Satellize Explained

Satellize
Former Name:	Exseed Space
Type:	Private
Industry:	Aerospace industry
Founders:	Mahesh Murthy^[1] Asshar Farhan
Hq Location City:	Mumbai
Hq Location Country:	India
Key People:	Mahesh Murthy (director) Asshar Farhan (director)
Services:	Satellite imagery, data gathering, communication

Satellize (formerly known as Exseed Space) is the first private Indian company to have a satellite in space. In December 2018, their first satellite was launched into space via SpaceX.^[2] They launched their second satellite, AISAT (called ExseedSat-2) for a customer, AMSAT (Radio Amateur Satellite Corporation) India on board the fourth stage of the PSLV-C45.^[3]

Exseed Innovations was started in 2017 by Mahesh Murthy, Asshar Farhan, and Kris Nair in Hyderabad.^[4] Its focus is on "assembly, integration, testing and operation of satellites" and seeks to "democratize space exploration".^[5]

See also

• List of private spaceflight companies
• Pixxel
• Skyroot Aerospace

Notes and References

1. Web site: ISCE Visitor Brochure with Schedule. Isro.gov.in. 5 June 2022.
2. Web site: Dewan. Neha. 13 August 2020. Race for space: Startups take to the sky with satellites, rocket engine – Up, up and away!. 2020-08-16. The Economic Times.
3. Web site: Laxman. Srinivas. 2019-04-01. Mumbai startup back in spotlight after four months, to launch second satellite today Mumbai News – Times of India. 2021-01-14. The Times of India. en.
4. Web site: Conf – Spacepark . 2 June 2022 . 7 May 2021 . https://web.archive.org/web/20210507062339/https://spacepark.kerala.gov.in/stc/ . dead .
5. Web site: Khatri. Bhumika. 2018-12-05. India's ExseedSAT-1 Hitches A Ride Into Space On Elon Musk's Falcon 9. 2021-01-14. Inc42 Media. en-US.