Debris-free space by 2030 is the goal, Minister says as a private orbital servicing facility opens in Hyderabad

5 November 2026

Union Minister of State Jitendra Singh said on 5 November 2026 that India aims for debris-free space by 2030. He was speaking at the opening of Base 1, a facility of the private firm Cosmoserve Space at VSD Tech Park in Gachibowli, Hyderabad. The 14,800 square foot site is built for active debris removal and in-orbit servicing, and holds orbital rendezvous and capture laboratories, space robotics laboratories, microgravity simulation platforms and satellite integration clean rooms. The company flew Mission EMBRACE in July 2026 to test soft robotic petals in space within a year of being founded. The Minister said India's space economy is worth nearly 9 billion dollars and could reach 40 to 45 billion dollars in the coming decade, and that the number of space start-ups has grown to nearly 450. Telangana Minister D. Sridhar Babu was guest of honour.