Dhruva Space Set to Launch First Commercial Mission LEAP-1 with Indo-Australian Strategic Collaboration Aboard SpaceX’s Falcon 9

Dhruva Space, Founded in 2012 with the intention to lead the privatisation of the Indian Space sector, led by Sanjay Nekkanti(CEO), Krishna Teja Penamakuru(COO), Abhay Egoor(CTO), and Chaitanya Dora Surapureddy(CFO), is set to launch its first commercial Space mission, LEAP-1, marking a significant milestone in the company's journey from successful technology demonstrations to customer-driven satellite deployments.

Dhruva Space’s upcoming LEAP-1 mission marks its first commercial deployment on the P-30 platform, featuring payloads from Akula Tech and Esper Satellites. Set to launch aboard SpaceX’s Falcon 9 in Q3 2025, the mission highlights Indo-Australian collaboration and growing U.S. support. It follows the successful qualification of the platform on ISRO’s PSLV and showcases Dhruva’s hosted payload model with integrated GSaaS and real-time mission management through ISOCS.

LEAP-1 represents a major collaborative milestone, uniting Akula Tech’s advanced on-orbit AI, Esper Satellites’ hyperspectral imaging, and Dhruva Space’s modular P-30 platform to address critical applications in defense, disaster response, agriculture, and more. Akula’s AI module enables in-space data processing and model re-training, while Esper’s imager delivers rich Earth Observation data via the EarthTones API. The mission also debuts a symbolic patch celebrating Indo-Australian-American collaboration and the shared vision of using space innovation to serve humanity.

LEAP-1 marks a pivotal milestone in AI-powered space technology and international collaboration. Akula Tech’s Nexus-01 introduces advanced on-orbit AI for real-time geospatial insights, with capabilities like anomaly detection, model re-training, and in-space AI updates—laying the foundation for autonomous satellite swarms. Esper Satellites’ OTR-2 delivers hyperspectral imaging via its EarthTones API, showcasing cost-effective, globally competitive Australian innovation. Dhruva Space’s P-30 platform enables this collaboration, following successful in-orbit qualification, and underscores India's rising role in the global space economy. Together, the mission demonstrates scalable, next-gen space solutions across defense, climate, and industry.