Hyderabad has taken another step towards strengthening its position in India’s space technology sector with the launch of Base 1, a new facility by Cosmoserve Space aimed at developing technologies to remove space debris and service satellites.
The facility was inaugurated on Thursday by Telangana IT and Industries Minister D Sridhar Babu, Union Minister of State for Science and Technology Jitendra Singh, and Cosmoserve Space Founder and CEO Chiranjeevi Phanindra. “Debris is becoming the limiting factor for every nation’s space ambitions, including India’s. Cosmoserve is developing a system that uses two spacecraft to service multiple satellites.
Base 1 is where we build the capability to keep orbits usable, for Gaganyaan, the Bharatiya Antariksh Station and every satellite that follows,” he said.
“Facilities like Cosmoserve’s Base 1 show exactly why Hyderabad is leading the country in space innovation,” said Sridhar Babu. The company says the approach could help reduce servicing costs significantly.
The facility houses four key units, including an Orbital Rendezvous and Capture Lab, a Space Robotics Innovation Lab, a satellite integration clean room, and a Mission Simulation and Control Centre. It will support satellite repairs, refuelling, and the removal of inactive satellites from orbit. He added that Telangana was planning an exclusive Space City within the upcoming Bharat Future City to support the growing space technology sector.
