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Australia Announces Five Space Industry Partnerships with India at Bengaluru Space Expo 2026

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Australia announced five industry partnerships with Indian space entities at the 9th Bengaluru Space Expo (BSX), held 7-9 September 2026.
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Perth-based LatConnect 60 will use NewSpace India Limited's ground stations for telemetry, tracking and command of its SWIRSAT satellites.
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Other tie-ups cover research and education (University of Western Australia with the Space Industry Association of India) and spacecraft re-entry and recovery with Indian start-ups.
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An Austrade-led 12-member Australian delegation attended; High Commissioner Philip Green highlighted Australia's tracking and recovery support for Gaganyaan.

●Event: 9th Bengaluru Space Expo (BSX), 7-9 September 2026, Bangalore International Exhibition Centre
●BSX is organised by the Confederation of Indian Industry (CII) with ISRO; the expo is biennial
●Australian delegation: 12 members led by Austrade — nine companies and three universities
●Five partnerships span satellite ground services, research and education, launch services and re-entry technology
●LatConnect 60's NSIL agreement was announced on 7 September, the expo's opening day

LatConnect 60 (Perth) – NewSpace India Limited

NSIL to provide telemetry, tracking and command (TT&C) from Indian ground stations for SWIRSAT satellites

SWIRSAT launch plan

SWIRSAT-1 in Q1 2027, SWIRSAT-2 in Q2 2027; target 18 satellites by 2029

University of Western Australia – Space Industry Association of India

Research, education and industry engagement

Australian firm – Red Balloon Aerospace (Vijayawada)

Re-entry and return of spacecraft for future commercial missions

Australian firm – Inbound Aerospace (Chennai)

Recovery of an autonomous reusable capsule and microgravity payloads

NewSpace India Limited (NSIL)

Commercial arm of ISRO; CPSE under the Department of Space, incorporated 6 March 2019

HQ: Bengaluru

Austrade (Australian Trade and Investment Commission)

Australian government agency that led the industry delegation

Confederation of Indian Industry (CII)

Organiser of the Bengaluru Space Expo, with ISRO

HQ: New Delhi

Exam Relevance

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GS Paper III > Science and Technology > Space; GS Paper II > India-Australia relations

Expected Questions

★Which Indian entity will provide ground-station services for Australia's SWIRSAT satellites?

Key Terms

TT&C

Telemetry, tracking and command — ground services that monitor a satellite and send it instructions

SWIR

Short-wave infrared imaging, used in Earth observation to see through haze and identify materials

priority_highMust Remember

•9th Bengaluru Space Expo: 7-9 September 2026, organised by CII with ISRO
•LatConnect 60 – NSIL: TT&C for SWIRSAT
•NSIL: ISRO's commercial arm, incorporated 6 March 2019

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•Pair NSIL with ISRO's commercial work and IN-SPACe with authorising private space activity — examiners swap the two.

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Under a partnership announced at the Bengaluru Space Expo 2026, which Indian entity will provide telemetry, tracking and command services for Australia's SWIRSAT satellites?

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NewSpace India Limited (NSIL)

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Confederation of Indian Industry (CII)

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Under a partnership announced at the Bengaluru Space Expo 2026, which Indian entity will provide telemetry, tracking and command services for Australia's SWIRSAT satellites?

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