Hyderabad, Aug. 4 -- Full-stack space engineering solutions provider from Hyderabad Dhruva Space is set to launch its first commercial space mission LEAP-1. It is being launched with an Indo-Australian strategic collaboration aboard Falcon 9, which belongs to SpaceX that is owned by billionaire Elon Musk.

Dhruva Space's LEAP-1 mission on the indigenously-developed P-30 satellite platform will fly two distinct missions: Esper Satellites' OTR-2 mission featuring a hyperspectral imager and Akula Tech's Nexus-01. The launch marks a significant milestone in Dhruva Space's journey from successful technology demonstrations to customer-driven satellite deployments.

The LEAP-1 mission is officially slated to launch aboard SpaceX's Falcon 9 in th...