Navars Edutech to Launch 100 Satellite Constellations During Next 5 Years in Collaboration with Skyroot Aerospace

Hyderabad, India – Navars Edutech, a Hyderabad-based space startup, envisages launching 100 student-developed satellite constellations with Skyroot Aerospace as a launch partner in the next five years. This partnership enables Navars Edutech to become India’s first Space Education startup for K12 students to design and launch satellites into space utilizing Skyroot Aerospace’s indigenously developed private launch vehicle. Students will develop the intended satellite constellations for astronomical observations with a mission to take the first set of satellites into LEO (Low Earth Orbit) with Skyroot’s maiden launch, Vikram-I, in December 2022. Navars will spearhead this fascinating EdTech transformation at the school level for the first time in the country.

Navars Edutech is a leading Astronomy & Space education company with a primary goal of increasing awareness and education through engagement and innovation by providing real-life experiences to K12 students through live content, software tools, hardware kits, and experiences. Through this strategic collaboration, Navars is advancing the Space ecosystem among students through design, development, and research on a variety of satellites, launch vehicles, software programming, imaging, and data analytics.

Sravan Varma, CEO, Navars Edutech, commented, “Advanced Space education has been of high interest to Navars Edutech. Navars is excited to partner with Skyroot Aerospace to launch student-built payloads to space. These advanced technologies will empower students to apply their knowledge and skills at an early age and inspire them to become the next generation of Astronomers and Space Scientists.”

Emphasizing that Navars will alter India’s STEM Space education program and offer new chances for students from the school level, Pawan Chandana, CEO, Skyroot Aerospace, added, “This partnership will bring Space activities much closer to students, a true democratization of space.”

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