Agreement between international NewSpace pioneers will pilot a cutting-edge in-space debris tracking technology and service.

HARWELL, UK, 4 November 2021 (OrbAstro PR) – Digantara Research and Technologies Pvt. Ltd., (Digantara), a space situational awareness company, has signed a contract with Orbital Astronautics Ltd (OrbAstro), a satellite and in-orbit service provider, to fly its SCOT (Space–based space Climate and Object Tracker) payload onboard an ORB-6 satellite platform launching towards the end of 2022. The mission will focus on demonstration of a novel LiDAR-based technology developed by Digantara, and will serve as the pilot for their LEO constellation providing a space situational awareness service.