Satellize

What is Satellize?

Satellize is a privately held space company that designs, builds and operates sovereign satellite programs end to end — payload, ground segment, mission control and operator training — for governments, ministries and national agencies that refuse to depend on foreign-owned constellations.

What does sovereign space mean?

A sovereign space program is one where the host nation owns the satellites, the ground segment, the encryption keys and the operating doctrine. No foreign government, commercial operator or cloud provider can throttle, geofence, deny or read what flows through it.

Where is Satellize based?

Satellize was founded in 2018 and operates from Dubai (UAE), Noordwijk (Netherlands), Mumbai and Hyderabad (India), with delivered programs across Asia, the Pacific, the Gulf and the Indian Ocean rim.

Who founded Satellize?

Satellize was co-founded by Mahesh Murthy (Chief Executive) and Ashhar Farhan (Chief Technology Officer). Farhan led India's first private satellite into orbit in 2018; Murthy has built and exited multiple technology companies across India and the United States.

What kinds of programs does Satellize deliver?

Satellize delivers complete national space programs: 10 to 200 kg modular bus platforms, optical, SAR, hyperspectral and RF payloads, sovereign ground segment, mission-control software and certified operator training. Past programs include Tonga's sovereign satellite restoration after the 2022 Hunga Tonga eruption.

How long does a sovereign satellite program take?

A first-launch sovereign program typically runs 18 to 36 months from contract to operational handover, depending on payload complexity and ground-segment scope. Emergency restoration programs (such as the Tonga 2022 deployment) can re-establish sovereign capability in days using pre-staged hardware.