What Happened
Three Agreements Signed on Launches, Surveillance and Microsatellites
India and France have signed three new agreements on satellite launches, space surveillance, and microsatellite technology, expanding their long-running space partnership. The deals, announced at the International Space Summit in Paris, include contracts worth over 5 million euros between Safran Space and Dhruva Space, as well as partnerships between RIDE! and TakeMeToSpace, and U-Space and AXISCADES. The agreements aim to support India’s sovereign space capabilities and promote cooperation between French industry and India’s New Space sector, as reported by India Today.