Satellize

{{short description|Indian aerospace company}}

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{{Use Indian English|date=June 2022}}

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| name = Satellize

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| former_name = Exseed Space

| type = Private

| industry = Aerospace industry

| founded = {{Start date and age|2018|}}

| founders = Mahesh Murthy{{cite web|url=https://www.isro.gov.in/sites/default/files/isce_visitor_brochure_with_schedule.pdf|title=ISCE Visitor Brochure with Schedule|website=Isro.gov.in|access-date=5 June 2022}}
Asshar Farhan

| hq_location_city = Mumbai

| hq_location_country = India

| key_people = Mahesh Murthy (director)
Asshar Farhan (director)

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| services = Satellite imagery, data gathering, communication

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| website = {{URL|satellize.com/}}

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Satellize (formerly known as Exseed Space) is the first private Indian company to have a satellite in space. In December 2018, their first satellite was launched into space via SpaceX.{{Cite web|last=Dewan|first=Neha|date=13 August 2020|title=Race for space: Startups take to the sky with satellites, rocket engine – Up, up and away!|url=https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/small-biz/startups/features/race-for-space-startups-take-to-the-sky-with-satellites-rocket-engine/bringing-down-the-cost-of-the-satellites/slideshow/77517420.cms|access-date=2020-08-16|website=The Economic Times}} They launched their second satellite, AISAT (called ExseedSat-2) for a customer, AMSAT (Radio Amateur Satellite Corporation) India on board the fourth stage of the PSLV-C45.{{Cite web|last=Laxman|first=Srinivas|date=2019-04-01|title=Mumbai startup back in spotlight after four months, to launch second satellite today {{!}} Mumbai News – Times of India|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/mumbai/city-startup-back-in-spotlight-after-four-months-to-launch-2nd-satellite-today/articleshow/68662509.cms|archive-url=|archive-date=|access-date=2021-01-14|website=The Times of India|language=en}}

Exseed Innovations was started in 2017 by Mahesh Murthy, Asshar Farhan, and Kris Nair in Hyderabad.{{Cite web |url=https://spacepark.kerala.gov.in/stc/ |title=Conf – Spacepark |access-date=2 June 2022 |archive-date=7 May 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210507062339/https://spacepark.kerala.gov.in/stc/ |url-status=dead }} Its focus is on "assembly, integration, testing and operation of satellites" and seeks to "democratize space exploration".{{Cite web|last=Khatri|first=Bhumika|date=2018-12-05|title=India's ExseedSAT-1 Hitches A Ride Into Space On Elon Musk's Falcon 9|url=https://inc42.com/buzz/indias-first-private-satellite-exseedsat-1-hitches-a-ride-into-space-on-elon-musks-falcon-9/|archive-url=|archive-date=|access-date=2021-01-14|website=Inc42 Media|language=en-US}}

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