Space Safety Companies

Digantara

Bangalore, India commercial

Digantara is an Indian space situational awareness (SSA) company developing a constellation of space-based sensors to monitor the orbital environment. Founded in 2018 in Bangalore, the company is building SCOT (Space Camera for Object Tracking), a sensor that operates from orbit to detect and track space debris, non-cooperative satellites, and resident space objects far more effectively than ground-based radar or optical telescopes. Digantara's commercial model sells orbital intelligence as a subscription data service to satellite operators, insurance companies, and government agencies for collision avoidance and launch planning. The company received backing from Vertex Ventures, Mango Capital, and IN-SPACe and represents India's emerging commercial space monitoring sector.

Inspecity

Thane, India commercial

Inspecity is a Thane-based Indian in-orbit services startup founded in 2020, developing autonomous spacecraft inspection and servicing technologies for satellite life extension, anomaly investigation, and debris mitigation. The company focuses on the close-proximity operations and computer vision capabilities required to safely approach, inspect, and interact with non-cooperative or non-designed-for-servicing satellites — a technically demanding challenge that requires precise GNC (guidance, navigation, and control) algorithms, real-time 3D reconstruction, and fault-tolerant autonomy for operations where human control latency is impractical. Inspecity's technical approach centers on machine learning-based visual odometry and 3D pose estimation that can characterize a target satellite's geometry, attitude, and rotation state from monocular or stereo camera imagery — without prior CAD models of the target object. This model-free reconstruction capability is critical for servicing legacy satellites whose design documentation may be incomplete or unavailable. The system can identify attachment points, solar panel deployment states, antenna anomalies, and surface damage to support both inspection reporting and physical intervention planning. The company's target customers include GEO satellite operators seeking life extension assessments before orbit-raising to a graveyard orbit, launch vehicle upper stage operators needing end-of-life disposition verification, and insurance underwriters assessing on-orbit damage claims. Inspecity competes with Astroscale (debris removal), D-Orbit (in-orbit transportation), and the specialized inspection systems being developed by Northrop Grumman (SpaceLAN) and Maxar in the in-orbit servicing market.

OrbitGuardians

United States commercial

OrbitGuardians is a Harwell, UK-based space situational awareness (SSA) and space traffic management (STM) company founded in 2020, developing debris tracking, collision avoidance analytics, and orbital safety services for satellite operators navigating increasingly crowded orbital regimes. The company is based at the Harwell Space Cluster — adjacent to the UK Space Agency and RAL Space — giving it access to the UK SSA and space surveillance community including the UK Space Operations Centre (UKSpOC) at RAF High Wycombe, which provides the UK's national SSA picture. OrbitGuardians' products include conjunction analysis services that process orbital catalog data (from U.S. Space Force's Space-Track, ESA DISCOS, and commercial tracking providers) to identify close approach events and compute probability of collision (Pc) for active satellites, providing actionable alerts with recommended maneuver burn solutions. As mega-constellations from SpaceX (Starlink), OneWeb (Eutelsat), and Amazon Kuiper add thousands of active spacecraft, conjunction frequency has increased dramatically — making professional SSA services increasingly critical for operators who previously relied entirely on free U.S. 18 SDS data. OrbitGuardians targets mid-tier operators (individual to small fleet satellite operators) who need higher-quality conjunction data and maneuver support than free sources provide but cannot afford dedicated internal SSA teams. The company competes with LeoLabs (ground radar network, USA), ExoAnalytic Solutions, Slingshot Aerospace, and Seradata (part of Northrop Grumman) in the commercial SSA services market, as well as ESA's voluntary Space Debris Mitigation services and the UK CAA's emerging STM framework.