India adopts global CubeSat standard
Mint Mumbai|November 18, 2024
India has adopted the global standard for CubeSat—a class of small satellites—as part of the Union government's efforts to expand the country's share in the global space economy, two people aware of the development said.
Dhirendra Kumar
India adopts global CubeSat standard

"The plan is to support educational institutions and research organizations to build and experiment with CubeSats that are developed with off-the-shelf components and provide an affordable alternative by reducing costs and development times considerably as compared to traditional satellites," said the first person quoted above on the condition of anonymity.

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