The Indian space regulating agency, IN-SPACe, has issued an ‘Announcement of opportunity’ (AO) inviting non-government entities (NGEs) to build, launch and use a telecommunications satellite.
The objective of this AO is to identify and enable the eligible NGEs to make use of unutilised ITU Filing.
‘Unutilised ITU filing’ refers to a filing made by India’s space agency, ISRO, to the International Telecommunication Union (ITU), for registering a satellite (or a satellite network).
This AO for building a telecom satellite comes close on the heels of another AO, for blue economy.
Under the AO, IN-SPACe announced the setting up of a seed fund “to provide financial support and expert mentorship and resources to help entrepreneurs bring their ideas to market.”
