Grahaa Space’s SOLARAS Completes Mission SIDDHI, Validates India’s Indigenous Stackable Nanosatellite Platform in Orbit

Grahaa Space, a spacetech startup building Earth observation nanosatellites and geospatial intelligence solutions, today announced the successful completion of Mission SIDDHI, with its technology demonstration nanosatellite SOLARAS achieving all planned objectives in low earth orbit (LEO).

SOLARAS successfully transmitted telemetry signals confirming healthy spacecraft operation, and it has been well received and verified by the SSPACE - Tarang ground station at IIST - Trivandrum. Multiple amateur ground stations worldwide also received the signals across successive passes, reaffirming the satellite's in-orbit performance.

The mission validated Grahaa Space's indigenous, stackable nanosatellite bus and platform, along with its onboard systems and subsystems, under real space conditions. SOLARAS also successfully transmitted payload data—an important milestone in the company's effort to build reliable, scalable nanosatellite technologies.

Grahaa Space Team 

Ramesh Kumar V, Co-founder & CEO, Grahaa Space, said, "Mission SIDDHI is a proud milestone for our team. We set out to prove that an indigenously designed nanosatellite platform could perform successfully in orbit, and SOLARAS has done exactly that. Our hearty gratitude to the entire Skyroot Aerospace team for deploying SOLARAS into its intended orbit during its maiden mission, STIIC at IIST for their support throughout development, qualification and post launch signal verification, IN-SPACe and ISRO for their continued handholding, guidance and support. We also thank the global amateur radio community for helping validate our telemetry. This is not just the completion of one mission—it's the foundation for many more, as we are building Earth observation nanosatellite technologies from India for the world."

Mission SIDDHI marks a key step toward Grahaa Space's vision of cost-efficient, scalable nanosatellite platforms delivering near-real-time geospatial video data from LEO. The in-orbit validation of its spacecraft systems strengthens the foundation for the company's upcoming Earth observation programmes and future commercial missions.

With Mission SIDDHI complete, Grahaa Space continues to advance indigenous satellite technologies, enabling faster, flexible, application-led space missions for government, enterprise, research, and academic stakeholders.