{"id":202738,"date":"2025-12-26T12:51:29","date_gmt":"2025-12-26T12:51:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/202738\/"},"modified":"2025-12-26T12:51:29","modified_gmt":"2025-12-26T12:51:29","slug":"digantaras-orbital-expansion-tracking-missiles-from-space","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/202738\/","title":{"rendered":"Digantara&#8217;s Orbital Expansion: Tracking Missiles from Space"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>&#13;<\/p>\n<p>Indian startup Digantara is taking its expertise in space debris monitoring to new heights, venturing into missile tracking using satellites. The company, renowned for its prowess in monitoring fast-moving space objects, is leveraging its experience to meet rising global interest from governments for advanced tracking capabilities.<\/p>\n<p>Digantara operates &#8216;SCOT&#8217;, a space-surveillance satellite launched in January 2025, with plans to deploy 15 additional satellites by 2026-27. These satellites aim to enhance its space monitoring capabilities. Additionally, the company is preparing to launch two Albatross satellites for early missile warning and precision tracking, complemented by the &#8216;Skygate&#8217; ground-based sensor network.<\/p>\n<p>Further expanding its reach, Digantara has commenced operations in the US, focusing on larger satellites tailored to American defense requirements. The startup&#8217;s Colorado Springs office underscores its commitment to securing contracts from the US Department of Defence, highlighted by a recent USD 50 million funding boost.<\/p>\n<p>&#13;<\/p>\n<p>(With inputs from agencies.)<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"&#13; Indian startup Digantara is taking its expertise in space debris monitoring to new heights, venturing into missile&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":202739,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[23],"tags":[124186,124187,124045,124184,117556,111,139,69,16610,147,124185,124188,392,1023,124189],"class_list":["post-202738","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-space","tag-aira","tag-albatross-satellites","tag-digantara","tag-global-space-economy","tag-missile-tracking","tag-new-zealand","tag-newzealand","tag-nz","tag-satellites","tag-science","tag-scot","tag-skygate","tag-space","tag-space-debris","tag-us-department-of-defence"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/202738","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=202738"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/202738\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/202739"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=202738"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=202738"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=202738"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}