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Digantara unveils AI-powered optical sensor network MOSAIC

By Startup Enthusiast · 18 August 2026

What they do

Digantara builds space domain awareness systems for tracking objects in orbit

It launched MOSAIC, an AI-powered optical sensor network for real-time tracking of objects in Low Earth Orbit

The system is fully indigenous and could strengthen India's strategic autonomy in space surveillance

Digantara unveiled MOSAIC, an AI-powered optical sensor network for real-time tracking of objects in Low Earth Orbit.
MOSAIC is a fully indigenous network for continuous orbital awareness.
The first deployment has five interconnected sensor nodes.
Each node has an Optical Head Unit for precision sky imaging and an Electronics Head Unit for onboard processing, communications, timing, and autonomous operations.
The systems run on solar power with battery backup and can withstand Thar Desert heat to Himalayan winters.
AI/ML detection identifies stars and Resident Space Objects (RSOs) including faint satellites and orbital debris.
It uses 'Lost-in-Space' attitude estimation to determine object position without prior tracking info.
The technology could support celestial navigation where GPS is unavailable, with possible military applications.

The launch comes after Operation Sindoor, during which India used ISRO's Cartosat and RISAT constellations plus commercial imagery from US-based Maxar Technologies.
Operation Sindoor showed the value of combining domestic and commercial space assets, but reliance on external imagery highlighted the need for independent surveillance.
MOSAIC could strengthen India's strategic autonomy in space as a security domain.

Digantara builds space domain awareness infrastructure: ground sensors, space-based tracking, and AI data fusion.
MOSAIC expands this existing infrastructure.
The system monitors satellites, debris, and threats from Low Earth Orbit to Geostationary Orbit.
Each sensor node operates autonomously with onboard processing and solar power.
The company aims to deploy sensors globally for independent tracking and cataloguing of objects in orbit.

Digantara aims to deploy sensors globally for independent tracking and cataloguing of objects in orbit.

Product: Space situational awareness data platform, optical tracking systems, and satellite-based surveillance payloads
Customers: Satellite operators, space agencies, and national defense and security organizations
How it makes money: Sells orbital tracking data, collision avoidance software subscriptions, and defense surveillance intelligence
What sets it apart: Multi-layered space-based sensor network delivering precise orbital mapping of millimeter-sized debris and early missile warnings