Archive · 18 Aug 2026
Indian Startup Digantara Unveils AI-Powered MOSAIC Space Surveillance Network
Digantara is a space company from India.
It made a new system called MOSAIC.
MOSAIC uses smart computer programs called artificial intelligence.
It has special cameras that watch the sky.
These cameras can find satellites and space junk.
Space junk is old, broken pieces floating around Earth.
Finding space junk is important so it does not crash into working satellites.
The system is built in India and runs on solar power.
It can work in very hot deserts and freezing mountains.
This helps India watch space without needing help from other countries.
Indian space technology startup Digantara unveiled MOSAIC, an AI-powered optical sensor network for real-time tracking of objects in Low Earth Orbit.
The first deployment comprises five interconnected sensor nodes combining Optical Head Units with Electronics Head Units for onboard processing and autonomous operations.
MOSAIC uses AI and machine learning to identify stars and Resident Space Objects, including faint satellites and orbital debris, using 'Lost-in-Space' attitude estimation.
The unveiling comes months after Operation Sindoor, during which India relied on ISRO's Cartosat and RISAT constellations and commercial imagery from US-based Maxar Technologies.
Digantara aims to deploy sensors globally to help India monitor satellites, debris, and potential threats across orbital regions from Low Earth Orbit to Geostationary Orbit.
- Who
- Digantara, an Indian space technology startup led by Founder and CEO Anirudh Sharma
- What
- Unveiled MOSAIC, an AI-powered optical sensor network designed to track objects in Low Earth Orbit in real time
- When
- Announced in August 2026, with the unveiling reported on August 18, 2026 and a company announcement on August 15, 2026
- Where
- New Delhi, India
- Why
- To reduce India's reliance on foreign space surveillance data following the lessons of Operation Sindoor
- Company
- Digantara (Indian space technology startup)
- Product
- MOSAIC - AI-powered Wide Area Sensing Architecture
- First Deployment
- 5 interconnected sensor nodes
- Coverage
- Low Earth Orbit to Geostationary Orbit
- Power
- Solar power with battery backup
- Environment Tolerance
- Operates from Thar Desert heat to Himalayan winters
- Context
- Unveiled months after Operation Sindoor
- CEO
- Anirudh Sharma