- Indian Space Promotion and Authorisation Centre (IN-SPACe) has now allowed the private space sector launches in India and has started authorising Indian private firms.
- On June 24, Dhruva Space Pvt. Ltd. of Hyderabad and Digantara research & technologies Pvt. Ltd. of Bengaluru, were authorised to launch their payloads.
- Dhruva Space Satellite Orbital Deployer (DSOD 1U) of Dhruva Space was authorised. It is a technology demonstration payload.
- ROBust Integrating Proton Fluence Meter (ROBI) of Digantara was also authorized. It is a Proton dosimeter payload.
- These payloads would fly on the PSLV Orbital Experimental Module (POEM) of PSLV-C53, which is scheduled to be launched on June 30, 2022.
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