Indian National Space Promotion and Authorisation Centre (IN-SPACe)
Why it Matters?
Elon Musk’s Starlink has received full regulatory clearance in India, becoming the third satellite internet provider after Eutelsat OneWeb, and Reliance Jio-SES.
What You Should Know?
Indian National Space Promotion and Authorisation Centre (IN-SPACe) is an autonomous, single-window nodal agency under the Department of Space (DoS).
The headquarters of IN-SPACe is located at Bopal in Ahmedabad, Gujarat.
It authorizes and supervises private activities such as building launch vehicles, satellites, and providing space-based services.
It enables the sharing of ISRO and DoS infrastructure with private entities and facilitates the creation of new space infrastructure.
It acts as a link between ISRO and private players.
It promotes the commercialization of space, aiming to make India a global hub for space startups and innovation.
Satellite internet:
Satellite internet is wireless internet beamed down from satellites orbiting the Earth instead of optical fiber or mobile networks.