Agnikul Cosmos and ICEYE Sign MoU for Satellite Launch Collaboration

Agnikul Cosmos and ICEYE Sign MoU for Satellite Launch Collaboration

¨     Agnikul Cosmos, an Indian private space transportation company, and ICEYE, a Finnish Synthetic Aperture Radar (SAR) satellite company, signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) on 30 June and 1 July 2026.

¨     The MoU was signed during Bharat Innovates in Nice, France.

¨     The partnership aims to build, launch, and operate Synthetic Aperture Radar (SAR) Earth observation systems from India.

¨     Synthetic Aperture Radar (SAR) is an active remote-sensing technology that uses microwave signals to generate high-resolution images of the Earth's surface.

¨     SAR can capture images day and night and can penetrate cloud cover, enabling continuous Earth observation in all weather conditions.

¨     Agnikul Cosmos is developing Agnibaan, a small satellite launch vehicle designed for responsive space missions.

¨     Agnibaan is part of Agnikul's full-stack responsive launch capability, enabling faster launch timelines and flexible mission planning for small satellites.

¨     ICEYE operates the world's largest SAR satellite constellation, consisting of more than 70 satellites.

¨     The partnership includes plans to establish SAR satellite manufacturing capabilities in India.

¨     India is also planned to serve as ICEYE's Asia-Pacific manufacturing hub for its global SAR satellite constellation.