Govt of India grants Rs 105 crore to Dhruva Space 'Garud'

The Government of India?s Research, Development & Innovation Fund (RDIF) has extended Rs.105 crore to Hyderabad-based Dhruva Space for Project Garud, a next-generation flat-pack 500 kg-class satellite platform programme.

The 500 kg-class architecture is positioned to bridge the gap between smaller experimental satellites and larger traditional



systems, offering an optimised balance of payload capacity, scalability, launch efficiency, and multi-mission adaptability for constellation-scale deployment requirements.

The platform is being developed as a standardised, production-oriented spacecraft capable of supporting diverse applications across telecommunications, national security, earth observation.