Department of Space approved common technical facilities in Gujarat and Tamil Nadu

Department of Space approved common technical facilities in Gujarat and Tamil Nadu

¨     Department of Space approved common technical facilities in Gujarat and Tamil Nadu on 22 May 2026.

¨     These facilities are being developed to strengthen India’s private-sector space manufacturing ecosystem.

¨     The project involves the participation of the Indian National Space Promotion and Authorization Center (IN-SPACe).

¨     Common Technical Facilities are shared engineering centers.

¨     These centers provide infrastructure for the testing, validation, and integration of space hardware.

¨     Both startups and large industries will be able to use these facilities.

¨     Their objective is to provide access to advanced rocket and satellite testing equipment.

¨     A space manufacturing park will be established at Khodiyar near Ahmedabad in Gujarat.

¨     This park will focus on the construction of spacecraft and complex payload systems.

¨     Facilities for structural assembly and electronic validation will be developed there.

¨     Payload systems are the instruments or materials carried by a spacecraft or launch vehicle for a specific mission.

¨     A spacecraft cluster will be developed in Thoothukudi, Tamil Nadu.

¨     This cluster will be located near the small satellite launch complex being developed at Kulasekarapattinam.

¨   The facility will support the manufacturing, testing, and integration of complete launch vehicle systems.

¨     This initiative will promote the private space industry and self-reliant space manufacturing in India.