":{"rendered":"Project Garud"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2><b>Project Garud Latest News<\/b><\/h2>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Hyderabad-based Dhruva Space recently secured \u20b9105 crore under the Research, Development &amp; Innovation Fund (RDIF) to power \u2018Project Garud\u2019, a major step towards strengthening India\u2019s private-sector satellite capabilities.<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><b>About Project Garud<\/b><\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It is a <\/span><b>satellite platform programme<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> launched by <\/span><b>Hyderabad-based space startup Dhruva Space.<\/b><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It is focused on <\/span><b>developing a flat-pack 500 kg-class satellite<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> platform designed for <\/span><b>scalable and high-volume manufacturing.<\/b><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It is positioned to <\/span><b>bridge the gap between smaller experimental satellites and larger traditional systems<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The platform is being developed as a <\/span><b>standardised, production-oriented spacecraft <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">capable of supporting <\/span><b>multiple mission c<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">onfigurations.\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The satellite architecture is aimed at applications across <\/span><b>Telecommunications, National Security, Earth Observation<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, and emerging data-driven use cases.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The platform introduces a<\/span><b> flat-pack architecture <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">that enables <\/span><b>efficient launch stacking, faster system integration,<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> and <\/span><b>improved deployment timelines,<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> making it <\/span><b>suitable for large-scale satellite deployments.\u00a0<\/b><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Dhruva Space will also establish the infrastructure, tooling, and industrial processes required for high-volume satellite manufacturing at scale.\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The <\/span><b>manufacturing roadmap i<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">s designed to support production of <\/span><b>up to two satellites per day,<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> translating into an <\/span><b>annual manufacturing capacity <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">of nearly <\/span><b>500-600 satellites. <\/b><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><b>Source<\/b><strong>: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thehindu.com\/news\/national\/telangana\/dhruva-space-secures-105-crore-rdif-backing-for-500-kg-satellites\/article70978487.ece\/amp\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">TH<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Project Garud is a satellite platform programme launched by Hyderabad-based space startup Dhruva Space. 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