Dhruva partners Thales Alenia Space to explore global space programmes

Hyderabad: CITY-based full-stack space engineering company Dhruva Space has entered into a tripartite Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Thales Alenia Space in France and Italy to explore strategic cooperation across satellite programmes and space infrastructure. The cooperation will cover potential opportunities in Low Earth Orbit (LEO) satellite constellations, satellite platforms and subsystems, satellite series production and integration, ground stations, and manned space infrastructure and cargo services.

The partnership brings together Dhruva Space’s capabilities in satellite platforms, subsystems, mission integration and space infrastructure with Thales Alenia Space’s experience in international space programmes and satellite constellations.

Sanjay Nekkanti, CEO and Co-founder, Dhruva Space, said, “India and Europe are proactively deepening their strategic and industrial cooperation, with technology, resilient supply chains and Space emerging as important areas of shared opportunity.” He said the engagement with Thales Alenia Space in Italy and France builds on an existing relationship between the companies. “In October 2024, we were pleased to welcome Mr. Hervé Derrey, CEO of Thales Alenia Space, to co-inaugurate our Class 100,000 cleanroom in Hyderabad, established to strengthen our capabilities in Space-grade solar arrays and the assembly, integration and testing of spacecrafts up to 500kg,” Nekkanti said.

He added that the MoU creates a structured pathway to identify and develop future programmes, bringing Dhruva Space’s engineering and manufacturing capabilities into consideration for international opportunities across satellite platforms, constellations, subsystems and space infrastructure.